Govt seek suggestions from stakeholders to compensate academic loss of students
Srinagar, Sep 14: The government has sought suggestions from the concerned stakeholders with regard to compensating of academic losses faced by the students due to the frequent closure of schools. Education Minister, Sakina Itoo said, “This year, a lot of time has got wasted for the students due to the different situations.” “Earlier, the school […]
Authorities order immediate closure of unlicensed brick kilns within 8 km radius of Srinagar airport
Srinagar, Sep 14 (PTI) The authorities in Kashmir ordered immediate closure of all unlicensed brick-kilns within an 8-km radius of the Srinagar airport to improve air quality and visibility for aircraft, officials said. The direction was passed at a meeting of the airfield environment management committee chaired by Kashmir Divisional Commissioner Anshul Garg, who is […]
India’s seven more properties added to Tentative List of UNESCO heritage
New Delhi, Sep 14 (PTI) Seven new properties, including Deccan Traps at Panchgani and Mahabaleshwar in Maharashtra, and Natural Heritage of Tirumala Hills in Andhra Pradesh, have been added to the Tentative List of UNESCO’s World Heritage for India, according to officials. The Permanent Delegation of India to UNESCO said the addition of these properties […]
Pilgrimage to Vaishno Devi shrine postponed amid incessant rains
Jammu, Sept 13 (PTI) The pilgrimage to the Mata Vaishno Devi shrine, which was scheduled to restart on Sunday after remaining suspended for 19 days, has been postponed again till further orders amid incessant rains, the shrine board said on Saturday. The pilgrimage was suspended on August 26, hours before a major landslide hit the […]
Hardcore criminal detained under PSA in Jammu
Jammu, Sep 13 (PTI) An alleged criminal was detained under stringent Public Safety Act (PSA) here on Saturday, police said. Arjun Kumar alias “Billu”, a resident of Kalyana village of Arnia, is a hardcore criminal with a history of involvement in violent and heinous offences, a police spokesman said. He said despite multiple arrests and […]
Bollywood actor Salman Khan pays courtesy visit to Ladakh LG Kavinder Gupta
Leh, Sept 13 (PTI) Bollywood actor Salman Khan who is here shooting for his upcoming war drama “Battle of Galwan” on Saturday paid a courtesy visit to the Ladakh Lieutenant Governor Kavinder Gupta, an official said. According to a Raj Bhavan spokespersonm, the lieutenant governor and his wife extended a warm welcome to Khan, by […]
Woman injured in bear attack in Poonch
Jammu, Sep 13 (PTI) A woman was seriously injured in a bear attack in a remote village of Poonch district in Jammu and Kashmir early Saturday, officials said. Rubina Begum was attacked outside her house in Gagrian, Sawjian area around 5.30 am, they said. Hearing her cries, neighbours rushed to her aid and managed to […]
JK floods: Damaged structures to be rebuilt with better specifications, says Jitendra Singh
JAMMU, Sep 13 (PTI): Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Saturday said the damaged structures would be rebuilt with better specifications to withstand calamities like the recent floods in the Jammu region. Singh visited the flood-affected villages falling in Bajalta and Pargalta panchayats of Jammu district to assess the damage caused to residential houses and bridges […]
Search to trace suspected terrorists underway in Doda
DODA/JAMMU, Sep 13 (PTI): Security forces have launched a search operation in a remote village in Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda district following information about the movement of three suspected terrorists there, a senior police officer said. Senior Superintendent of Police, Doda, Sandeep Mehta, said the operation was launched in the Bhallara area of Thathri on […]
Drone seized near LoC in Jammu
Jammu, Sept 13 (PTI) A drone was seized by police from a forward village near the Line of Control (LoC) in the Akhnoor sector near here on Saturday, officials said. The seizure was made from a field in Fattu Kotli village in Garkhal area, following a tip-off, they said. Police are probing whether the drone […]