Mason falls from rooftop of house in Bijbehera, dies

Bijbehera, Sep 23: A mason died after he fell down from a rooftop of a house in Zirpora area of Bijbehara in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Saturday, officials said. An official said that Nazir Ahmad Ganai son of Abdul Salam Ganai of Zirpora was doing some work on the roof of the house when […]
Mobile internet services to be restored in Manipur from Saturday: CM

Imphal, Sep 23 (PTI) Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh said that mobile internet services, which were suspended after ethnic violence erupted in the northeastern state on May 3, will be restored from Saturday. He also called for the cancellation of the free movement regime that allows people residing close to both sides of the […]
Panel on simultaneous polls to meet today

New Delhi: The introductory meeting of the high-level committee under former president Ram Nath Kovind for simultaneous elections will be held here on Saturday to discuss the roadmap and how to go about holding consultation with stakeholders. Kovind had recently told reporters in Odisha that the meeting will be held on September 23. The government […]
IAF a glowing symbol of strength, bravery and dedication: Lt Guv
Attends Air Show commemorating 76 years of accession of J&K into Indian Union
JAMMU: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Friday said that Indian Air Force is a glowing symbol of strength, bravery and dedication. While attending the Air show and Air Awareness Campaign at Air Force Station, Satwari the LG saluted the IAF personnel for their magnificent heroism and the spirit of sacrifice and expressed gratitude to the […]
IAF’s air show enthralls spectators
Jammu: An airshow by the Indian Air Force (IAF) to commemorate 76 years of the accession of Jammu and Kashmir into India enthralled spectators here on Friday morning even as the event was cut short by a little over 15 minutes due to rains. Thousands of people, mostly youngsters, thronged the Air Force Station here […]
4th Handicrafts Quality Control Council meeting held
Major decisions taken to promote GI, Non GI Labeled Handicraft products
SRINAGAR: The 4th meeting of the Handicrafts Quality Control Council was Friday held under the chairmanship of Director Handicrafts and Handloom Kashmir, Mahmood Ahmad Shah to formulate a uniform process of labelling and quick-response coding (QR) of Non-GI products. QR code is part of the serious effort by the Jammu and Kashmir government to improve […]
Strong, stable government with majority made passage of women’s bill possible: PM
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi asserted on Friday that the women’s reservation bill is no ordinary legislation, but an announcement of a new India’s new democratic commitment. Addressing an event organised by the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) Mahila Morcha to felicitate him for the passage of the women’s reservation bill in Parliament, Modi also […]
Couple among four killed in Qazigund road mishap
FIR registered, efforts on to track fled truck driver: Police
Qazigund: Four of a family including a couple was killed while three others were injured in a road accident at Levdora area of Qazigund along the Jammu-Srinagar highway in Kulgam district, an official said. He said that a vehicle bearing registration number JK06B 0901, en route to Jammu from Srinagar, collided with a truck near […]
Pulwama farmers report ‘rice blast’ disease, seek compensation
Pulwama: The farmers in several areas of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district have complained of huge losses due to the rice blast disease. The distressed farmers said that they are worried due to the disease as around 50 percent of their crop gets damaged every year. They lamented that no steps have been taken by the […]
Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha worked more than scheduled time during special session
New Delhi: Both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha worked more than their scheduled time during the special session of Parliament. It was also the only session in the 17th Lok Sabha when the lower house did not lose any time due to adjournments, according to data compiled by a think tank. The special session which […]