Fire Breaks out in Hotel at Gulmarg
Srinagar, Feb 28: A fire has broken out in a hotel in famous tourist resort Gulmarg in Baramulla district. An F&ES official said that they received information about the fire outbreak in a hotel ‘Pine Palace Platinum’ this morning. “We have sent the men and machinery to the site, though given the intensity of the […]
Homestays introduced near IB to boost border tourism in Samba
Samba (J-K), Feb 28 (PTI) Former Sarpanch Mohan Singh Bhatti is ready to receive tourists at his homestay near the International Border (IB) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba district, a visible change in the ground situation after the renewed ceasefire between India and Pakistan came into effect in this month three years ago. The Jammu […]
Stock markets stay flat amid highly volatile trade
Mumbai, Feb 28 (PTI) Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty started the trade on an optimistic note on Wednesday but later quoted flat in a highly volatile trade amid mixed global market cues. Derivatives expiry on Thursday also fuelled volatility in the domestic market, traders said. The 30-share BSE Sensex climbed 83.06 points to 73,178.28 […]
PM Modi inaugurates new projects, lays foundation stone for new ISRO launch complex in TN
Thoothukudi, Feb 28 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday inaugurated new projects here and laid the foundation stone for new initiatives, totally worth over Rs 17,000 crore. PM Modi laid the foundation stone for a new launch complex of ISRO at Kulasekarapattinam near here, which is worth about Rs 986 crore and the facility […]
Police attaches properties of notorious drug peddlers in Baramulla
Srinagar, Feb 28: Police in Baramulla attached properties belonging to notorious drug peddlers in north Kashmir’s Baramlla district, a police spokesman said Wednesday. He said that a Single storied residential house and a double storied shopping complex with two separate washrooms, worth approx. Rs.60.00 lacs belonging to Mohammad Ayoob Shah and Ghulam Mohammad Shah @ […]
Night temp records rise amid weather advisory in Kashmir
Srinagar, Feb 28: Amid cloud cover, night temperature recorded a rise in Kashmir Valley even as Pahalgam and Gulmarg recorded minus 2.4°C and minus 5.6°C respectively on Wednesday. A meteorological department official here said that Srinagar recorded a minimum of 4.5°C against previous night’s 1.0°C. It was below normal by 0.5°C for the summer capital […]
Lok Sabha elections: Govt launches campaign to encourage first-time voters to vote
New Delhi: Ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, the Centre on Tuesday launched a national campaign to encourage first-time voters to exercise their franchise and make the poll process more participative. The Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting and the Union Ministry of Education launched a jingle — “Banega Desh Mahan, Jab Vote Karenge Hum” […]
