Night temperature remains below normal, Kargil town coldest
Srinagar: There was no respite from intense cold conditions in Kashmir division as Kargil town in the Ladakh region continued to be the coldest place in the state registering a low of minus 19 degrees Celsius. In the nearby Leh town, the mercury settled at a low of minus 13.8 degrees Celsius, down nearly three […]
Shabir Shah facing slow poisoning in jail, says family
New Delhi: A Delhi court directed the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to file its reply to a fresh bail plea of separatist leader Shabir Shah in a 2007 money laundering case related to alleged terror financing, even as his wife claimed he was being “slow poisoned” in the prison. Additional Sessions Judge Sidharth Sharma, who had […]
PMDP’s estimated size Rs 82453 cr, FM informs House
Jammu: Minister for Finance, Dr Haseeb A Drabu informed the House that as on date the estimated size of the Prime Minister’s Development Package (PMDP) is Rs 82453 crore and the projects instituted under this package are at different stages of execution. The Minister was replying to a question by Rajiv Jasrotia. He said the […]
Roadmap finalized for completion of Mubarak Mandi Project: Minister
Jammu: Minister for Tourism, Tassaduq Hussain Mufti today said that a roadmap has been finalized for time-bound accomplishment of the Mubarak Mandi Conservation Project. “Reputed conservation architects with expertise in historical conservation and space making have been co-opted and a process has been finalized for time-bound completion of this prestigious project,” Mr Tassaduq […]
3263 MW power potential being tapped from 3 rivers: Govt
Jammu: Minister of State for Power, Housing and Urban Development, Asiea Naqash, while replying to a question of Zaffar Iqbal Manhas, informed that over 3263.46 MW power has so far been harnessed against 16475 MW potential of three major rivers of state as assessed by Central Electricity Authority. She said Power projects on the three […]
Dir Agriculture reviews work on Saffron Park
Srinagar: Director Agriculture Kashmir, Syed Altaf Aijaz Andrabi impressed upon the concerned officers & agencies to expedite work on state of art and one of the largest saffron park in Asia to be completed at an estimated cost of Rupees 37 crore. While reviewing the progress of finishing work on this prestigious project at […]
Govt frames District Level Task Force to monitor e-PDS
Jammu: Government has constituted District Level Task Force to implement end to end computerization and installation of Point of Sale devices under e-PDS project in the districts. On the direction of Chowdhary Zulfkar Ali, Minister for Food, Civil Supplies, Consumer Affairs and Tribal Affairs, the Department of Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs has issued […]
Opposition targets govt for making ‘political’ appointments
Jammu: The opposition Congress MLA from Bandipora district in north Kashmir on Tuesday slammed the government for resorting to ‘political appointments’. Speaking during the discussion on Budget 2018-19, MLA Bandipora Usman Majeed told the House that the present government has made “unnecessary” appointments of heads of the “sick and defunct” corporations. “You have created an […]
Arrest of Srinagar businessman, MLA’s raise issue in assembly
Jammu: The state assembly Tuesday witnessed uproarious scenes after the opposition National Conference (NC) and independent MLA Sheikh Rashid raised the issue of Bilal Ahmad Kawa, who was arrested on charges of involvement in the 2000 Red Fort attack last week, and demanded a statement from the government. The issue was raised by Independent MLA […]
BSF vehicle turns turtle, catches fire in Bla
Sopore: A vehicle of Border Security Force (BSF) Tuesday caught fire after it turned turtle at Ladoora area of Rafiabad in northern region of Kashmir, officials said. Officials said that a BSF vehicle bearing registration number JK05-4411 skipped off the road at Ladoora area of Baramulla district and caught fire. However, the timely action of […]