Off to school: Children to join classes after more than six months of holidays
Srinagar: Students across Kashmir will join their classes in their respective schools on Monday after a gap of over six months as government announced re-opening of all schools across the Valley on February 24. Since August 5 last year, all the schools barring a few, remained shut due to the uncertainty and volatile situation. Notably, […]
15th Finance Commission offers special grant to JK, Ladakh
Srinagar: In a significant development, Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh are all set to get a share from the 15th Finance Commission for which only states are entitled to, official sources revealed. The 15th Finance Commission has recommended Rs 90,000 crore as grants for 2020-21 to 28 states and two Union Territories-J&K, and Ladakh. Centre […]
Defunct traffic lights create logjams on Srinagar roads
Srinagar: Despite claims from authorities on the improvement of traffic in summer capital Srinagar, various traffic signals on vital junctions of the city are lying defunct According to irked commuters and transporters the traffic signals which were installed at vital junctions in and around the city are either dysfunctional or displaying a faulty signal. Reports […]
ACB, CBI and ED to get officers from New Delhi
Srinagar: BJP led Central Government is mulling to go tough with corrupt politicians and bureaucrats and for the purpose, has decided to depute special officers from New Delhi in the Central Bureau of Investigations (CBI), Enforcement Directorate (ED) and Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) to take up the cases and investigate them. “Process to identify officers in […]
Massive blaze destroys five houses in old city
Srinagar: At least five residential houses were gutted in Bagi Sunder Payeen area of Chattabal in Srinagar on Tuesday morning, officials said. Five families were rendered homeless after the massive blaze broke out from one of the residential houses there. The fire spread to four other houses, leaving them completely damaged, locals said. They said […]
Tasaduq Mufti meets Mehbooba
Srinagar: Tasaduq Mufti Tuesday met former Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti, who is lodged at a government quarter in Srinagar. Sources said that the incarcerated PDP President and former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti received her brother Tasaduq Mufti. Tasaduq Mufti arrived here at around noon and stayed with his sister for over an […]
KU to take call on ‘missed’ exams
Srinagar: Kashmir University is yet to conduct examination for the scores of students from Banihal area who had missed their examination paper in the last week of December last year due to heavy snowfall. These students mostly females were supposed to appear in the 5th semester Botany paper but failed to make it up to […]
Internet gag in Kashmir: Connectivity issues in JK will be eased further: Advisor to Lt Guv
Bengaluru: Internet and connectivity issues in Jammu and Kashmir will be eased further in the coming months, Kewal Kumar Sharma, advisor to the Lt Governor of Jammu and Kashmir said here on Monday. “The restrictions remain to make sure that these facilities are not misused for promoting disorder. In some months from now it should […]
Police to procure 50 hi-tech UAVs
Procurement of modern gadgets only to increase technical, operational capacity of force
Nasir Azam Srinagar: After floating tenders to procure the first helicopter and Remote operating Vehicles (RoVs), the Jammu and Kashmir police is all set to receive the maiden and fresh consignment of Unarmed Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) to give boost to its aerial surveillance in J&K Union Territory (UT). The Jammu and Kashmir police is set […]
