Northern Army Commander reviews ‘Asmi’ machine pistols
Jammu, Nov 22 (PTI) Northern Army Commander Lieutenant General M V Suchindra Kumar on Friday reviewed the newly inducted ‘Asmi’ machine pistols. The Indian Army earlier this month inducted 550 indigenously developed Asmi machine pistols into the Northern Command which oversees operations in Ladakh and Jammu and Kashmir. This is the first batch of the […]
Two media persons booked for ‘false’ reporting in Sopore
Srinagar, Nov 22 (PTI) Two media persons in Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla district have been booked for alleged false reporting, police said. A police official said the media persons were booked by police in Sopore township of the north Kashmir district. Giving details, the official said that on Wednesday, Sopore Police Station received a reliable […]
Sgr records season’s coldest night at minus 1.2 degree Celsius
Srinagar, Nov 22: Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, recorded the season’s coldest night at minus 1.2 degree Celsius. As per the details, the minimum temperatures improved slightly in J&K parts while the season’s coldest night as recorded in Srinagar where the mercury settled at minus 1.2 degree Celsius. At Qazigund, the mercury […]
Man detained under stringent Public Safety Act in Samba
Jammu, Nov 21 (PTI) A man named in several criminal cases was detained under the stringent Public Safety Act (PSA) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba district on Thursday, police said. The accused, Alam Din alias Allu from Manohar Gopala village, has been lodged at the Kathua district jail following an order issued by the district […]
Power Shutdown announced
SRINAGAR, NOV 21: According to the Chief Engineer, Distribution, KPDCL, in order to carry out the jumpering work on the 33KV Lisser Hiller line, the shutdown of below 33KV Lisser Hiller line shall be observed due to which 33/11KV Receiving Station at Hiller, Shankerpora and Arkhashpora shall remain off while the power supply to the […]
Jammu petrol pumps declare ‘no fuel for vehicles driven by minors’, DSE issues circular
JAMMU, Nov 21 (PTI): In a bid to ensure the safety of underage children, petrol pumps in Jammu have put up posters declaring “no fuel for vehicles driven by minors”. The Jammu and Kashmir Directorate of School Education (DSE) has also issued a circular prohibiting minor students from driving motor vehicles, including two-wheelers and four-wheelers, […]
CM refuses to sit in bigger chair at Jammu event, earns praise
Jammu, Nov 21 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah politely declined to sit in a chair specially arranged for him during an event here as it was larger than the other chairs. Abdullah inaugurated the four-day ‘National Agriculture Summit and Kisan Mela’ at the main campus of the Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences […]
Gautam Adani charged with paying USD 250 mn bribe to Indian officials
New York/New Delhi, Nov 21 (PTI) Billionaire Gautam Adani has been charged by US prosecutors for allegedly being part of a scheme to pay over USD 250 million (about Rs 2,100 crore) bribe to Indian officials in exchange of favourable terms for solar power contracts. Adani, India’s second-richest man, has been charged with bribery and […]
BJP protests against use of ‘expensive’ items at Kejriwal’s earlier bungalow, leaders detained
New Delhi, Nov 21 (PTI) BJP leaders and workers protested here against AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday, alleging “extravagant luxurious items” were used to renovate the official bungalow earlier occupied by him as Delhi chief minister. Police said they have detained some BJP leaders who took part in the protest. “No one is allowed […]
Police solves hit and run case in Sopore
Sopore, Nov 21: Police in north Kashmir’s Sopore said that it has solved a hit and run case of doctor, who was killed in a road accident two weeks ago. Police official said, on 5th of November 2024, Police received a report about an unknown motorcyclist hitting and injuring one pedestrian Dr. Azhar Hassan Janwari, […]
