Gunfight starts in Uri Baramulla: Police
Srinagar, Sep 16: An encounter broke out between terrorists and government forces in Hathlanga area of Uri in North Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Saturday. Reports said that a joint team of Police and army launched a cordon and search operation in Hathlanga area. As the joint team of forces approached towards the suspected spot, the […]
Govt hikes windfall tax on domestic crude, cuts levy on export of diesel, ATF
New Delhi, Sep 16 (PTI) The government on Friday hiked special additional excise duty (SAED) on crude petroleum to Rs 10,000 per tonne with effect from September 16. In the last fortnightly review on September 1, windfall tax on domestically produced crude oil was set at Rs 6,700/tonne. Besides, the SAED or duty on export […]
AC approves creation of separate ‘J&K Sports Cadre’
SRINAGAR, SEP 15: The Administrative Council (AC), which met here, under the chairmanship of the Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha, gave nod for creation of “Jammu and Kashmir Sports cadre” under the administrative control of Youth Service and Sports Department, along with the creation of 235 posts to be utilized for appointment of outstanding sports persons, […]
Gold jumps Rs 210; silver climbs Rs 700
New Delhi, Sep 15 (PTI) Gold price jumped Rs 210 to Rs 59,810 per 10 grams in the national capital on Friday amid strong cues in overseas markets, according to HDFC Securities. The precious metal had settled at Rs 59,600 per 10 grams in the previous trade. Silver also climbed Rs 700 to Rs 73,700 […]
Udhampur railway station renamed after martyr Captain Tushar Mahajan
Jammu, Sep 15 (PTI) The Udhampur railway station in Jammu and Kashmir has been renamed after martyr Captain Tushar Mahajan, officials said on Friday. Captain Tushar Mahajan, an officer of the 9 Para of special forces of army attained martyrdom after killing a terrorist while protecting his fellow Army personnel in a terror attack on […]
Earth’s warmest August saw 65 countries set record high temperatures: Report
New Delhi, Sep 15 (PTI) Thirteen per cent of the Earth’s surface, spanning 65 countries, experienced record high temperatures in August, while the rest of the world braved significantly higher temperatures compared to the 1951-1980 average, according to a new analysis conducted by an independent US-based non-profit organisation. Berkeley Earth, which focuses on environmental data […]
PM Modi lauds engineers for contribution to country’s progress
New Delhi, Sep 15 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday greeted engineers, saying their innovative minds and tireless dedication have been the backbone of our nation’s progress. His tributes to them came on Engineer’s Day, which is held to commemorate pioneering engineer and administrator M Visvesvaraya on his birth anniversary. He was born in […]
Ladakh LG assures transparency in Kargil council polls
Jammu, Sep 15 (PTI) Assuring the people of Kargil a free and fair hill council election next month, Ladakh Lt Governor Brigadier (Retd) B D Mishra has defended his adminstration’s protracted but unsuccessful battle in the courts against the granting of the ‘plough’ symbol to the National Conference. He rejected as “totally wrong” allegations […]
Hot and dry weather to continue in J&K: MeT
Srinagar, Sep 15: The weatherman on Friday forecast “hot and dry” weather to continue in Jammu and Kashmir for a week ahead. According to a meteorological department official, light to moderate rain and thunderstorm occurred at scattered places of J&K . “Except brief spell of morning rain, weather is very likely to remain hot and […]
Jammu-Rajouri-Poonch highway closed for traffic after rain washes away culvert
Rajouri, Sep 15: Traffic on Jammu-Rajouri-Poonch national highway has been suspended after a temporary culvert got washed away due to heavy rainfall since last night. An official said that the traffic has been diverted to other link roads. He said that due to the construction of a bridge on highway at Rajal Top in Nowshera, […]
