Fire Breaks out in Hotel at Gulmarg
Srinagar, Feb 28: A fire has broken out in a hotel in famous tourist resort Gulmarg in Baramulla district. An F&ES official said that they received information about the fire outbreak in a hotel ‘Pine Palace Platinum’ this morning. “We have sent the men and machinery to the site, though given the intensity of the […]
Homestays introduced near IB to boost border tourism in Samba
Samba (J-K), Feb 28 (PTI) Former Sarpanch Mohan Singh Bhatti is ready to receive tourists at his homestay near the International Border (IB) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba district, a visible change in the ground situation after the renewed ceasefire between India and Pakistan came into effect in this month three years ago. The Jammu […]
Stock markets stay flat amid highly volatile trade
Mumbai, Feb 28 (PTI) Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty started the trade on an optimistic note on Wednesday but later quoted flat in a highly volatile trade amid mixed global market cues. Derivatives expiry on Thursday also fuelled volatility in the domestic market, traders said. The 30-share BSE Sensex climbed 83.06 points to 73,178.28 […]
PM Modi inaugurates new projects, lays foundation stone for new ISRO launch complex in TN
Thoothukudi, Feb 28 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday inaugurated new projects here and laid the foundation stone for new initiatives, totally worth over Rs 17,000 crore. PM Modi laid the foundation stone for a new launch complex of ISRO at Kulasekarapattinam near here, which is worth about Rs 986 crore and the facility […]
Police attaches properties of notorious drug peddlers in Baramulla
Srinagar, Feb 28: Police in Baramulla attached properties belonging to notorious drug peddlers in north Kashmir’s Baramlla district, a police spokesman said Wednesday. He said that a Single storied residential house and a double storied shopping complex with two separate washrooms, worth approx. Rs.60.00 lacs belonging to Mohammad Ayoob Shah and Ghulam Mohammad Shah @ […]
Night temp records rise amid weather advisory in Kashmir
Srinagar, Feb 28: Amid cloud cover, night temperature recorded a rise in Kashmir Valley even as Pahalgam and Gulmarg recorded minus 2.4°C and minus 5.6°C respectively on Wednesday. A meteorological department official here said that Srinagar recorded a minimum of 4.5°C against previous night’s 1.0°C. It was below normal by 0.5°C for the summer capital […]
Govt extends ban on Jamaat-e-Islami, Jammu Kashmir, for 5 years
New Delhi, Feb 27 (PTI) The government on Tuesday extended the ban on Jamaat-e-Islami, Jammu Kashmir, for five more years for continuing activities against the security, integrity and sovereignty of the nation, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said. He also said that anyone threatening the security of the nation will face ruthless measures. “Pursuing PM […]
Police arrests drug peddler in Anantnag
Srinagar, Feb 27: Police in Anantnag arrested a drug peddler and recovered contraband substance from his possession, a police spokesman said Tuesday. He said that a police party at a checkpoint established at Waghama Bijbehara intercepted a vehicle (Swift) bearing registration number JK01X-3736 driven by Manzoor Ahmad Rah son of Abdul Rahman Rah resident of […]
Snow-clearance operation launched in Bhaderwah
Bhaderwah (J&K) Feb 27 (PTI) The Border Roads Organisation (BRO) has launched a snow-clearance operation to reopen the Bhaderwah-Pathankot highway, officials on Tuesday said. The highway was closed for vehicular movement on February 2 after snowfall ranging between 6 to 8 feet was recorded from Guldanda to Chattergalla pass stretch of the road. Doda Deputy […]
ED issues fresh summons to Delhi CM Kejriwal in money laundering case
New Delhi, Feb 27 (PTI) The Enforcement Directorate has issued summons to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for the eighth time for questioning in the excise policy-linked money laundering case, official sources said on Tuesday. Kejriwal, the national convenor of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), has now been asked to depose at the agency’s headquarters […]
