Transmission Tower collapse amid heavy snowfall in Bandipora
Bandipora: An under construction transmission tower of BBTL collapsed in north Kashmir’s Bandipora village on Thursday morning due to heavy snowfall. The incident happened at Ajas village, however, there was no report of any injury. Two days of heavy snowfall combined with rains that added to the significant weight on the roof and […]
Baramulla: Interview for data entry operators scheduled on Feb 7 postponed
Baramulla: Interview for the data entry posts in Baramulla scheduled to be held on Feb 7 have been postponed. Officials said that keeping in view of the recent heavy snowfall in Baramulla District, the interview for the post of Data Entry Operator scheduled to be held on 07-02-2019 stands postponed. The next date of interview […]
Rupee falls 20 paise to 71.76 vs USD in early trade
Mumbai, Feb 7 (PTI) The rupee Thursday depreciated 20 paise to 71.76 in early trade at the forex market ahead of the Reserve Bank of India’s interest rate decision. The domestic currency has been trading in a narrow range in the last two trading sessions as investors were cautious ahead RBI’s Monetary Policy Committee outcome scheduled […]
GATE aspirants who missed flights asked to register themselves with Div Com’s office
Srinagar: GATE aspirants who missed their flights from the valley have been asked to themselves to register with the Divisional Commissioner Kashmir office ” GATE aspirants who missed their flights last two days due to bad weather in Srinagar may kindly get themselves registered with the Assistant Commissioner Central in the office of […]
ISIS caliphate has been decimated: Trump
Washington, Feb 7 (PTI) ISIS has been decimated, US President Donald Trump has said, adding that sometime probably next week, he will formally announce to have 100 percent of the caliphate. The United States military, its Coalition partners and the Syrian Democratic Forces have liberated virtually all of the territory previously held by ISIS in Syria […]
Battamaloo encounter case: Police files chargesheet againt ten people including scribe Asif Sultan, others
Srinagar: Police on Thursday filed chargesheet in Battamaloo shootout case, against ten people, in which a cop was killed and militants had escaped. The chargesheet names five persons including a lady and a journalist Asif Sultan for harbouring militants and giving Support to the proscribed oirganisation. According to police spokesman Police submitted the charge sheet […]
Snowfall: Highway shut, flights cancelled, electricity snapped
Srinagar: Land and air connectivity of Kashmir valley remains cut for second consecutive day as heavy snowfall across the valley continued for second day. According to officials at Traffic police the vehicular movement over the only road connectivity, Srinagar-Jammu highway, will remain closed as snow has accumulated at the stretch including at Jawahar tunnel. “Landslides […]
Commissioner Secy PDD for expeditious installation of pre-paid electricity meters
Jammu: Commissioner Secretary, Power Development Department (PDD), Hirdesh Kumar, convened a meeting to review revenue realization progress and the implementation of ongoing flagship power sector schemes in Jammu region here today. In the meeting, it was given out that the amount realized as power revenue by EMRE Wing, Jammu ending 3rd Quarter of this financial year […]
No need to take Mehbooba’s demand for action against Army officer seriously: Guv
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik on Wednesday dismissed PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti’s demand for action against an Army officer, saying “she doesn’t need to be taken seriously”. Malik’s remarks come a day after Mufti demanded action against one Major Shukla, who allegedly tortured a Pulwama resident, Tauseef Wani, at the Shadimarg camp […]
‘JK Ride Safe App’ launched for safe travel
Jammu: Principal Secretary Transport, Animal Sheep Husbandry & Fisheries, Dr Asgar Hassan Samoon, along with Transport Commissioner, Dr S P Vaid today launched ‘JK Ride Safe App’ to improve travel safety standards. On the occasion, Dr Samoon emphasized upon general masses to adhere to traffic rules and regulations to make daily commuting safer. He said […]