Six tourists injured as mini-bus turns turtle in Srigufwara south Kashmir
Anantnag, Apr 06: At least six tourists were injured after a mini-bus turned turtle in Srigufwara area of south Kashmir’s Anantnag district, officials said Wednesday. They said that a speedy mini bus vehicle bearing registration no JK01L-4443 on way from Pahalgam towards Srinagar turned turtle at Cheeniwader Apple Valley in Srigufwara Anantnag as the driver […]
Maruti Suzuki to hike vehicle prices this month
New Delhi, Apr 6 (PTI) The country’s largest carmaker Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) on Wednesday said it will increase prices of its entire model range this month amid rise in input costs. Over the past year, the cost of company’s vehicles continued to be adversely impacted due to increase in various input costs, the auto major […]
Financial, Business Units asked to install ‘Good Quality’ CCTVs
Srinagar, Apr 6: Deputy Commissioner Srinagar has asked all Financial and Business Units in the district to have “good quality” CCTVs and inform the Station House Officer of their nearest Police Station in case any suspicious movement or activity is observed in the Closed-circuit television system. The order has already come into force from April […]
Night patrolling started in Kashmir villages to prevent killings of ‘soft targets’: IGP
Srinagar, Apr 06: Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kashmir range Vijay Kumar Wednesday said police along with the security forces have started night patrolling in remote villages of Kashmir where non-locals work and Kashmiri Pandits live to prevent militant attacks on soft targets. Talking to a selected group of reporters here, the IGP said that […]
Barring Srinagar, night temperature increases across JK
Srinagar, Apr 6: Amid dry weather, night temperature increased across Jammu and Kashmir barring Srinagar on Wednesday, officials said. A meteorological department official said that Srinagar recorded a low of 8.4°C against 9.3°C on the previous night. However, he said, the temperature was 1.5°C above normal during this time of the year for the summer […]
ADB projects India’s economy to grow by 7.5pc in FY23; to pick-up to 8pc next fiscal
New Delhi, Apr 6 (PTI) Asian Development Bank on Wednesday projected a seven per cent collective growth for South Asian economies in 2022 with the subregion’s largest economy India growing by 7.5 per cent in the current fiscal year before picking up to eight per cent the next year. Releasing its flagship Asian Development Outlook […]
AirAsia resumes flights between India and Malaysia, Thailand
New Delhi, Apr 6 (PTI) AirAsia on Wednesday said it is resuming flights connecting India with Malaysia and Thailand from this month. After two years of coronavirus-induced suspension, India resumed regular international flights on March 27. In a press release, Malaysian carrier AirAsia said flights will gradually resume on six routes between India and Malaysia. […]
India logs 1,086 new COVID-19 cases
New Delhi, Apr 6 (PTI) With 1,086 new coronavirus infections reported in a single day, India’s total tally of COVID-19 cases rose to 4,30,30,925 while the active cases dipped to 11,871, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Wednesday. The death toll climbed to 5,21,487 with 71 fresh fatalities, the data updated at 8 […]
AGuH, LeT militants killed in Tral: Police
Srinagar, Apr 6: Two militants, one each belonging to Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind (AGuH) and Lashker-e-Toiba, were killed in an encounter with joint team of police and army at Tral area of Awantipora in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Wednesday morning, officials said. “AGuH (militant) Safat Muzzaffar Sofi alias Muavia and LeT’s Umer Teli alias Talha killed […]
Promoting education among tribals
Providing education to the downtrodden and the ignored sections of the society is one of the key tasks of the governments today. Since many areas across the country fall in various backward zones and regions the locals who reside there have been on the receiving end as far as education of their children is concerned. […]