Parts of Kashmir receive light rains, snow; Gulmarg records low of minus 10°C
Srinagar, Feb 25: Parts of Kashmir valley received rain and snow overnight even as night temperature recorded a rise at some places and drop at others with Gulmarg recording a low of minus 10.0°C on Sunday, officials said. A meteorological department official here said that Srinagar received 1.4mm in last 24 hours till 0830 hours […]
Security of nation can neither be outsourced nor be dependent on ‘largesse’ of others: Army chief
New Delhi, Feb 24 (PTI) The security of the nation can neither be outsourced nor be dependent on the “largesse” of others, Army Chief Gen Manoj Pande said on Saturday, asserting that becoming self reliant in critical military hardware will be essential to deal with future challenges. In an address at a defence conclave, he […]
Lt Governor inaugurates GTRi’s conclave at Patna
PATNA, FEB 24: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha inaugurated the Grand Trunk Road Initiatives’ (GTRi) conclave at Patna, Saturday, In his keynote address, the Lt Governor commended the endeavour of GTRi to bring together the policymakers, entrepreneurs, innovators, influencers and thinkers to discuss and identify growth opportunities in different sectors and brainstorm over the holistic development […]
Voters have right to know about fulfillment of assurances by parties; matter sub judice: CEC
Chennai, Feb 24 (PTI) The voters have a right to know about the feasibility of fulfilling poll assurances made by political parties, Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar said on Saturday and made it clear that the matter is, however, sub judice. Political parties have a right to make promises in their election manifestos and the […]
NIA attaches properties in Handwara in narco-terror funding case
Handwara, Feb 24: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Saturday attached properties of four accused persons in a narco-terror funding case in Handwara area of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district, officials said. Official sources said that the properties were attached in connection with an investigation of a case RC-03/2020/NIA/JMU related to the narco-terrorism. The accuser who […]
PM Modi inaugurates 11 godowns in PACS under world’s largest grain storage plan in coop sector
New Delhi, Feb 24 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday inaugurated 11 godowns for grain storage in primary agricultural credit societies (PACS) spread across 11 states as part of the government’s flagship ‘World’s Largest Grain Storage Plan’ in the cooperative sector. Modi also laid the foundation stone for an additional 500 PACS across the […]
Sopore-Kupwara rail line: Admin seeks latest data for ‘final location survey’
Srinagar, Feb 24: In a latest development vis-à-vis the extension of approximately 33.7 kilometre long railway line from Sopore to Kupwara under the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link (USBRL) project, the Kupwara administration has sought latest requisite data from various offices in the district for the purpose of ‘Final Location Survey’ (FLS) by the Railway authorities. “Dy. […]
Sub-zero night temp continues across Kashmir
Srinagar, Feb 24: Freezing cold conditions continued in Kashmir Valley as Srinagar recorded minus 3.1°C on Saturday, officials said. A meteorological department official here said that Srinagar saw a fall of 0.5°C from previous nights minus 2.6°C and it was below normal by 4.0°C for the summer capital of J&K for this time of the […]
J&K SSB issues list of 839 candidates for appointment as JE Civil, Public Works Department
JAMMU, FEB 23; Jammu and Kashmir Service Selection board today notified a list of 839 candidates, recommending their appointment as Junior Engineer (Civil), UT cadre, by the Public Works (R&B) Department. According to a notice issued here today by the Public Works (R&B) Department in this regard, the selected candidates have been asked to submit […]
BSF trooper hailing from Kupwara dies as boat ‘capsizes’ in West Bengal
Srinagar, Feb 23: A Border Security Forces’ trooper died after a boat he was in, ‘capsized’, during heavy winds in Kolkata of West Bengal state, a colleague of the deceased trooper said on Friday. He said that one Reyaz Ahmad Rather, part of boat patrolling, was caught in heavy winds yesterday. “The boat he was […]
