Vehicles with outside registration numbers can’t ply in JK: Govt
Srinagar, June 13: Authorities have ordered that no vehicle with outside number shall ply in any public place unless registered in accordance with Motor Vehicles Act in J-K. “It has been observed that considerable number of vehicles registered outside Jammu and Kashmir (from adjoining States of Punjab, Haryana and Delhi etc.] have been purchased by […]
COVID-19: Jammu and Kashmir records 774 cases, 12 deaths
Srinagar, Jun 13 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday recorded 774 fresh cases taking the infection tally to 3,07,412, while 12 fatalities pushed the death toll to 4,186, officials said. Of the fresh cases, 229 were from the Jammu division and 545 from the Kashmir division of the union territory, the officials said. They said Srinagar […]
Lord Balaji temple in Jammu to be constructed in two phases in 18 months: L-G Sinha
Jammu, Jun 13 (PTI) Describing the ‘Bhoomi Pujan’ ceremony of Sri Venkateswara Swamy temple here as a “historic and proud day” for Jammu and Kashmir, Lt Governor Manoj Sinha on Sunday said the temple is expected to be constructed in 18 months in two phases at a cost of Rs 33.22 crore. Sinha said the […]
Mortar shell defused in Samba district
Jammu, Jun 13 (PTI) A live mortar shell was found in a field and it was subsequently defused by experts in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday, police said. The shell was spotted by some villagers at Banglar-Pangdour and they informed the local police post, an official said. He said a bomb disposal […]
Google asked to preserve data of Parra’s emails to Pak-based terror groups: Police
Srinagar/New Delhi, Jun 13 (PTI) The US authorities and Google have been approached by the Jammu and Kashmir Police to share email contents exchanged by Waheed-ur-Rehman Parra, a close aide of PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti, with Pakistan-based secessionist leaders and terrorists, a charge sheet filed by the union territory police has said. The charge sheet […]
Security scenario witnessed positive changes over past 2 years in India: MoS Home
Jammu, Jun 13 (PTI) Union Minister of State for Home G Kishan Reddy on Sunday said the security scenario in the country has witnessed a lot of positive changes over the past two years with improved law and order situation and declining violence by terrorists and left wing extremists. He also said the renewed focus […]
Restrictions eased in eight districts showing improvement in COVID-19 situation
Jammu, Jun 13 (PTI) The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Sunday announced further easing of restrictions in eight districts showing significant improvement in the COVID-19 situation. The decision to grant relaxations in Shopian, Kulgam, Ganderbal and Bandipora in Kashmir division and Poonch, Reasi, Ramban and Doda in Jammu division was taken at a meeting which […]
Day after electrocution, PDD daily wager from Kulgam succumbs
Kulgam, Jun 13: A daily wager employee of Power Development Department (PDD), who was electrocuted on Saturday afternoon in Chawalgam area of south Kashmir’s Kulgam, succumbed to his injuries at SMHS Srinagar on Sunday, an official said. He said that the PDD daily wager Sartaj Ahmad Sheikh, son of Ghulam Mohi-ud-Din Sheikh of Hanand, Chawalgam […]
India reports 80,834 cases, lowest since April
New Delhi, June 13: India reported 80,834 new cases of coronavirus in the last 24 hours, its lowest rise in daily cases since April 1, officials said. Tamil Nadu contributed more than 15,000 new cases, while Kerala had close to 14,000. The country’s active caseload declined to 10.26 lakh. Over 3,300 deaths were reported on […]
Student bodies to send petition to president over UGC’s blended mode of education
New Delhi, June 13 (PTI) Various student bodies have expressed their opposition to the University Grants Commission’s (UGC) blended mode of education through an online petition, which will be submitted to President Ram Nath Kovind. The All India Forum to Save Public Education, an umbrella organisation comprising student representatives from various outfits like Students’ Federation […]