Delimitation panel set to submit report on JK next week
New Delhi, Apr 28 (PTI) A Delimitation Commission, mandated to redraw the assembly constituencies of Jammu and Kashmir, is set to submit its report to the government next week, sources said on Thursday. The panel would also make public its “award” detailing the number of constituencies and their size by bringing out a gazettee notification […]
BSF orders special airlift for jawan posted along LoC to help him get home in time for his wedding
Srinagar, Apr 28 (PTI) The BSF flew a special helicopter sortie on Thursday to airlift a jawan deployed at a remote post along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir so that he could get home, about 2,500 km away in Odisha, in time for his wedding. Posted at a high-altitude post in […]
Misappropriation of transport subsidy: ACB files chargesheet against 13 employees
Srinagar, Apr 28: Anti Corruption Bureau has produced chargesheet against thirteen employees including four former General Managers of DIC Kupwara in a 14-year-old case involving alleged misappropriation of transport subsidy. Three of the employees against whom chargesheet has been filed have died since. The charge-sheet was produced in case (FIR No. 07/2008) police station VoK […]
Night temperature shows improvement amid forecast for light rains
Srinagar, Apr 28: While there is forecast for a brief spell of light rain and thunderstorm tomorrow, night temperature recorded an increase in Jammu and Kashmir. A meteorological department official said that Srinagar recorded a low of 12.2°C against 10.4°C on the previous night. The temperature, he said, was 2.9°C above normal during this time […]
Two women injured after bear attacked them in Poonch
Poonch, Apr 28: Two women have received serious injuries in a bear attack in remote village Gagriyan of Poonch district on Thursday. An official said that the victims have been identified as Zarifa Begum (38) wife of Mushtaq Ahmed and Sharifa Begum (42) wife of Ghulam Mohammad Jaan, residents of Gagriyaan village of Mandi tehsil […]
Three OGWs arrested in Kupwara: Police
Kupwara, Apr 28: Three over-ground workers (OGWs) were arrested in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Thursday, police said. In a statement issued here, police said it has arrested three OGWs involved in cross LoC smuggling and transportation of arms and ammunition in the district. Based on specific information, spokesman said that an OGW module was […]
India records 3,303 COVID-19 cases, 39 deaths
New Delhi, Apr 28 (PTI) India on Thursday reported 3,303 fresh COVID-19 cases that took its tally to 4,30,68,799, while the active cases increased to 16,980, according to Union health ministry data. The daily cases crossed the 3,000-mark after 46 days. The death toll due to COVID-19 climbed to 5,23,693 with 39 more fatalities, the data […]
NSIL’s satellite for Tata Sky set for June 22 launch
New Delhi, Apr 28 (PTI) India’s newest space PSU NSIL’s first demand-driven communication satellite for Tata Sky will be launched by Arianspace on June 22, the France-based satellite launch service providers said. The Ku-Band four-tonne GSAT-24, developed by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) for NewSpace India Limited (NSIL), will provide high-quality television, telecommunications, and broadcasting […]
Two Al-Badr terrorists killed in Pulwama gunfight: IGP Kashmir
Srinagar, Apr 28: Two local terrorists belonging to oufit Al-Badr were killed in an overnight gunfight in Mitrigam area of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Thursday, IGP Kashmir Vijay Kumar said. He said that both the killed terrorists have been identified as Aijaz Hafiz and Shahid Ayub, besides 02 AK 47 rifles have been also […]
Safety and health at work places
Vinod Chandrashekhar Dixit April 28 is celebrated as the World Day for Safety and ‘Health at Work’ that promotes the prevention of occupational accidents and diseases globally. It is an awareness-raising campaign intended to focus international attention on the magnitude of the problem and on how promoting and creating a safety and health culture can […]