Girl goes missing in Rajouri, traced within hours
Jammu: A teenage girl who went missing in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district was traced within hours, police said Saturday. A woman from a village in Kalakote lodged a police complaint in which she stated that her daughter did not return home after leaving for market, they said. A missing report was lodged and an alert […]
Written test for Jr Assistant posts on Dec 28
Kargil: According to Secretary, DSSRB/ Deputy Director, Employment and Counselling Centre, LAHDC, Kargil, the candidates who have been shortlisted for the Multiple Choice Based Written Examination for the post of Junior Assistant are informed that the examination is scheduled to be held on December 28, 2018 at 11:00 AM at Indoor Stadium, Kargil.
Facing power shortage of 900 MW in Kashmir: PDD Chief Engineer
Srinagar: Over frequent power curtailment in the Valley, Power Development Department (PDD) Chief Engineer, Hashmat Qazi blamed people for resorting to overload during winters, saying the department is currently facing power deficit of 900 Megawatt (MW) in Kashmir. Talking to a local news agency, Qazi said that the department is currently facing power deficit of […]
Six troopers injured in Grenade blast in Arwani
Srinagar: At least six paramilitary CRPF troopers were injured when suspected militants lobbed a grenade towards a patrol party at Arwani area of Bijbehara in south Kashmir on Saturday afternoon. Police sources said that amidst stone pelting at Arwani, some miscreants lobbed one grenade on a CRPF party resulting in splinter injuries to six CRPF […]
Contact traffic units before planning journey on Jmu-Sgr highway: Police
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir traffic police has advised the people to contact traffic control rooms before embarking on a journey on Jammu-Srinagar national highway. Besides, police also requested the public to drop their suggestions, queries complaints, feedback on its website, facebook, twitter and whatsapp. A statement issued here reads that, the sudden landslides and inclement […]
GST Council cuts rates on 23 items, rationalises 28 pc slab
New Delhi, Dec 22 (PTI) In a relief to the common man, the GST Council Saturday cut rates on 23 commonly used goods and services, including TV screens, movie tickets and power banks. The annual revenue implication of the rate cuts would be Rs 5,500 crore, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said. The council rationalised the […]
Woman killed, ten others injured in Machil mishap
Srinagar: A woman was killed and ten others were injured after a vehicle in which they were traveling in skidded off the road in Machil area of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Saturday morning. A senior police official said that at about 11:30 am, a tata sumo (JK09A-0858 ) driven by Aijaz Ahmad Tantary of […]
Imran Khan’s call to UN chief centered on Kashmir: UN Spokesman
United Nations: Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan’s phone call to Secretary-General Antonio Guterres centered on Kashmir, according to a UN spokesperson, who said that it was “only normal” for Guterres to speak to heads of government. “I can confirm to you that the phone call did happen and it centered on the issue of Kashmir […]