Power shutdown in valley parts
SRINAGAR: According to the Power Controller, Kashmir Province, in order to carry out augmentation of line, shutdown of 33 kV Chadoora-Nagam line shall be observed on 14 and 16 December from 9 am to 3 pm and the power supply to the areas fed from the said line shall remain affected during this period. Similarly, […]
SDA carries out demolition drive
SRINAGAR: The Enforcement Wing of Srinagar Development Authority (SDA) Thursday carried out a demolition drive on the directions of Vice Chairman SDA Bashir Ahmad Lone (ACAS)at Rakh Shaling, Pampore near New Bye-pass. The drive was successfully conducted after few unscrupulous persons had carried out illegal construction in the area and the original position was restored. […]
Advisor Baseer Khan conducts surprise inspection of receiving stations, workshop
JAMMU: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Baseer Ahmad Khan, Thursday while conducting a surprise visit to receiving stations and central workshop of Jammu division issued several instructions to officers of Power Development Department for effective regulation of power supply and further streamlining the system. During his visit to the receiving stations, he directed the officers to […]
Union Secretary DPIIT chairs Empowered Committee’s meet
JAMMU: Union Secretary, Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade, Dr. Guruprasad Mohapatra Thursday chaired a meeting of Empowered Committee for consideration of registration of manufacturing and service sector units under Industrial Development Scheme-2017 of J&K, Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh. Joint secretary DPIIT, Rajinder Ratnoo made a detailed presentation on the subject. Commissioner Secretary […]
Status of power supply to Industrial Estates reviewed
SRINAGAR: Commissioner Secretary, Industries and Commerce, Manoj Kumar Dwivedi, Thursday chaired an officers meeting to review the status of power supply to various Industrial Estates (IE) in Kashmir Valley at Civil secretariat, Srinagar. The meeting was attended by Director Industries and Commerce, Mehmood Ahmad, MD JKPDCL, Kashmir, Ajaz Assad and Chief Engineer Power Distribution, Kashmir, […]
Three local militants killed in Pulwama
Srinagar: Three local militants were killed and a civilian injured in an encounter with security forces in Pulwama district of south Kashmir on Wednesday, police said. Security forces launched a cordon and search operation in Tikken area of Pulwama district in the early hours of Wednesday following information about presence of militants there, a police […]
DDC Polls: Over 8 lakh voters to in phase five today
Jammu: State Election Commissioner (SEC) K K Sharma Wednesday said that 8.27 lakh voters will take part and choose their representatives in the fifth phase of ensuing District Development Council (DDC) polls scheduled for today. He said in total 2104 polling stations have been set up of which 1193 polling stations established in Kashmir, have […]
Weatherman predicts dry weather for two days
Srinagar: The weather conditions improved across Kashmir Valley while as Drass and Sonamarg areas continued to receive snowfall for the second consecutive day on Wednesday. The weatherman, however, predicted fresh snow spell across J&K and Ladakh from December 11 evening. Although the weather remained cloudy throughout the day in plains as well as higher reaches […]
JK reports 369 fresh COVID-19 cases, 6 more deaths
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir’s COVID-19 tally mounted to 1,14,407 on Wednesday with 369 fresh cases while six more fatalities pushed the death toll to 1,767, officials said. Of the fresh cases, 190 were reported from the Jammu division and 179 from the Kashmir division, they said. Jammu district recorded the highest number of new cases […]
Bear barges into cowshed, kills sheep in Handwara
Aatif Qayoom Handwara: A bear created havoc by killing ten sheep in Drungoosa Village of Mawer area of north Kashmir’s Kupwara District on the intervening of Tuesday-Wednesday, locals said. According to the local resident a bear entered into the cowshed of Mohammed Maqbool Chopan, Abdul Ahad Chopan and Nazir Ahmad Pir last night and killed […]
