Schools in Rajouri near LoC ordered to shut
Srinagar: Authorities in Rajouri areas have ordered for closure of schools along the LoC on Monday. Reports said that authorities ordered immediate closure of schools in 0-5 KMs area of LoC in Keri and Lam in Rajouri district due to continuous fire from Pakistan army in the area. Police sources said that the area has […]
Man arrested for cheating women on social media
New Delhi: A 32-year-old man was arrested for allegedly posing as a media professional and cheating women on social media and matrimonial websites, police said Sunday. The accused identified as Abhishek Vashist was carrying a reward of Rs 50,000 on his head, they said. Vashist was arrested on Saturday from near Prem Ashram Chowk in Haridwar, […]
Srinagar records coldest night in 11 years
Srinagar: The Kashmir valley is presently passing through the 40-day harsh winter of Chillai Kalan which started on December 21 and will end on January 30. The weather conditions have turned so harsh that Srinagar witnessed the coldest night in 11 years as the temperature plunged to minus 6.8 degrees Celsius. At minus 6.8 degrees […]
ITBP trooper killed, 34 others injured as bus plunges in Gorge in Ramban
Srinagar: One ITBP (Indo Tibetan Border Police) trooper was killed and 34 others were injured when a bus they were traveling in met with an accident near Khoni nalllah on Srinagar-Jammu highway on Monday. Reports said that the bus carrying 35 ITBP men skidded off the road near Khoni Nallah and rolled down into a […]
Himalayan glaciers retreating at alarming rate: Parliamentary panel
New Delhi, Dec 23 (PTI) A Parliamentary panel has recommended the Centre to make adequate financial allocation and infrastructure available for an extensive study of the Himalayan ecosystem to measure the extent of glacial retreat and the ways to mitigate its effects. Noting that glaciers in the Himalayan region are retreating at an “alarming rate” […]
J-K municipal committees, councils accuse govt of not providing funds
Srinagar, Dec 23 (PTI) Newly elected municipal committees and councils in Kashmir accused Sunday the government of not providing funds and other facilities required for development of wards. The local bodies have decided to approach Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress president Rahul Gandhi and Governor S P Malik to seek help in this regard, Anantnag […]
PDP appoints Aga Mohsin as party’s Additional General Secretary
Srinagar: A senior Shia leader Aga Mohsin was on Sunday nominated additional general secretary of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) by the party president Mehbooba Mufti. The party chief Spokesman Rafi Ahmad Mir said, “PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday appointed Aga Mohsin as additional general secretary of the party.” When asked about the deliberations that […]
Company sealed for tax evasion
JAMMU: State Taxes Department on Sunday exposed a major tax evasion during an inspection to the Silk Expo at Jehlum Resort, Jammu and sealed the company to stop further tax evasion. A team from the sales tax noticed that a total value of the material for sale was disclosed at Rs 18 lacs only by […]
JK Bank conferred the prestigious SKOCH award
Srinagar: J&K Bank Chairman and CEO Parvez Ahmed received the prestigious SKOCH Award in Banking and Finance Silver Category for the establishment of thirty-five J&K Bank Easy Payment Units in Leh Ladakh Region leading to a revolutionary inclusive banking and rural expansion, which was recognized at the 55th SKOCH Summit held at the Constitution Club […]
Death toll from Indonesia tsunami rises to 222: officials
Jakarta, Dec 23 (AFP) The death toll from a volcano-triggered tsunami in Indonesia has risen to 222, with more than 800 people injured, officials said Sunday. “222 people are dead, 843 people are injured and 28 people are missing,” Indonesia’s national disaster agency spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugroho said. “This number is predicted to increase because not […]