ED raids a comedy of errors, officials found nothing: P Chidambaram
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Cold wave tightens grip in Kashmir; Leh records -15C
Srinagar: The minimum temperature in Leh town plummeted several degrees as the cold wave tightened its grip in Kashmir Valley, where the mercury was recorded below the freezing point at all weather monitoring stations. Leh, in Ladakh region, had experienced an improvement in temperature the previous night when the mercury rose nearly six degrees […]
Two labourers found dead in Pulwama, 2 hospitalized
Two labourers were found dead at a rented house in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district. They were identified as Nisar Ahmad Kalas son of Shah Ali Kalas and Mohammad Ashraf Kalas sons of Abdul Haleem, residents of Abhama Pulwama. Police said that they died due to suffocation. They added that two more labourers were found unconscious […]
Restrictions in parts of Srinagar in view of strike
Srinagar: Authorities today imposed restrictions in parts of Srinagar to maintain law and order in view of a strike called by separatists against the death of a civilian allegedly in security forces action recently. Restrictions have been imposed in seven police station areas of Srinagar, a police official said. He said strict restrictions under Section […]
Srinagar rated most wallet-friendly holiday destinations by travel portal
New Delhi: Srinagar and Port Blair have seen the steepest drop in airfares, while Bangkok has replaced Dubai as the top trending holiday destination amongst Indian travellers, according to online travel marketplace Kayak. These findings are part of Kayak’s recently launched tool, Travel Hacker Guide, which provides rankings of the popular and top trending destinations, […]
IED found on roadside at HMT, traffic movement disrupted
Srinagar: An Improvised Explosive Device (IED) has been found near HMT by government forces. A senior police official said that govenment troopers recovered the suspected explosive device on a roadside and Police along with 2RR of Army and Bomb disposal Squad have reached to the spot. Meanwhile traffic has been partially restored from Baramulla to […]
JKLF chief Yasin Malik arrested
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) chief, Yasin Malik was arrested on Saturday ahead of the proposed separatist protest against the recent killing in south Kashmir. The Joint Resistance Leadership comprising Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Muhammad Yasin Malik had called for complete shutdown and peaceful protests across Kashmir on Saturday (January […]
Patnitop car-cable project will see completion by Dec: Govt
Jammu: The government today said that the Gandola car-cable project at Udhampur district’s Patnitop tourist resort would be completed by December. The first stage of the project from Sanjote to Patnitop is expected to be completed by December, Minister of State for Tourism Priya Sethi said. She was replying to a question raised by BJP […]
Dy CM for synergised efforts to promote LPG penetration
Jammu: Deputy Chief Minister Dr Nirmal Singh today launched Diya Gas Bottling Plant Ltd operations which will provide hassle free and timely LPG access to domestic and commercial users in the state. Minister of State for Tourism and Education, Priya Sethi, MLC Charanjeet Singh Khalsa, CFO Diya Gas, JK Handa, CEO Diya Gas, Sandeep Sheron besides […]
Revenue Officers hail Budget proposals empowering Deptt
Jammu: The Revenue Officers working in the State have welcomed the initiatives announced in Budget 2018-19 empowering the Revenue Department right from Patwarkhanas to Deputy Commissioner level. Lauding the Finance Minister, Dr Haseeb Drabu for the initiatives announced by him in the Budget for the Revenue Department, the Revenue Officers said that the proposal of […]