Power shutdown announced in valley parts

SRINAGAR: According to the Power Controller, Kashmir Province, Srinagar, in order to carry out necessary preventive maintenance works, 200 MVA Grid Station Pampore, 140 MVA Rawalpora GS &132 D/C Pampore Rawalpora TL, 75 MVA, 132/33 KV GS Awantipora &132 KV D/C Pampore Awantipora TL shall observe shutdown on November 04 from 9:30 am to 5:00 […]

MHA orders promotion of two senior IPS officers

Srinagar: The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has ordered promotion of two senior IPS officers of Jammu & Kashmir cadre to Director General of Police rank. According to an order issued by MHA, Dr B. Srinivas (commandant general, Home Guards/ Civil Defence/ State Disaster Response Force) has been elevated to DGP rank with effect from […]

KU to organise mental health awareness programme

Srinagar: The University of Kashmir is organising a mental health awareness programme in six Kashmir districts from November 3 to November 19. The inaugural session of the programme, being organised by the Department of Students Welfare, will be held at 11.30am at the varsity’s Gandhi Bhawan auditorium on November 2. The theme of the programme […]

Militant arrested in Pulwama: Police

Srinagar: Police on Thursday claimed to have arrested a local militant in Bilow area of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district. A senior police officer said that a joint team of Police, army’s 44RR and CRPF during Naka duty arrested a militant in Bilow area. The police officer further told that 02 grenades were recovered from his […]

PDD daily wager dies of electrocution in Poonch

Poonch: A 50-year-old daily wager in PDD was electrocuted while repairing electric wire near transformer in Kalaban area of Mendhar on Thursday, officials said. They said that the daily wager, Mohammed Shabir, died on the spot. SHO Mendhar Manzoor Kohli confirmed the death and said that proceedings have been initiated in this regard. (GNS)

CS reviews arrangements to stockpile Petroleum Products

300 petrol, diesel trucks to enter Kashmir valley daily

SRINAGAR: The Chief Secretary, B V R Subrahmanyam Wednesday chaired a high-level meeting to review the stockpiling of petroleum products for the winter season in Jammu & Kashmir. ADG Traffic, Divisional Commissioners of Jammu and Kashmir, Administrative Secretary, Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs, Deputy Commissioner, Jammu, IG Jammu, SSP Traffic, and representatives of petroleum […]

Kashmir University to launch more UG, PG programmes: VC

Srinagar: The University of Kashmir is launching more undergraduate and postgraduate programmes from this academic session, even as some of the courses offered at the varsity hitherto under the umbrella of allied departments are set to be offered from full-fledged departments-cum-research centres now. The crucial decisions, which shall be placed before the University Council for […]