Schools in Kashmir set to reopen tomorrow
Srinagar: Schools in Kashmir are scheduled to reopen on Monday after remaining shut for nearly seven months following the abrogation of Article 370. Officials of the Jammu and Kashmir education department said all arrangements had been put in place for the students to attend schools after the institutions remained shut for months since August after […]
Senior Home ministry official takes stock of 54 PMDP projects in J&K
Jammu: Additional Secretary in Home Ministry Gyanesh Kumar on Sunday reviewed the progress on 54 ongoing projects under the Prime Minister’s Development Package (PMDP) here, asking the officers to give utmost attention to each project for timely completion. The Centre is bound to fulfil its commitment to ensure free flow of funds to each of […]
Donald Trump kick-starts India visit on Monday to further solidify Indo-US ties
New Delhi: US President Donald Trump, accompanied by his wife Melania, daughter Ivanka, son-in-law Jared Kushner and top brass of his administration, will kick-start an eagerly awaited tour of India on Monday, a visit expected to significantly ramp up bilateral defence and strategic ties but unlikely to produce tangible outcome in resolving thorny issues like […]
Two cops injured after car falls into gorge in JK
Kishtwar/Jammu: Two policemen were critically injured after their car skidded off the road and fell into a gorge in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district on Sunday, police said. Constables Fayaz Ahmad and Mohammad Yaqoob were on their way to Kishtwar from a remote village, a police official said. He said the driver lost control of […]
Nine dead, five injured as passenger vehicle falls into gorge in Kathua
Jammu: Nine people, including three women and as many children, were killed and five others injured on Saturday when a passenger vehicle skidded off the road and fell into a deep gorge in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district, officials said. The accident took place around 5.30 pm in remote Mallar village when the driver of […]
Booked by anti-corruption bureau, senior govt official suspended in JK
Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir administration has ordered suspension of the managing director of Handicrafts (Sales & Exports) Corporation, Jasvinder Singh Dua, who was booked by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) last year, officials said on Friday. Masrat-ul-Islam, the director of handicrafts, Jammu and Kashmir, will hold the charge of the post of managing director of […]
