CS calls for roll out of ‘BUDS’ Act

SRINAGAR: Chief Secretary, Dr Arun Kumar Mehta Thursday called for roll out of Banning of Unregulated Deposit Schemes (BUDS) Act in Jammu and Kashmir within a month, which provides for a comprehensive mechanism to prevent malpractices relating to deposit-taking activities by unscrupulous elements. He passed on these directions while chairing the 32nd Union Territory Level […]

Jammu-Srinagar highway reopens for one-way traffic

Highway to remain closed for traffic today

Banihal/Srinagar: The Jammu-Srinagar national highway was reopened for one-way traffic on Thursday evening after being closed due to landslides triggered by heavy rainfall in Ramban district, officials said. Meanwhile, the highway will remain closed for vehicular traffic on Friday. Nearly 1,000 vehicles stranded at different points on the highway in the district have been allowed […]

JK reports 505 fresh covid-19 cases

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir reported 505 covid-19 cases during the past 24 hours, the highest single-day spike in more than five and a half months, even as there was no death due to the virus, officials said on Thursday. 277 cases were reported from Jammu division and 228 from Kashmir division, taking the overall tally […]

COVID-19 infection correlated to population density, urban residence: Study

Srinagar: The study aimed to investigate the district level variation of COVidD-19 infection in Kashmir during December 2021 and January 2022 has found that the infection was co-related to population density and urban residence. The study aimed to compare percent positivity of two districts of Kashmir during the 3rd COVID wave conducted by doctors Jalila […]

MeT forecasts ‘fairly widespread’ rain in JK

Srinagar: The weatherman has forecast fairly widespread light to moderate rain and thunderstorms in Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday. A meteorological department official here said that there was possibility of scattered to fairly widespread light to moderate rain and thunderstorms for subsequent two days also. He said rains lashed Jammu region and parts of Kashmir […]

Three non-local labourers killed as brick kiln caves in

Srinagar: Three non-local labourers were killed after a brick kiln caved in at Ukhoo of Kakapora area in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district this afternoon, official sources said. They said that three persons identified as, Lukman Khan son of Sulemaan, Raj Dev son of Devinder Kumar and Kalbi Khan, all residents of Uttar Pradesh came under […]

SEC discusses modalities of ULB bye-elections

SRINAGAR: The State Election Commissioner (SEC) KK Sharma Thursday convened a meeting with Principal Secretary Housing and Urban Development Department (H&UDD), Dheeraj Gupta to discuss constitution of Municipal Bodies. The meeting discussed modalities with regard to arrangements made by H&UDD for making transition for conduct of elections, bye elections to the Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) […]