Gunfight rages in Kulgam south Kashmir
Srinagar, June 29: An encounter has started between terrorists and government forces in Nowpora Mir Bazaar area of South Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Wednesday. Reports said that a joint team of Police and army launched a cordon and search operation in Mir Bazaar. As the joint team of forces approached towards the suspected spot, the […]
23 JKAS officers transferred
Srinagar, June 29: Government on Wednesday ordered transfer of 23 JKAS officers in the interest of administration with immediate effect. According to two separate orders, Leena Padha, JKAS, Additional Inspector General of Registration, Jammu, has been transferred and posted as Mission Director, Skill Development Mission, relieving Shahid Iqbal Choudhary (IAS) of the additional charge of […]
Hundreds of Jal Shakti dept daily wagers stage rally for regularisation in Jammu
Jammu, Jun 29 (PTI) Amid scorching heat, hundreds of daily wagers of the Jal Shakti Department on Wednesday staged a massive rally and blocked a vital bridge here, seeking fulfilment of their long-pending demands including regularisation and release of pending wages. The workers, who are on a tool-down strike for the past one week, assembled […]
India needs to form Green Hydrogen Corridors: NITI Aayog
New Delhi, Jun 29 (PTI) India needs to form Green Hydrogen Corridors and governments can look at providing grants to startups as well as support entrepreneurs to promote green hydrogen, NITI Aayog said on Wednesday. In a report titled ‘Harnessing Green Hydrogen – Opportunities for Deep Decarbonisation in India’, the Aayog also suggested that there is […]
Lt Guv invites leaders from mainstream political parties for ‘high tea’ at Raj Bhavan
Srinagar, Jun 29: Leaders from various Jammu & Kashmir’s mainstream political parties have been invited to Raj Bhavan this evening by Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, sources disclosed. They said that LG’s secretariat has invited heads of National Conference, Peoples Conference, Peoples Democratic Party, Congress and other parties to Raj Bhavan at 6:00 PM. “The agenda […]
Helicopter services open for tourists in Ladakh
Leh, Jun 29 (PTI) The helicopter services in Ladakh are now open for tourists to travel across the Union Territory, with the first batch of tourists having already availed the heli-service, officials said. The first batch took the helicopter ride here on Tuesday. The helicopter services operated by the administration will be available to the […]
Woman electrocuted to death in Shopian
Srinagar, 29 June: A woman died due to electrocution at her home in Balpora village in South Kashmir’s Shopain district on Wednesday. Reports said that the woman was engaged in some household chore, when she received a high volt electrical shock, leading to her instant death. The deceased woman has been identified as one Tanseema […]
L-G Manoj Sinha flags off 1st batch of Amarnath pilgrims from Jammu
Jammu, Jun 29 (PTI) Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Wednesday morning flagged off the first batch of pilgrims for the annual Amarnath Yatra from the Bhagwati Nagar base camp in the Jammu city for their onward journey to the Pahalgam and Baltal base camps in Kashmir. The 43-day pilgrimage to the cave shrine will begin […]
Cop dies of cardiac arrest in Srinagar’s Maisuma
Srinagar, Jun 29: A policeman died of a cardiac arrest in Maisuma area of Srinagar on Wednesday morning, official sources said here. Official sources said that a 33-year-old cop identified as Altaf Hussain son of Nazir Ahmad of Tehsil Mohar of Reasi suffered a massive cardiac arrest and fell unconscious at Maisuma. They said that […]
Monsoon to arrive in JK by July 1: MeT
Srinagar, June 29: Conditions are favourable for the southwest monsoon to advance into Jammu and Kashmir over the next 48 hours, the weatherman said on Wednesday. “Conditions are favourable for the arrival of monsoon into J&K during 30th (June) -1st July,” an official of the meteorological department here said. He said that the weather will […]