India close to getting indigenous anti-drone solution: Amit Shah
New Delhi, Mar 21 (PTI) India is very close to getting a complete anti-drone solution, and it will be achieved within six months, Union Home Minister Amit Shah informed the Rajya Sabha on Friday. “We are very close to getting a complete anti-drone solution. We have had six experiments, I am hopeful within six-months we […]
Asia’s largest tulip garden in Srinagar to open for public on March 26, mark start of tourism season
SRINAGAR, Mar 21 (PTI): Nestled between the Dal lake and the Zabarwan hills, Asia’s largest Tulip garden will open for the public on March 26 to mark the beginning of the tourism season in the Kashmir valley, officials said on Friday. The Indira Gandhi Memorial Tulip Garden was set up by Ghulam Nabi Azad, the […]
Criminals involved in narco-terrorism will be dealt sternly: DGP Prabhat
Pulwama, Mar 21: Director General of Police (DGP) Nalin Prabhat on Friday reaffirmed the commitment of law enforcement agencies to intensify the crackdown on criminals involved in narco-terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir. Talking to reporters after addressing a public darbar here in South Kashmir, DGP Prabhat, said, “Criminals involved in narco-terrorism will be dealt with […]
Cong slams govt over census delay, under-utilisation of Home Ministry funds
New Delhi, Mar 21 (PTI) The Congress on Friday criticised the government for delayed implementation of the census and underutilisation of the Home Ministry’s allocated budget during a discussion in the Rajya Sabha. Congress leader Ajay Maken, participating in the debate on the working of the Ministry of Home Affairs, pointed out that India’s population […]
CM laid roadmap for 24×7 electricity, but public support pivotal: Div Com Kashmir
Srinagar, Mar 21: Divisional Commissioner Kashmir VK Bidhuri on Friday said that the Chief Minister has laid the roadmap for 24×7 electricity, stating that public support is must to make it happen. Speaking to reporters Bidhuri said that judicious use of electricity will help in reducing the damage to the transformers as well as fire […]
Minor killed after being run over by truck in south Kashmir’s Kulgam
Srinagar, Mar 2: A three-year-old girl died after a truck ran over her in South Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Friday. An official said that the accident took place at Peerbal village in Frisal. The truck bearing No: JK05AB-9876 hit the victim identified as Zainab Junaid (3), daughter of Junaid Ahmad Sofi of Frisal she died […]
Over 20 houses gutted in blaze in Anantnag
ANANTNAG (J-K ), Mar 21 (PTI): Around three dozen families have been rendered homeless after a massive fire gutted over 20 houses in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag district, officials said on Friday. The fire broke out in a house in Gajinag area of Kadipora in the south Kashmir district on Thursday, and quickly spread to […]
Police recovers dead body of Rajouri youth near Samba railway Bridge
Jammu, Mar 21: Police on Friday recovered body of youth from a railway bridge in Samba district, officials said. A police official said that the body was found near Sarore Adda Bari Brahmana and was subsequently taken to GMC Jammu for post-mortem. The deceased has been identified as Raja Ibrar Khan son of Abdul Rehman […]
J&K Government to fill 7,253 vacant posts by year-end, says CM Omar Abdullah
JAMMU, MAR 20: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today informed the J&K Legislative Assembly that his government has planned to fill 7,253 vacancies—both Gazetted and Non-Gazetted—by the end of the year. He also stated that 11,526 selections have been made across these categories over the past two years. The Chief Minister, who holds charge of the […]
Assembly condoles death of ex-MLA by suicide
Jammu, Mar 20 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir Assembly on Thursday expressed the condolences on the death of BJP leader and former Independent MLA from Gurez Faqir Mohammad Khan. Khan (62) shot himself dead inside the Tulsibagh government quarters in Srinagar, BJP spokesperson said. The news of Khan’s suicide was announced in the Assembly by Chief […]