Jmu-Sgr highway remains closed for second day
Srinagar: The Jammu-Srinagar national highway remained closed on Friday for the second consecutive day due to fresh snowfall and landslides, officials said. Traffic department officials said there has been fresh snowfall in the Bannihal area, and landslides at some places in the Bannihal-Ramban stretch of the road. “Around two feet snow accumulated on the road. […]
Winter ills
Winter in Kashmir is fading as the 40-day-long Chilai-Kalan, the harshest period ends today with MeT officials here saying that this year’s Chilai-Kalan was harshest-ever in a span of 12 years. Chilai-Kalan begins annually on December 21 and the average minimum temperatures during this season’s Chilai-Kalan plummeted to minus 6.4 degree Celsius. In 2007, the […]
Bureaucracy verses Judiciary
By Hakim Mohammad Ilyas The State Judiciary administers a common law system of legal jurisdiction, in which customs, precedents and legislation, all codify the law of the land. The judiciary interprets the Constitution as its final arbiter. It is its duty as mandated by the Constitution, to be its watchdog, by calling for scrutiny of […]
Early preparation is the key to get a success in CLAT 2019
By Amandeep Rajgotra For a very long time, both Law and Management courses have got huge popularity. The reason which makes them a favorite choice for students is primarily that the courses are neutral to all the streams either engineering or humanities. Secondly, they have huge scope in terms of career and respect in the […]
Will Congress gain with Priyanka’s entry?
By Vinod Chandrashekhar Dixit Priyanka Gandhi, a scion of India’s most famous political dynasty has formally entered politics ahead of a looming national election, joining the opposition campaign in a crucial state where the party her family founded hopes to unseat Prime Minister NarendraModi. Her appointment has come at a time when the party has […]
J&K Bank organizes special customer meet for exporters
Srinagar: J&K Bank organized a special customer meet for exporters to apprise them about various customized products and services offered by the state’s premier financial institution for the exporter community. The meeting, held in the vibrant M Y Khan Auditorium at the corporate headquarter of the bank, was chaired by its Executive President, PK Tickoo and […]
Another moderate snow spell from Feb 5: MeT
Srinagar: The snowfall in the Valley continued for the second consecutive day on Thursday while as the local Meteorological department forecast improvement in weather conditions from Friday afternoon. The Valley’s higher reaches including famous ski-resort and others including Gulmarg, Pahalgam, Sonamarg as well as the plains received a fresh snowfall since Wednesday, bringing the temperature […]
11-year-old moves HC seeking ban on PUBG
Mumbai: An eleven-year-old boy moved the Bombay High Court Thursday seeking a ban on popular mobile game ‘PUBG’. Ahad Nizam, who filed the public interest litigation through his mother, said the game promotes violence, aggression and cyber-bullying. The court should direct the Maharashtra government to ban it, the PIL said. “The petition has also sought a […]
No fresh traffic to be allowed on Sgr-Jmu NH Friday
Srinagar: Thursday traffic movement disrupted on Jammu Srinagar NHW due to continuously raining, shooting stones/landslides/snowfall on Jammu Srinagar NHW – 44, police said. “Also weather advisory issued by MeT Deptt. Tomorrow on 01.02.2019, subject to fair weather/road condition only stranded vehicles shall be allowed,” it said. Police has advised the commuters not to travel during […]
3 absconders arrested in Jammu: Police
Jammu: Three absconders were arrested in Jammu on Thursday, the police said. In a raid conducted by the Jammu Police, Paramjeet Singh, who was on the run for nine years, was arrested in Gandhi Nagar area of the city, they said. He was accused of negligent driving in 2010 road accident case, they added. In a […]
