B2V to imbibe the spirit of development among masses: Advisor Bhatnagar

ANANTNAG: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Rajeev Rai Bhatnagar Sunday said that the Back to Village (B2V) will imbibe the spirit of development and participation among the common people as well as empower them through PRI institutions. The Advisor made these comments while participating in a B2V3 function at Panchayat Halqa Ganeshpora of Pahalgam Block. Advisor […]

65-year-old slips, drowns in water tank

Poonch: A 65-year-old man died after slipping into a water tank outside his house at Chungan area of Mendhar in Poonch district. The man has been identified as Abdul Khaliq son of Mir Mohammad Station House Officer Mendhar Manzoor Kohli confirmed the incident saying that the incident is being probed. (GNS)  

Govt orders transfer of 35 KAS officers

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir government ordered reshuffle of 35 KAS officers in the interest of administration with immediate effect. According to an order issued here, Hashmat Ali Khan, KAS, Special Secretary to the Government, ARI and Trainings Department, has been transferred and posted as Director, Hospitality and Protocol, J&K. Amit Sharma, KAS, Administrator, Associated Hospitals, […]

Four Kashmiri youth arrested in Delhi: Police

Says detained men were planning militant strikes

New Delhi: The Special Cell of Delhi Police on Saturday said it has arrested a group of four radicalised Kashmiri youth who were allegedly planning terror strikes in the national capital. In a statement, the police said the accused were nabbed from central Delhi’s ITO area and were carrying four sophisticated pistols and over 120 […]

Woman killed in Ganderbal mishap

Ganderbal: A woman was killed while her husband was injured after a motorcycle they were riding on collided with a tipper in Barosa village of central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district on Sunday afternoon. An official said that the motorcycle bearing registration number JK05D-2138 collided with a tipper bearing registration number JK01G-1163 in Barosa village, resulting in […]

COVID-19: Govt evacuates 5,44,260 stranded JK residents

4,03,968 via Lakhanpur, 1,40,292 through special trains

JAMMU: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has evacuated about 5,44,260 JK residents, stranded in other parts of the country due to COVID lockdown, via Lakhanpur and through special trains and buses till date amid strict observance of all necessary guidelines and Standard Operating Procedures. As per the official data received in this regard, the Jammu […]

B2V brings cheer on faces of villagers

Govt announces launch of 700 m road from Sai Kalan to Bhujh Japwal

JAMMU: B2V has finally caught the imagination of the rural communities across Jammu and Kashmir with focused development remaining main plank of this mega and ambitious centrally sponsored programme. B2V-Back to Village programme- has brought cheer on the faces of the residents of various villages in R S Pura area with the launch of 700 […]

Lt Guv dedicates Ashthal Bridge in Kulgam to locals

Lays foundation stones for Solid Waste Management plant

KULGAM: Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha during his visit to Panchayat Halqa Ashthal, Kulgam, in connection with Back to Village-3 programme, dedicated Ashthal Bridge worth Rs 9.55 crore to the public. The Ashthal Bridge connects village Ashthal with adjoining areas while benefitting about 10,000 souls residing in 13 habitations. The Lt Governor also laid the foundation […]