Highway remains shut as snow avalanche at Jawahar Tunnel yet to be cleared
Srinagar: Authorities have decided to keep the Srinagar-Jammu highway closed post snow avalanche that hit the Jawahar Tunnel yesterday and ‘keeping in view security of commuters’ Officials said that a huge avalanche hit the tunnel on the Qazigund side on Tuesday which is yet to be cleared. They claimed, the avalanche could have caused a […]
Rupee spurts 29 paise against US dollar in early trade
Mumbai, (PTI) The rupee rose 29 paise to 71.15 against the US dollar in early session Wednesday on increased selling of the American currency by exporters and banks amid a positive opening of the domestic equity markets. At the Interbank forex market, the rupee opened higher at 71.19 and advanced further to quote 29 […]
Forces lay siege over Binner Baramulla, launch search operation
Baramulla: Government forces on Wednesday morning laid siege over Binner area of Baramulla district in North Kashmir and launched search operations. The Cordon and Search Operation was launched, according to police sources, after inputs of militant movement in the area. The CASO is being conducted by a joint team of SOG Baramulla,46 RR and 53 […]
Hindu woman-Muslim man marriage not ‘regular or valid’ but child born is legitimate: SC
New Delhi: A marriage of a Hindu woman with a Muslim man is not a “regular or valid” but the child born out of such wedlock is legitimate, the Supreme Court on Tuesday held. It also said that the legal effect of such an irregular marriage is that a wife is entitled to get dower […]
KEG condemns attack on photojournalists
Srinagar: Kashmir Editors’ Guild (KEG) has strongly condemned the use of pellets against a group of journalists who were covering the aftermath of an encounter in Shopian. At least four news photographers were hit by the pellets and hospitalised. A battery of journalists was covering the protests near Shirmal on the Srinagar-Shopian highway when they […]
‘Public transport vehicles to be equipped with GPS tracking from April 1’
Jammu: State Government is mulling a proposal to register public transport vehicles fitted with GPS system and panic buttons from April 1 this year. This was disclosed by Principal Secretary, Transport Department, Dr Asgar Hassan Samoon here today. Dr Samoon directed rolling out process of setting up a radar surveillance system to monitor passenger vehicles […]
Gadkari inaugurates bridge over Ravi river
New Delhi: Union minister Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday inaugurated a bridge over the Ravi river in Jammu & Kashmir which will reduce the distance between Kathua in Jammu and Pathankot in Punjab to 8.6 km from 45 km, the government said. The bridge over the Ravi river at Keerian – Gandial will benefit over 2.2 lakh […]
Presence of US senator’s guard during meeting with PM Khan irks Pak Senate panel
Islamabad: The unusual presence of the personal security officer of top US Senator Lindsey Graham during his meeting with Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan here has irked a Pakistani parliamentary panel, which termed it a disgrace to the country. Republican Senator Graham from South Carolina met Khan here on Sunday amid reports that Islamabad is […]
JK fully prepared for census of minor irrigation, water bodies: Revenue Deptt
Jammu: Department of Revenue today said that Financial Commissioner (Revenue), who is also Census Commissioner, has initiated all the requisite measures for smooth conduct of 6th Minor Irrigation Census and first census of Water Bodies with the reference year 2017-18. The census is being conducted in Jammu and Kashmir along with other States by the […]
Appointment of Skandan Krishnan as Advisor to JK Governor approved
Jammu: The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), Government of India, Tuesday conveyed approval of the Competent Authority, to the appointment of Skandan Krishnan, IAS (Retd) as Advisor to the Governor of Jammu and Kashmir. The formal orders of his appointment as Advisor and other terms and conditions are being notified separately. Skandan Krishna, has done […]