Govt extends Amnesty scheme for domestic consumers of electricity till Mar 2025
JAMMU: The Administrative Council which met here under the Chairmanship of Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, approved extension of Amnesty Scheme-2022 upto 31-3-2025 in favour of Domestic Consumers of electricity. The scheme provides for waving off 100% interest/surcharge on outstanding principal amount. In UT of J&K, the domestic consumer category comprises over 86% of JKPDD consumers […]
ACB registers disproportionate assets case, conducts searches in three districts
Srinagar, Mar 14: Jammu and Kashmir Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Thursday said to have registered a Disproportionate Assets case against the then Superintendent Engineer PMGSY Circle Baramulla and also conducted searches at Srinagar, Pulwama and Jammu. A statement issued by the agency said that it registered an FIR into the allegations of acquisition of Disproportionate […]
Four killed, one injured as vehicle falls into gorge in Kishtwar
Kishtwar, Mar 14: Four persons died after a vehicle fell into deep gorge in Bandarkoot area of Kishtwar district on Thursday, officials said. Station House Officer Kishtwar said that the vehicle skidded off the road and fell into a deep gorge near Bandarkoot. He said four persons died in the incident, while another one was […]
Govt forms tribunal to look into ban on Jamaat-e-Islami, J-K
New Delhi, Mar 14 (PTI) The Centre has constituted a tribunal, consisting of Justice Navin Chawla of the Delhi High Court, for the purpose of adjudicating whether or not there is sufficient cause for declaring the Jamaat-e-Islami, Jammu and Kashmir (JeI) as a banned organisation. On February 27, the central government had extended the ban […]
Maharashtra approves building guest house in Valley, JK admin identifies 2.5 acres in Budgam
Mumbai/Srinagar, Mar 14 (PTI) The Maharashtra Cabinet has approved a proposal to construct a Maharashtra Bhawan in Jammu and Kashmir, clearing the decks for the first state-run guest house to come up in the Valley since the abrogation of Article 370. The Union Territory administration’s Revenue department has identified land measuring 20 kanals (about 2.5 […]
NDA govt to return by winning over 400 seats: Rajnath Singh
Kokrajhar (Assam), Mar 14 (PTI) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday claimed that it is a surety that the NDA government will return to power winning over 400 seats during the upcoming Lok Sabha elections Addressing party workers of three NDA allies in Assam — BJP, AGP and UPPL, Singh said there will be no […]
Narco-trade in J&K emerging as a big challenge: DGP
Jammu, Mar 14: Jammu and Kashmir’s Director General of Police (DGP) R R Swain Thursday said that narco-trade is emerging as a major challenge and police and other security forces need to “dig the tunnel from both ends” to deal with it effectively. “Drug trade is emerging as a major challenge in J&K. It has […]
Kovind panel recommends simultaneous polls, common electoral roll
New Delhi, Mar 14 (PTI) A high-level committee on Thursday recommended simultaneous elections for Lok Sabha and state assemblies as the first step followed by synchronised local body polls within 100 days. In its report submitted to President Droupadi Murmu that ran into over 18,000 pages, the panel headed by former president Ram Nath Kovind […]
Rains, snow in J&K, MeT forecasts another wet spell from March 22
Srinagar, Mar 14: While rains lashed plains and higher reaches including Gulmarg received fresh snowfall, the weatherman on Thursday forecast another wet spell in Jammu and Kashmir from March 22-24. A meteorological department official here said that generally dry weather was expected till March 20. In last 24 hours till 08:30 a.m. this morning, […]
Three shops damaged in fire in Srinagar’s Lal Chowk
Srinagar, Mar 14: Three shops were damaged in a fire incident in Lal Chowk area of Srinagar on Thursday morning, officials said. An official said that fire broke out from one of the shops on the ground floor of a 5-storey commercial building today morning. He said that three shops were damaged in the incident, […]
