Govt increase 13 seats in Dental College Srinagar
Srinagar, Jul 14: Central government has increased intake capacity in BDS Course by 13 seats at Government Dental College & Hospital, Srinagar for the current session. “The Central Government has granted permission for increase of seats in existing BDS course from 50 to 63 at Government Dental College & Hospital, Srinagar for the academic session […]
Another batch of 152 Hajj pilgrims left for Saudi Arabia
BUDGAM, JULY 14: Eleventh batch of pilgrims consisting of, 152 Hujaj Kiram, 81 male and 71 female today left for Saudi Arabia in a Spice Jet Flight from Srinagar International Airport. The Hajj Pilgrims were seen off at airport by District Administration Budgam, Hajj Committee Officers/Officials and other concerned.
Amarnath Yatra resumes from Jammu, biggest batch of 7,993 pilgrims left for Kashmir
Jammu, Jul 14 (PTI) The Amarnath Yatra resumed from Jammu on Sunday after a day-long suspension as a precautionary measure in view of a separatists-backed strike called on “Martyrs’ Day” in the Kashmir valley, officials said. Since its commencement on June 28, the pilgrimage was suspended from here for the fifth time on Saturday owing […]
Udhampur gets 2 more J&K Bank ATMs
Srinagar, Jul 13: Continuing its focus on customer convenience, J&K Bank on Friday commissioned two more Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) in Udhampur- the third-largest town of the Jammu region. J&K Bank President, Ghulam Mohammad Sadiq inaugurated the two offsite ATMs commissioned at Kallar and Omarh Morh in Udhampur in presence of the bank’s Vice Presidents, […]
CRPF man shoots self dead in Jammu
Jammu, July 14: A CRPF man allegedly committed suicide by shooting himself with his service rifle in Jammu on Sunday. Reports said that a CRPF personal namely R. Ram Kumar of D-37 Battalion, posted at Jammu civil secretariat, shot himself while on duty today at around 02:10 PM. Soon after the incident, his colleagues immediately […]
Significant in stone pelting incidents in J-K: Officials
New Delhi, Jul 14 (PTI) Stone pelting incidents in Jammu and Kashmir have come down significantly from a high of over 2,600 in 2016 to barely a few dozen in the first half of 2019, officials said Sunday. The arrests of miscreants involved in stone pelting incidents also have come down from over 10,500 to […]
Pak, India agree on ’80 per cent and beyond’ on Kartarpur draft agreement: Faisal
Lahore, Jul 14 (PTI) Pakistan and India agreed “80 per cent and beyond” on the draft agreement and operationalisation of the landmark Kartarpur corridor, a senior Pakistani official said Sunday after a marathon meeting between the officials of the two countries in Wagah. The corridor will connect Darbar Sahib in Pakistan’s Kartarpur with Dera Baba Nanak […]
67 bovines rescued, six smugglers arrested in Rajouri
Jammu, Jul 14 (PTI) Six alleged bovine smugglers were arrested and 67 animals rescued in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district on Sunday, a police official said. Five bids to smuggle bovines from Nowshera, Budhal and Thanamandi areas of Rajouri to Kashmir Valley were foiled, the official said. During an interception in Samote area, one Mohammad […]
Three of family stabbed to death in Maharashtra
Shirdi, Jul 14 (PTI) Three members of a family, including a teenaged girl, were stabbed to death by a man who was apparently mentally unstable here in Maharashtra, police said on Sunday. Two persons were also injured in the incident that took place at Nimgaon village in Shirdi temple town of Nashik district on Saturday, Deputy […]
43 people die in Nepal floods
Kathmandu, Jul 14 (PTI) At least 43 people, including 18 women, were killed and 20 others injured in floods and landslides triggered by torrential rains in various parts of Nepal, police said. Twenty four people have been reported missing in the rain-related incidents that displaced settlements and disrupted vehicular traffic, the Himalayan Times reported on Sunday. […]