Infiltration to great extent stopped, almost all cases of target killings solved: DGP
Pulwama, Dec 21: Director General of Jammu and Kashmir police, Dilbag Singh on Wednesday said infiltration to a large extent has been stopped and almost all cases of target killings have been solved. Talking to reporters in Pulwama, DGP said that security arrangements on border so as to foil any attempt of infiltration are very […]
Girl dies, 10 injured in road accident in Baramulla’s Rafiabad
Baramulla, Dec 21: A teenage girl died while 10 others were injured in a road accident in Rafiabad area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Wednesday afternoon. An official said that a collision took place between three vehicles on Baramulla-Handwara highway in Rafiabad, leaving a teenage girl dead and 10 injured others injured. He said […]
Lt Governor Announces Three New Schemes- Holistic Development of Agriculture
JAMMU, DEC 21: Three new schemes, Holistic Development of Agriculture & Allied Sectors, Aspirational Towns Development Programme and Aspirational Panchayat Development Programme were announced by the Lieutenant Governor, Shri Manoj Sinha today. These projects have been approved by the Administrative Council, chaired by the Lt Governor. In July this year the UT administration constituted an […]
US condemns Taliban restrictions on women’s education
Washington, Dec 21 (PTI) The United States has condemned the recent decision of the Taliban with regard to imposing restrictions on education of women in Afghanistan. “The United States condemns the Taliban’s indefensible decision to prevent Afghan women from receiving a university-level education,” White House NSC spokesperson Adrienne Watson said on Tuesday. “This deplorable decision is […]
Chillai-Kalan begins on harsh note as Srinagar records coldest night of the season
Srinagar, Dec 21: ‘Chillai-Kalan’, the 40-day severe period of winter, started on a harsh note on Wednesday with minimum temperature plummeting to the season’s lowest in several places in Kashmir Valley including Srinagar which recorded a low of minus 4.2°C. A meteorological department official here said that the minimum temperature in Srinagar was 1.1°C below […]
Major stone-slide closes Jammu-Srinagar highway
Srinagar, Dec 21: Jammu-Srinagar highway, the only surface link connecting Kashmir Valley with the outside world, has been closed after a major stone-slide at near Dewal Bridge in Udhampur last night, officials said on Wednesday. A traffic department official said that the thoroughfare remains closed and efforts are underway to clear it. Around midnight, the […]
India logs 131 fresh COVID-19 cases
New Delhi, Dec 21 (PTI) India’s COVID-19 tally climbed to 4,46,76,330 on Wednesday with 131 fresh infections, while the number of active cases came down to 3,408, according to Union health ministry data. The toll due to the viral disease increased to 5,30,680 with three more fatalities, including two deaths reconciled by Kerala and one reported […]
AC approves land transfers for different public purposes
JAMMU, DEC 20: The Administrative Council (AC) which met here under the chairmanship of the Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha, approved the proposals of different departments for transfer of land for various developmental projects. Rajeev Rai Bhatnagar, Advisor to the Lieutenant Governor, Dr. Arun Kumar Mehta, Chief Secretary, J&K attended the meeting. The Administrative Council approved […]
AC gives nod to Rehabilitation Policy for Children in Street Situation
JAMMU, DEC 20: The Administrative Council (AC) which met here under the chairmanship of the Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha, accorded its approval to Rehabilitation Policy for Children in Street Situation (CiSS) to safeguard these kids from different hazards. Rajeev Rai Bhatnagar, Advisor to the Lieutenant Governor, Dr. Arun Kumar Mehta, Chief Secretary, J&K attended the […]
Delhi LG directs chief secy to recover Rs 97 crore from AAP for ‘political advertisements’
New Delhi, Dec 20 (PTI) Delhi Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena has directed the chief secretary to recover Rs 97 crore from the AAP for political advertisements it published in the guise of government advertisements in 2016, official sources said on Tuesday. The development comes days after the AAP wrested power from the BJP in […]
