Govt orders transfer, posting of 4 JKAS officers
Srinagar, Oct 06: The Jammu and Kashmir government on Wednesday ordered transfer and posting of four JKAS officers and posted Nazim Zai Khan as Secretary to the Government, Department of Disaster Management, Relief, Rehabilitation and Reconstruction. In an order the government said that Nazim Zai Khan, JKAS, Secretary in the Skill Development Department has been […]
Am still part of NC, always pleasure to meet Farooq, Omar: Rana
Srinagar, Oct 06: Amid speculations about National Conference (NC) provincial president Jammu Devender Singh Rana likely to part ways with the Abdullahs, Rana on Wednesday said that he is still part of the party. “I was here for condolences. And it is always a pleasure to meet Farooq and Omar sahib,” Rana said outside of Abdullah’s […]
Major among two army soldiers injured in Anantnag road mishap
Annatnag, Oct 06: Two Army personnel including a major rank officer were injured on Wednesday when a vehicle they were travelling in fell into a gorge at Verinag area of south Kashmir’s Anantnag, officials said here. Official sources said that an Army Casper vehicle belonging to 19 RR fell into the gorge at Upper Hallan, […]
Active COVID-19 cases lowest in 203 days
New Delhi, Oct 6 (PTI) India added 18,833 new coronavirus infections taking the country’s tally of COVID-19 cases to 3,38,71,881, while the active cases declined to 2,46,687, the lowest in 203 days, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Wednesday. The death toll climbed to 4,49,538 with 278 fresh fatalities, according to the data […]
LPG price hiked by Rs 15 per cylinder
New Delhi, Oct 6 (PTI) Cooking gas LPG price on Wednesday was hiked by Rs 15 per cylinder in line with a surge in international fuel prices. Rates of both subsidised and non-subsidised LPG prices were hiked, oil company officials said. Cooking gas now costs Rs 899.50 per cylinder in Delhi. Simultaneously, petrol price was increased […]
Eight grenades, 1 pistol recovered in Karnah Kupwara, two suspects detained
Kupwara, Oct 6: Police have recovered eight grenades and a pistol at Hajitra village near LoC in Karnah last night, official sources said on Wednesday. They said that two suspected persons of Haridal Karnah area of Kupwara have been taken into detention following the recovery. Meanwhile, a senior police officer confirmed the recovery and subsequent […]
Civilian killings: LG assures swift action
Srinagar, Oct 6 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha condemned the killing of three civilians by militants in separate incidents in the Valley, vowing to bring the perpetrators to justice soon. “Deeply anguished to hear about the terror attack on Shri Makhan Lal Bindroo, owner of Bindroo Medicate. I strongly condemn this cowardly […]
Outage highlights how vital Facebook has become worldwide
New York, Oct 6 (AP) The six-hour outage at Facebook, Instagram and Whatsapp was a headache for many casual users but far more serious for the millions of people worldwide who rely on the social media sites to run their businesses or communicate with relatives, fellow parents, teachers or neighbours. When all three services went […]
Four held with narcotics
Jammu, Oct 6 (PTI) Police on Tuesday arrested four people with 9 kg of cannabis in Rajouri and Jammu districts, officials said. Acting swiftly on inputs, a special team intercepted a vehicle and rounded up three suspects, who tried to flee on being signalled to stop for checking at the Ban toll plaza, police said. On […]
Gunmen kill three civilians in Kashmir
Renowned chemist, non-local vendor, Sumo driver killed
Srinagar/Bandipora: Barely two days after the killing of two civilians in Srinagar, unknown gunmen killed a famous Chemist and a non-local vendor in two separate attacks in the city and also in northern district of Bandipora where a Sumo driver was shot dead, police and official sources said. They said that militants fired at a […]
