3 IPS officers promoted to the rank of ADGP in JK
Jammu, Jan 20 (PTI) Three 1996-batch IPS officers, including Jammu Zone Inspector General of Police Mukesh Singh, were promoted to the rank of Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) in Jammu and Kashmir, a spokesperson said on Wednesday. At a meeting chaired by Chief Secretary B V R Subrahmanyam here on Tuesday, the Departmental Promotion […]
JK records 109 new COVID-19 cases; no death in 24 hours
Srinagar, Jan 20 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday recorded 109 new coronavirus cases that raised its tally to 1,23,647, officials said. They said no fresh death due to the infection took place in the past 24 hours. Of the fresh cases, 45 were reported from the Jammu division and 64 from the Kashmir division […]
Despite opposition from Pak threats, govt approves 850 MW Rattle power project
Jammu, Jan 20: Jammu and Kashmir’s Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha said that despite threats from Pakistan, the Union Cabinet that met today under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendera Modi approved the 850 MW Rattle power project that will be commissioned in five years. “Let me announce here that the Union cabinet that met under […]
27-year-old labourer’s body found in Srinagar
Srinagar, Jan 20: Body of a 27-year-old labourer from Handwara area of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district was found at Zaindar Mohalla of Srinagar on Wednesday. Official sources said that deceased has been identified as Ishfaq Ahmad Zargar son of Ghulam Hasan of Haril Handwara. A labourer by profession, the 27-year-old was residing in a rent […]
Case registered against a cop for ‘sarcastic’ post on FB
Baramulla, Jan 20: Police have registered a formal case against an SPO for his ‘sarcastic’ post on the social media networking site facebook. Sources said that an SPO identified as Peer Khalid is purportedly operating a facebook page under the title ‘Rafiabad News Service’. The said cop reportedly posted a ‘sarcastic’ post about a particular […]
Working on addressing misinformation on user policy update, available to answer any question: WhatsApp
New Delhi, Jan 20 (PTI) A day after India asked it to withdraw changes to its privacy policy, WhatsApp on Wednesday said the proposed change does not expand its ability to share user data with Facebook and that it is open to answering questions on the issue. The Indian government on Tuesday posed 14 questions […]
Haryana trucker’s body found in stream two days after accident on national highway
Banihal/Jammu, Jan 20 (PTI) The body of a 22-year-old truck driver from Haryana was found in a stream in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ramban district on Wednesday, two days after his vehicle skidded off the road and plunged into a 150-foot-deep gorge along the Jammu-Srinagar national highway, officials said. The Jammu-bound truck rolled down into a […]
Govt directs all employees to attend Republic day celebrations
Srinagar, Jan 20: Government has asked its workforce to attend the main official January 26 functions in Jammu and warned them that any dereliction will be construed as disobedience of the instructions. “The main function of the Republic Day-2021 is being held at the Maulana Azad Stadium, Jammu, where the Lieutenant Governor will preside over […]
Burglars loot cash from three Masjids, shrine in Tangmarg
Baramulla, Jan 20: Burglars broke donation boxes at a shrine and three Masjids and decamped with cash in different villages in Tangmarg area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district. According to locals during the intervening night of Tuesday—Wednesday, the burglars struck at the shrine in Ziyarat Nakesh Bandipora and three Masjids including Jamia Masjid Warpora, Masjid […]
Cold wave persists, Srinagar records minus 6 degrees Celsius
Srinagar, Jan 20: Intense cold conditions persisted in Kashmir Valley even as minimum temperature rose slightly in Srinagar and Pahalgam and fell marginally elsewhere, the weatherman said on Wednesday. A meteorological department official said that the mercury increased by four notches in the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir and recorded a low of minus […]
