India has 15 out of 20 most polluted cities in the world: Study
New Delhi: Fifteen of the 20 most polluted cities in the world are in India, with Gurgaon, Ghaziabad, Faridabad, Noida and Bhiwadi in the top six, according to a new study. India’s national capital region (NCR) emerged as the most polluted region in the world last year, data compiled in the new report states. The […]
Jitendra Singh, Advisor Sharma lay e-foundation of bridges, CRF and PMGSY roads
JAMMU: Minister of State in PMO, Dr. Jitendra Singh today laid the e-foundation of CRF Roads, Bridges, PMGSY roads in Doda, Kathua and Udhampur districts in presence of Advisor to Governor Mr. K.K. Sharma. The projects costing Rs. 205.37 crore have long been demanded by the people living in these districts and would provide the […]
PM-SYM pension scheme launched across Kashmir Valley
Officials stress on awareness programmes, pending workers urged to register themselves
SRINAGAR: The Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Mandhan (PM-SYMD) pension scheme was today launched across various districts in Kashmir and Ladakh divisions simultaneously after the Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the scheme in the country. AT SRINAGAR: District Development Commissioner Srinagar Shahid Iqbal Chaudhary launched the PM-SYM scheme at an impressive function. ADC Srinagar, Assistant Labour […]
ECI visit: Hold simultaneous assembly, LS polls in JK, says Political Parties
Srinagar: The political parties of Kashmir Monday impressed upon the Election Commission of India (ECI) to hold the assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir simultaneously with the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. The ECI Monday began a two-day visit to the state to assess the feasibility of holding the Lok Sabha and the assembly polls simultaneously. […]
Pak planning a decisive crackdown on militant, extremist groups: Reports
ISLAMABAD: A decisive crackdown on extremist and militant organisations in the country looks imminent, leading news organization ‘Dawn’ reported Monday. “The action would soon be visible as things progress,” a source told a group of journalists at a background briefing on Sunday. The imminence of an action against extremist groups was confirmed by Information Minister […]
Highway troubles: Fresh landslide halts traffic for 15 hours
No movement of fresh traffic tomorrow
Banihal/Jammu: A fresh landslide halted traffic for nearly 15 hours on the strategic Jammu-Srinagar national highway even as over 3,000 Kashmir-bound vehicles, mostly carrying passengers, crossed the Jawahar Tunnel — the gateway to the valley on Monday, officials said. The 270-km highway, the only all-weather road linking Kashmir with rest of the country, is partially […]
Valley traders call for Kashmir ‘Bandh’ today
Srinagar: As mark of a protest against the ban on religious and social outfit, Jama’at-e-Islami (JeI) and approval of Jammu and Kashmir Reservation (Amendment) Ordinance, Kashmir traders and transporters here on Monday called for Kashmir bandh on Tuesday, demanding authorities to revoke the ban on JeI at an earliest. Addressing a presser, Kashmir Traders Manufacturing […]
War no solution to Indo-Pak especially for K-resolution: Mirwaiz
Srinagar: Hurriyat Conference (M) chairman and Awami Action Committee (AAC) patron Mirwaiz Umar Farooq was released on Monday, following which he convened an emergency meeting at Mirwaiz Manzil Rajouri Kadal over the prevailing situation. The youth and AAC activists as per a statement issued here greeted Mirwaz amid pro-freedom and pro-Islam slogans. Mirwaiz while addressing […]
JK Bank planning to open more branches on the Pilgrim Circuit across country: Parvez Ahmed
Governor inaugurates JK Bank Business Unit at Ajmer, prays for peace and prosperity in state.
Ajmer: Extending its footwork beyond the state, J&K Bank today inaugurated a state-of-the-art business unit at famous Diggi Chowk in Ajmer near the shrine of great Sufi Saint Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti, which was inaugurated by Sh. Satya Pal Malik, the Governor J&K state in presence of Chairman and CEO, JK Bank Parvez Ahmed; Dr Sanjeev […]
Handwara standoff continues on day 2
Para Commandos join as troops fail to end gunfight
Srinagar: The standoff between government forces and a militant, who rose from the rubble of a house yesterday, continued at Babagund Langate area of Handwara in frontier Kupwara district on Saturday. So far, four government force men including an officer of CRPF 92 battalion were killed and eleven other personnel—four from paramilitary and others from […]
