Army search operation in Uri enters third day

CASO launched in Budgam village

Srinagar: A combing operation launched by the Army after it detected suspicious movement in Uri along the Line of Control in north Kashmir entered the third day on Tuesday, officials said. Meanwhile, a massive search operation was also started in Budgam village. All telecommunication facilities including internet in the border town remained suspended. The combing […]

JK reports 145 new covid-19 cases, two deaths

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir reported 145 new covid-19 cases while two persons succumbed to the virus during the past 24 hours, officials said Tuesday. They said 24 of the cases were reported from Jammu Division while as 121 were reported from Kashmir Valley, taking the total count to 328214. There were two deaths, both from […]

Two-day visit of Union MoS Finance to Ganderbal concludes

GANDERBAL: The two-day visit of Union Minister of State for Finance, Dr. Bhagwat Kishanrao Karad to Ganderbal concluded Tuesday. On day two, the minister interacted with various representatives of political parties (local and national), distributed commercial vehicles, wheel chairs among children with special needs, cheques, sports kits, Golden Cards, and pension passbooks among the beneficiaries […]

Union MoS Finance visits J&K Bank Headquarter

Meets industry representatives

SRINAGAR: Union Minister of State for Finance, Dr. Bhagwat Kishanrao Karad visited J&K Bank headquarter and interacted with Bank’s CMD R K Chhibber along with the senior management. Acknowledging the Bank’s vital role in the overall economic development of J&K, Dr. Bhagwat expressed satisfaction over the Bank’s recent performance and overall functioning. Speaking on the […]

Union Minister lays foundation stone for 50 Bed Hospital at Pahalgam

ANANTNAG: As part of the Union Government’s ongoing public outreach programme, Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, Dr. Bharati Pravin Pawar laid the foundation stone for a 50 bedded hospital at Pahalgam on Tuesday. Speaking on the occasion, Dr. Bharati said that government is committed to provide better infrastructure and healthcare facilities […]

Major incident averted as IED detected in Sgr

Srinagar: Security forces averted a major incident with the timely detection of an improvised explosive device in high security Gogo area of Budgam district in central Kashmir, officials said on Tuesday. The area is close to several sensitive defence and civilian installations, including Srinagar airport, Technical airport, headquarters of Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry of […]

Non- Local among two held with pistol, bullets in Kulgam

Srinagar: Police and army on Monday said that a non-local was among two persons arrested along with a pistol at Frisal area in south Kashmir’s Kulgam district. A senior Police officer while confirming the incident said that a joint team of Police and army’s 1RR arrested two persons identified as Mohammad Umar Dar son of […]

Implementation of JTFRP: World Bank Mission applauds JK Govt, JKERA

SRINAGAR: The World Bank Mission, Washington D.C has applauded the Government of J&K and JTFRP for its efforts in the implementation of the USD 250 Million, Jhelum Tawi Flood Recovery Project (JTFRP). The World Bank team hailed the efforts of the last two years made in the project implementation of JTFRP, which has shown remarkable […]

CS reviews district-wise progress under various programmes

Asks DCs to achieve targets within the stipulated timeframe

SRINAGAR: Chief Secretary, Dr. Arun Kumar Mehta Tuesday chaired a meeting with the district administrations and took stock of progress achieved under district development plans and various other government programs and schemes. Administrative Secretaries of departments of Power Development, Public Works (R&B), Forest, Ecology & Environment, and Youth Services & Sports, besides Divisional Commissioners of […]