Baramulla villagers damage electric meters, stage protest against PDD
Baramulla: Villagers here in north Kashmir’s Barmaulla district damaged electric meters after officials declined to pay heed to their grievances about the inflated bills and non-availability of electricity. Eyewitnesses said that over 200 protesting locals from village Shrakwara Baramulla hit the roads and staged protest by blocking the road leading to Puthkha. The protesters disrupted […]
After five days of halt, traffic runs on Jmu-Sgr highway
SRINAGAR: After a halt of five days fresh traffic from Srinagar to Jammu was allowed on Wednesday arterial highway, the only all weather road connecting Kashmir valley with the rest of the country, official sources said on Wednesday. No vehicle will be allowed from opposite direction, sources said. Meanwhile, the historic 86-km-long Mughal road, connecting […]
Skill Development projects under CAPEX budget 2020-21 reviewed
JAMMU: Principal Secretary, Skill Development Department, Dr Asgar Hasan Samoon, Wednesday chaired a meeting to review the physical and financial progress on projects being executed under CAPEX budget 2020-21 by Skill Development Department. The meeting was attended by Director Skill Development Department, Sajad Hussain Ganai; Director Finance (SDD); Chief Engineer R&B Jammu and other officials […]
PHDCCI delegation calls on Commissioner Secretary I&C
JAMMU: A delegation of PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Jammu chapter, led by its Chairman Rahul Sahai Monday called on Commissioner Secretary, Industries & Commerce, Manoj Kumar Dwivedi. The delegation expressed gratitude to the government and Commissioner Secretary for recently announced New Industrial Development Scheme-2021. They hoped that the policy will greatly help the […]
JK adds 77 COVID-19 cases, 1 more death
Srinagar, Jan 27 (PTI) Seventy-seven fresh COVID-19 cases took Jammu and Kashmir’s tally to 1,24,234 on Wednesday while one more fatality pushed the death toll to 1,931, officials said. The latest fatality was reported from Kashmir, they said. Of the fresh cases, 59 were reported from the Kashmir division and 18 from the Jammu division, the […]
BJP issues show cause notice to local leader for misconduct
Jammu, Jan 27 (PTI) The BJP on Wednesday issued a show cause notice to party activist Wasim Kohli for anti-party activities during the District Development Council (DDC) elections in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district. J-K BJP disciplinary committee chairman Sunil Sethi served the notice to Kohli, who is the BJP leader from Kalakote, based upon […]
Kashmiri politicians being persecuted by Centre: Mehbooba
Srinagar, Jan 27 (PTI) PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday said the arrest of her party’s youth wing president Waheed ur Rehman Para was emblematic of the situation of Kashmiri politicians who she claimed were being “persecuted” by the Centre for not toeing its line. Para was arrested on November 25, 2020 in connection with […]
Protests aftermath: HM Amit Shah reviews law and order in Delhi
New Delhi, Jan 27 (PTI) A day after farmers’ tractor rally turned violent in Delhi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday took stock of the security situation and measures taken to ensure peace in the city, officials said. Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla and senior officers of the Ministry of Home Affairs and Delhi […]
Tiktok to shut down India business
New Delhi, Jan 27 (PTI) Chinese social media firm Bytedance, which owns Tiktok and Helo apps, has announced the closure of its India business following continued restrictions on its services in the country. Tiktok’s global interim head Vanessa Pappas and vice president for global business solutions Blake Chandlee in a joint email to employees have […]
Cold wave prevails in Kashmir, minimum temperature below freezing point
Srinagar, Jan 27 (PTI) The minimum temperature in Kashmir stayed below freezing point on Wednesday and is expected to remain so till the next week with the weatherman forecasting the possibility of a Western Disturbance hitting the valley on February 2. Srinagar city recorded a low of minus 2 degrees Celsius, up from minus 2.4 […]
