28 shops, house gutted in fire in Banihal
Banihal/Jammu: At least 28 shops and a house were gutted in a fire in Ramban district of, officials said on Saturday. The fire erupted in the main market in Khari, 16 km from Banihal town, at around 10.45 pm on Friday, tehsildar (Khari) Ashok Chakravorty told PTI. He said fire and emergency services personnel put […]
Schedule for LADHC election announced, polling on Oct 16
Leh: Authorities in Union Territory of Ladakh have announced schedule of Ladakh Autonomous Hill development Council (LADHC) Leh polls, notwithstanding opposition’s demand for postponement of the exercise in view of the border tension and spike in coronavirus cases. In a notification issued by Saugat Biswas, Secretary election department, the voting will take place on October […]
Unidentified body recovered in Nowgam
Srinagar: Police on Saturday recovered an unidentified male body in Naikbagh area of Nowgam in Srinagar outskirts. An official told that the body, apparently aged between 30 and 35 years, was found near Naikbagh area of Nowgam in Srinagar outskirts on Saturday morning. A police party reached the spot and recovered the body, he said. […]
70 security personnel among 1492 cases in J&K, total 62533
Srinagar, Sept 19: Jammu and Kashmir reported 1492 fresh covid-19 cases including 70 security men, 35 travelers and five minors in last 24 hours, taking the total tally to 62533, officials said on Saturday. Among them, 831 cases were from Jammu division and 661 from Kashmir Valley, officials said. Giving district-wise breakup of the cases, […]
Govt orders transfers and postings of senior IAS officers
Srinagar, Sep 19: Jammu and Kashmir government on Saturday ordered transfer of seven officers with immediate effect in the interest of administrations. Bipul Pathak , Principal Secretary to the Government, Information Technology Department, holding additional charge of Principal Secretary to the Government, Science & Technology Department, CEO, JaKeGA and CEO, JAKEDA, has been transferred and […]
NIA orders attaching House belonging to father of arrested JeM OGW
Srinagar, Sept 19: National Investigation Agency on Saturday ordered attaching of a property belonging to Nazir Ahmad Reshi, father of Irshad Ahmad Reshi who was arrested by NIA for his alleged involvement in the Lethpura attack on CRPF Group Centre that left five paramilitary personnel and three militants dead in December 2014. Ravinder Kumar, Dy. […]
NIA arrests 9 al-Qaeda men from West Bengal, Kerala
New Delhi/Kolkata, Sep 19 (PTI) The NIA arrested nine militants associated with a Pakistan-sponsored module of the al-Qaeda on Saturday after conducting simultaneous raids at several locations in Kerala and West Bengal, an official said. The raids were conducted in the early hours at Ernakulam in Kerala and Murshidabad in West Bengal. The National Investigation […]
Lt Guv Sinha announces Rs 1350 Cr economic package for revival of ailing business sector
Srinagar, Sep 19: Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha Saturday announced a mega economic package of Rs 1350 for reviving the ailing business sector of the Union Territory stating that “this was just a beginning and much more was in the offing.” He also said that the government was mulling a “structured package” for […]
15 shops gutted in fire incident at Banihal
Jammu, Sep 19: Around 15 shops were gutted in Khari market of Banihal tehsil in Ramban district of Jammu division, officials said on Saturday. The fire started mysteriously and engulfed around 15 shops midnight, they said. Locals and police rushed to the spot along with fire tenders, which doused the fire but not before the […]
Trump reaffirms commitment to data security, says decision on TikTok soon
Washington, Sep 19 (PTI) US President Donald Trump has asserted that data security of Americans is of the highest importance to him and a decision on the future of Chinese video sharing application TikTok will be taken soon. Last month, Trump had signed an executive order to ban TikTok and WeChat by September 15 unless […]
