Srinagar airport to spruce up amenities to handle increased footfall
Srinagar, Apr 7 (PTI) Setting up more baggage checking machines and introducing electric vehicles to ferry passengers are among the key measures to be undertaken to handle increased footfall at the international airport here ahead of G20 events and the tourist season, officials said on Friday. Besides these, a police unit to cater to complaints […]
JK to record mainly dry till April 10: MeT
Srinagar, Apr 7: After a few days of intermittent rainfall, weather improved in Jammu and Kashmir on Friday and is likely to stay “mainly dry” till April 10. A meteorological department official here said that light rain at isolated places towards late afternoon/evening was expected on April 11. Regarding the temperature, the MeT official said […]
Daily Covid cases cross 6000-mark in India, positivity rate at 3.39 pc
New Delhi, Apr 7 (PTI) India has logged 6,050 fresh coronavirus cases, the highest in 203 days, while the active cases have increased to 28,303, according to Union health ministry data updated on Friday. On September 16 last year, 6,298 cases were recorded. The death toll has increased to 5,30,943 with 14 deaths — three reported […]
NIT students develop Kashmir’s first racing model ‘Go-Kart’
Srinagar, Apr 7 (PTI) Students at the National Institute of Technology here have developed Kashmir’s first racing model, Go-Kart, which will be participating in a national-level competition in Tamil Nadu next week. A group of 25 students from the National Institute of Technology (NIT) Srinagar developed Go-Kart (G-01). It will be participating in the All […]
Govt revises gas pricing formula; CNG, piped cooking gas to cost 10% less
New Delhi, Apr 7 (PTI) The Union Cabinet approved a revision in the formula for pricing of natural gas and imposed cap or ceiling price to help cut CNG and piped cooking gas prices by up to 10 per cent. Natural gas produced from legacy or old fields, known as APM gas, will now be […]
RTO Kashmir realises revenue of more than Rs 300 Cr in FY 2022-23
SRINAGAR, APR 06: Regional Transport Office Kashmir has generated revenue of Rs 313.47 Crores in the financial year 2022-23, marking a growth of 20 percent over the previous financial year 2021-22. This was informed in a meeting chaired by Additional Transport Commissioner, Reyaz Ahmad Sofi and was attended by RTO Kashmir and ARTOs of all […]
Power shutdown in various areas announced
SRINAGAR, APR 6: Power Controller Kashmir has informed that, the power supply to Receiving Stations Arampora, Panzinara and Sheer Colony shall remain affected on April 08, 11 and 13 from 10.00 am to 3 pm. Similarly, the power supply to receiving stations Peerbagh, STC, BSF and Airforce shall remain affected on April 08 from 11 […]
LG meets family of ATM guard shot dead by terrorists
Jammu, April 6 (PTI) Jammu & Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Thursday met the family members of Sanjay Sharma, the ATM guard who was shot dead by terrorists in Pulwama. Sharma, 40, was shot at point-blank range in the Achan area of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on February 26. Meeting his family at Raj […]
Likely ECI visit to J-K raises hopes of assembly elections
Srinagar, Apr 6 (PTI) The proposed visit of the Election Commission of India to Jammu and Kashmir likely this month has raised hopes of political parties that assembly polls in the Union territory could be held this year. The last assembly elections were held in Jammu and Kashmir in 2014, five years before the erstwhile […]
RBI to set up portal to search across multiple banks for unclaimed deposits
Mumbai, Apr 6 (PTI) The Reserve Bank on Thursday announced to set up a centralised portal to access details of unclaimed deposits by depositors or their beneficiaries across various banks. About Rs 35,000 crore unclaimed deposits as of February 2023 were transferred to RBI by public sector banks (PSBs) in respect of deposits which were […]
