AC Meets: Passenger fare hiked by 19 percent
Pashmina certification centre put under I&C command, JKAACL to be registered as society
JAMMU: The Jammu and Kashmir Government on Thursday approved a fare hike of 19% for all categories of commercial passenger vehicles. The decision was announced during a meeting of the Administrative Council (AC), which met here under the chairmanship of Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha. The decision has been taken on the basis of cost analysis […]
No night prayers on Shab-Mehraj
Holy Relic of Prophet (PBUH) will be displayed after prayers today
Srinagar: The congregational prayers will not be held on the occasion of Meraj-un-Nabi being celebrated during the night in the shrines, including Assar-eSharief Hazratbal, which houses the Holy Relic of Prophet Muhammad, in the Kashmirvalley in view of COVID-19 pandemic. However, the devotees will have the glimpse of holy Relic on Friday after every prayers […]
Poultry industry hit by bird flu scare, 70% farms face closure
Srinagar: Amid the bird flu scare, over 70 per cent of poultry farms in Kashmir have been closed leaving hundreds of people jobless and causing huge loss to the farmers. Poultry farmers said that last year they suffered heavy losses due to Covid-19 lockdown and this year due to the rumour mongering about bird flu […]
Lt Guv, Advisors extend greetings on the eve of Shab-i-Miraj
JAMMU: Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha has extended his heartiest greetings to people of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir on the eve of Shab-i-Miraj. In his message of felicitations, the Lt Governor hoped that the auspicious occasion would spread the message of peace and promote the spirit of brotherhood, harmony, and amity among people […]
Budgam toddler dies after swallowing coin shaped electronic cell
Budgam: A two-year-old toddler died after he accidentally swallowed a coin shaped cell used in electronic watches and other appliances at his home at Waterwani village of Central Kashmir’s Budgam. Meanwhile, the relatives alleged that the government hospitals where he was taken to had refused to admit him on one or the other pretext. The […]
Poultry, meat shops sealed for contaminating irrigation canal
Shopian: Authorities in south Kashmir’s Shopian district sealed a chicken and two mutton shops for contaminating the waters of an irrigation canal. Official sources said that after receiving complaints from locals that butchers and poultry shop owners are throwing waste and other stuff in the irrigation canal thus blocking free flow of water, Naib Tehsildar […]