Admin orders major reshuffle, 56 officers transferred
Srinagar, Jan 4: The government on Thursday ordered a major reshuffle in administration by ordering transfer of 56 IAS and JKAS officers. Among the shifted include at least five Deputy Commissioners with Dr. Bilal Mohi-ud-Din Bhat posted as DC Srinagar, according to a government order. Alok Kumar, IRS: 1990, Principal Secretary to Government, School Education […]
Gulmarg Gondola earns Rs. 108 cr revenue
SRINAGAR, JAN 4: The Gulmarg Gondola is soaring high in skies, both in terms of the revenue generated and the number of tourists ferried. During the year passed by, more than a million tourists (10, 13, 458) enjoyed the rides of the Gondolas enabling the J&K Cable Car Corporation to earn a revenue of more […]
Lt Governor addresses the 8th Convocation Ceremony of SKUAST Jammu
JAMMU, JAN 04: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha addressed the 8th Convocation Ceremony of SKUAST Jammu at Baba Jitto Auditorium, today. A total of 590 students including 347 female students were awarded degrees in various subjects. On the occasion, the Lt Governor congratulated the graduating students, teachers and staff of the SKUAST Jammu and all those […]
SIA attaches property of proclaimed offender in Sopore, north Kashmir
Sopore, Jan 04: The State Investigation Agency (SIA) on Thursday said it attached a property of a proclaimed offender in Amarghar area of Sopore in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district. An official said that the SIA attached the property of Abdul Rashid Mir son of Mohammad Sultan Mir of Amargrah He said that the property comprising […]
Dhankhar skips Sher-e-Kashmir University convocation as aircraft fails to land due to bad weather
New Delhi, Jan 4 (PTI) Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar will skip the convocation of Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology on Thursday as the aircraft ferrying him could not land in Jammu due to adverse weather conditions, officials said. The vice president is heading to Kathua to inaugurate the Biotech Startup Expo at the […]
Active Covid cases in country recorded at 4,423
New Delhi, Jan 4 (PTI) India saw a single-day rise of 760 new cases of Covid while two more people succumbed to the viral disease, the health ministry said on Thursday. The number of active cases of the infection has been recorded at 4,423, it said. The new fatalities — one each from Kerala and Karnataka […]
Tractor driver found dead in Heff, Shopian in south Kashmir
Srinagar, Jan 04: A driver was found dead on his tractor in Heff Shirmal area of south Kashmir’s Shopian on Thursday morning. An official said that a tractor driver identified as Bashir Ahmad Dar son of Ghulam Mohammad Dar resident of Heff Shirmal, was found dead on the tractor seat at Heff. Officials said that […]
Residential House, over one dozen shops gutted in north Kashmir’s Kupwara
Kupwara, Jan 04: Over one dozen shops and a residential house were gutted in a fire incident on Thursday morning at Dar Gali in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district. An official said that fire that broke out in the wee hours of Thursday morning damaging an old structure. The structure belongs to Haji Abdul Gani Dar. […]
Slight respite from severe cold conditions in Kashmir
Srinagar, Jan 4 (PTI) Kashmir got some respite from intense cold wave conditions as the minimum temperature rose slightly across the valley, officials said here on Thursday. As the minimum stayed several degrees below freezing point several waterbodies, including Dal Lake, froze overnight. A thin layer of ice had formed over the surface of Dal […]
Encounter between security forces, terrorists in Kulgam
Srinagar, Jan 4 (PTI) An encounter broke out between security forces and terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kulgam district late on Wednesday, police said. “Encounter has started at Hadigam area of Kulgam district,” the Kashmir Zone Police said in a post on X around 10.30 pm. They said Kulgam Police ,Army and CRPF are on […]
