River Transport in J&K to be a reality soon: CS
Seeks IWAI support in developing requisite infrastructure SRINAGAR: Chief Secretary, Atal Dulloo, chaired a high-level meeting to explore the introduction of Inland Water Transport (IWT) across the major river systems in Jammu and Kashmir. Besides the Chairperson, Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) the meeting was attended by ACS, Jal Shakti Department; Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, […]
Rahul to visit Poonch today, will meet families bereaved during shelling by Pakistan
New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will visit Poonch in the Jammu region on Saturday to meet the families of those killed and affected by the recent Pakistani shelling, AICC general secretary Jairam Ramesh said. This will be the second visit of Gandhi, the leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha, to Jammu and Kashmir […]
Land record digitisation; a challenging yet crucial task: Chief Secretary
SRINAGAR: Chief Secretary, Atal Dulloo, chairing a meeting held to assess the Digital India Land Records Modernization Programme (DILRMP), urged the Revenue Department to tackle the massive digitisation task head-on and work towards completing it within the stipulated timeframe. The meeting besides Financial Commissioner, Revenue (FCR) was attended by Commissioner Secretary, IT; Secretary, Revenue and […]
Forest fire trigger landmine blasts along LoC in Poonch
Mendhar/Jammu: Several landmines exploded due to a forest fire along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district on Friday, official sources said. No loss of life was reported. A forest fire broke out near LoC and spread to a large chunk of mountainous area in the Krishna Ghati sector, they said. Due to the […]
BJP holds mega rally in Madwan Hajin, Bandipora
Takes out Tiranga Rally at Chadoora Budgam also Srinagar: A grand Tiranga Rally was held in Madwan Hajin, District Bandipora, under the leadership of Arif Raja, Prabhari and Incharge Bandipora. The rally was also attended by Mudasir Farooq Jan, BJP District President Bandipora. A large number of BJP karyakartas and nationalists participated with great enthusiasm […]
Search operation in Kishtwar enters second day
Jammu: The search operation to track down terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district entered the second day on Friday. One soldier was killed in the encounter that followed the launch of Operation Trashi by a joint team of the Army, police, and paramilitary forces in the Singhpora-Chatroo area on Thursday. The Cordon and Search […]
TMC delegation visits shelling-hit Rajouri
Rajouri/Jammu: A five-member TMC delegation that visited the cross-border shelling-hit Rajouri district on Friday slammed the government for neglecting the families living in border areas. The delegation members said they were returning with “broken hearts” after witnessing the human tragedy caused by Pakistani shelling and expressed solidarity with the people. The region witnessed heightened artillery […]
Wreath-laying ceremony held for soldier killed in Kishtwar encounter
Jammu: Chief of Staff of White Knight Corps Major General Shailendra Singh on Friday led the wreath-laying ceremony for Sepoy Gaykar Sandip Pandurang, who was killed in an encounter with terrorists in Kishtwar district. The ceremony was held at the military hospital in Jammu before his mortal remains were dispatched to his hometown for the […]
Narco-terrorism case: SIA conducts raid in Poonch
Poonch: The State Investigation Agency (SIA) on Friday raided a premises in Poonch district in connection with a narco-terrorism case, official sources said. The raids were conducted in police line belt of Sailan area, they said. According to sources, the raid on house of Zameer Sheikh was linked to an investigation into a narco-terrorism funding […]
Power shutdown announced in various areas across Kashmir
SRINAGAR: According to the Chief Engineer, Distribution, KPDCL, in order to carry out Branch cutting/ pruning of trees coming under 33 KV lines, shutdown of several 33KV lines shall be carried out which will subsequently affect power supply to various areas. As per the schedule, the shutdown of 33KV Rawalpora-Rangreth line shall be observed due […]
