Shopian’s Gund Darwash Banpora villagers allege lack of facilities
By: Mushtaq ul islam Shopain : Residents of Gund Darwash Banpora village of south Kashmir’s Shopian district Friday complained of lack of basic facilities in the village. Locals said that despite living few kilometers away from district headquarters they have been left alone by the administration as no basic facilities are being provided to the […]
Woman’s body found in power canal in Ganderbal, police launches probe
Ganderbal: A woman was found dead in a power canal in Gund area of central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district on Friday, officials said. An official said that the body was spotted by some locals, who informed the police, following which team reached to the spot. He said that the body was later retrieved from the canal […]
Dawalabad Anantnag residents demand construction of water supply scheme
Anantnag: The residents of Drein Dawalabad in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district have demanded construction of a water supply scheme over a dam and not over a stream that has a source of spring. The residents said the stream flowing through the area has a spring source that usually remains dry during winter months. They said […]
J&K Bank opens Easy Banking Unit at Surinsar
JAMMU: Continuing its mission of providing convenient banking services to the people of remote areas, J&K Bank today operationalised an Easy Banking Unit (EBU) at Surinsar in Jammu. The EBU will provide the basic facilities of banking like cash deposit, cash withdrawal, account openings etc. to the people of the area. The Bank’s General Manager […]
Govt bringing laws, taking steps to make social media platforms accountable: IT Min
New Delhi, Feb 9 (PTI) The government is bringing laws and is taking other steps to make social media platforms more accountable for any slanderous content posted on their platforms, IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw informed the Rajya Sabha on Friday. The minister, who was responding to supplementaries during question hour, said the government is amending […]
Two terrorist hideouts unearthed in JK
Srinagar, Feb 9 (PTI) Security forces have unearthed two terrorist hideouts in Sopore area of Baramulla district in north Kashmir and recovered a cache of arms and ammunition, officials said on Friday. Two suspected terror associates were also arrested during the search operation which yielded the arms and ammunition haul, the officials said. They said […]
Govt wants all AIIMS to be fully functional, hiring taking place: Union Minister
New Delhi, Feb 9 (PTI) Recruitment for 29,000 posts at various All India Institutes of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) have taken place in the last six months, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said on Friday. Emphasising that the government is focusing on providing the best tertiary care to people in their own states, the Health and […]
If judges can go to National Judicial Academy for training, why not lawyers: SC
New Delhi, Feb 9 (PTI) If judges can go to the National Judicial Academy for training, why not lawyers, the Supreme Court said on Friday while asserting that all advocates should undergo compulsory training and they should not be allowed to practise unless they have a certificate from a recognised law university. The remark was […]
Woman’s body found in power canal in Ganderbal, police starts investigation
Ganderbal, Feb 09: A woman was found dead in a power canal in Gund area of central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district on Friday, officials said. An official said that the body was spotted by some locals, who informed the police, following which team reached to the spot. He said that the body was later retrieved from […]
Sub-zero temp continue in Kashmir, Srinagar records minus 4.8°C
Srinagar, Feb 9: Sub-zero temperatures continued in Jammu and Kashmir on Friday with Srinagar recording a low of minus 4.8°C. A meteorological department official here said that while the temperature in Srinagar was slightly higher than previous night’s minus 5.2°C, it was below normal by 4.4°C for the summer capital of J&K for this time […]
