Govt asks airports to make public announcements in local language too
New Delhi: The government Wednesday directed all airports to make public announcements in local language first, followed by Hindi and English, officials said. The latest move follows a directive from Civil Aviation Minister Suresh Prabhu. Officials said that the Airports Authority of India (AAI) has issued a directive to all aerodromes under its control to start […]
GPS enabled buses to hit Srinagar roads soon
Adding to SRTC fleet; support Pvt transporters: Div Com
Srinagar: The government is going to procure GPS (Global Positioning System) enabled hi-end buses to add these to Jammu and Kashmir State Road Transportation fleet as also to support purchases by private transporters for easing mobility and traffic congestion in the Srinagar city. In this regard, Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Baseer Ahmad Khan reviewed the procurement […]
Friday namaaz: Mayawati denounces ‘improper, arbitrary’ order
Lucknow, Dec 26 (PTI) BSP president Mayawati Wednesday denounced the Noida administration’s “improper and arbitrary” order on Friday namaaz, saying such a policy, if any, should be implemented in all districts and on people from all religions. “The order regarding prior approval for offering Friday namaaz at public parks and warning of strict action on firms […]
Discussion on triple talaq bill in LS tomorrow
New Delhi: The politically sensitive bill which seeks to make the practice of instant triple talaq among Muslim men a penal offence will come up for discussion in Lok Sabha on Thursday. The Lok Sabha had last week on Thursday decided to take up the bill on December 27 after the Congress agreed to participate […]
Valley to receive light snow, rains in higher reaches
Srinagar: The Meteorological Department (MeT) on Wednesday predicted light snow and rains in its higher reaches of Kashmir valley. The MeT department has predicted mainly dry weather in subsequent two days. For next week the weather in Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh will remain largely dry with some isolated showers in the higher reaches of the […]
Pak claims it foiled al-Qaeda attack at Christmas ceremony
Lahore: Pakistani authorities on Wednesday claimed to have foiled a terrorist attack at a Christmas ceremony in Punjab province and arrested four al-Qaeda terrorists. According to the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD), it got a credible information that four terrorists belonging to al-Qaeda were present near Francis Abad, Sheikhupura road Gujranwala, some 80-km from Lahore. “They were […]
11 IPS officers transferred
Srinagar: The government on Wednesday ordered the transfers of eleven Indian Police Service (IPS) officers. Dr Shiv Dev Singh Jamwal, Inspector General of Police Jammu, has been posted as IGP (CIV), police headquarters against an available vacancy. K. Sinha of IPS batch 1996, awaiting orders of posting has been posted as IGP, Jammu. RafeequI Hassan, […]
Sajjad Lone alleges ‘police hand’ in elections
Srinagar: Former minister Sajad Lone on Wednesday claimed that a non-state subject Indian Police Services (IPS) officer is indulging in electoral politics. He said that the officer is trying to script an electoral win for his favorite candidate. “IPS officer of the rank of ADGP indulging in electoral politics. Summoned some SPs, DSPs deliberating how […]
Bandipora student goes missing from college in Noida
Srinagar: A 22 year old Bandipora student has gone missing from his college in Noida, his family has said. Syed Basit Hassan (22) son of Syed Naseer ul Hassan went missing on December 13 from Noida college where he was pursuing BBA from past two and a half years. “He was pursuing BBA in Asian […]
Cold wave intensifying in Jammu region; Banihal shivers at minus 3C
Jammu, Dec 26 (PTI) Cold wave conditions intensified in Jammu region on Wednesday as the minimum temperature in the city plummeted to the season’s lowest and Banihal, popularly known as the City of Mountains, shivered at minus 3.0C, a Met department official said. The night temperature in Jammu city was recorded at 3.5C, a decrease […]
