35 kg ration being provided to AAYs : Minister
Jammu: Minister for Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Choudhary Zulfkar Ali informed the Upper House that government is proving ration as per census 2011. He said under ‘Antyodaya Anna Yojana’ (AAY) each household beneficiary is provided 35 kg ration at the rate of Rs 3 per kg ration in the state including Gurez and […]
Various Annual reports tabled
Jammu: Minister for Industries and Commerce, Chander Parkash Ganga today Monday on the table of the House annual reports of various Corporations including Jammu and Kashmir State Industrial Development Corporation, Handloom Development and Handicrafts (S&E) Corporation respectively in the Legislative Assembly. These annual reports pertain to the years 2007-2008, 1998-99 & 1999-2000 and 1999-2000 respectively. […]
No regularization policy for academic arrangement Polytechnic Lecturers: Hanjura
Jammu: Minister for Agriculture, Ghulam Nabi Hanjura, Monday informed the Upper House that presently there was no policy for regularization of Lecturers and Demonstrators working in various Government Polytechnics and technical department on the academic arrangement. The Minister was replying to a calling attention notice by legislator Charanjeet Singh in the House in this regard. […]
Bill passed for Protection of interests of depositors
Jammu: The Legislative Assembly Monday passed a Bill regarding J&K Protection of Interests of Depositors (in Financial Establishments) Act 2018. The Bill is aimed at protecting the interests of the depositors in the Financial Establishments of the State. Explaining the statement of objects and reasons of the Bill, the Finance Minister, Dr Haseeb Drabu […]
Editorial: Need to learn some lessons
Srinagar: Though people across the state especially Kashmir Valley were waiting with bated breath for the arrival of snow, but the moment it started to snow the administration was caught unawares yet again. The first causality which surfaced soon after it started to rain was the electricity. Most parts of the Valley woke up to […]
NIA to investigate Naveed Jhutt’s escapade
Srinagar: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) Monday registered a case related to the escape of Lashka-e-Taiba militant Naveed Jhutt from custody. NIA has registered a case RC No 05/2018 related to the escapade of LeT’s Naveed from SMHS hospital in Srinagar where he was brought on 6th February for treatment. In this regard a case FIR […]
Father, Son killed by lightning in Reasi
Jammu: A father and son died today when lightning struck their house in Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said. Lightning struck in Launcha area of Mahore tehsil in the district at 1600 hours today resulting in death of 30-year-old Ali Mohammad and his 3-year-old son Shabir, a police officer said.
Air traffic to and fro Kashmir suspended due to snowfall
Srinagar: Air traffic to and fro Kashmir was suspended today as bad weather forced cancellation of all flights at the Srinagar airport here. All flights for today were cancelled, Director, Airports Authority of India (AAI), Srinagar, Sharad Kumar told PTI. “Visibility was low and continuous bad weather made flight operations impossible,” he added. Kashmir valley […]
45-year-old shot dead in Budgam
Srinagar: A 45-year-old man was killed after fired upon by unknown gunmen in Charangam area of Central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Monday evening. Official sources said that unknown gunmen fired upon Mohammad Mohd Yousf Rather at Charangam when he was inside a passenger vehicle (Taveera). In the incident, Rather, a resident of Sanzipora, Beerwah, Budgam […]
Avalanche warning for J&K
JAMMU: High danger avalanche warning has been issued by SASE for Baramulla, Gulmarg, Kupwara, Chowkibal, Tangdhar, Phurkian, Z Gali, Bandipora, Kanzalwan, Gurez sector. While Medium danger warning has been issued for Poonch, Rajouri, Ramban, Doda, Kishtwar, Ganderbal, Kargil Low danger warning for Srinagar-Jammu National Highway and higher reaches of Anantnag, Kulgam, Budgam, Leh, Reasi and […]