Fresh snowfall in higher reaches of Kashmir, temperature dips
Srinagar, Mar 15 (PTI) Few areas in the higher reaches of Kashmir, including the Gulmarg tourist resort, received fresh snowfall, while the plains were lashed by rains on Sunday, officials said. The upper reaches of Gulmarg, including Apharwat and Kongdoori bowls, received snowfall, which continued till last reports came in.Pir Ki Gali, along the Mughal […]
J-K achieves 97 pc target under PMAY-G, 3.23 lakh houses built
JAMMU, Mar 15 (PTI): Jammu and Kashmir has completed more than 3 lakh houses under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Gramin, achieving 97 per cent of the target, officials said on Sunday. Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Department Secretary Mohammad Aijaz Asad directed officials to accelerate the pace of work for the remaining 11,340 houses under […]
LG Sinha gives Eid gift to NOKs of terror victims, hands over 50 appointment letters
Srinagar, Mar 15: Terming the handing over of appointment letters to the next of kin of terror victims as a form of “sharansthli (support),” Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Sunday said the initiative aims to help affected families rebuild their lives through employment opportunities. LG Sinha, according to the details available presented appointment letters to […]
Govt bars piped cooking gas users from holding LPG connections, PNG rollout to be fast-tracked
NEW DELHI, Mar 15 (PTI): The government has barred households with piped cooking gas (called PNG) connections from retaining or obtaining subsidised domestic LPG connections, even as the sector regulator pushed city gas distributors to accelerate PNG rollout to ease pressure on cooking gas supplies amid global energy supply disruptions. In a notification issued on […]
Trump urges US allies to send warships to Strait of Hormuz
Cairo, Mar 15 (AP) US President Donald Trump said he hoped allies would send warships to secure the vital Strait of ?Hormuz while Iran urged people to evacuate three ports in the United Arab Emirates as its war with the United States and Israel showed no signs of ending. Iran’s call to evacuate the Middle […]
EC to announce assembly poll dates this evening
New Delhi, Mar 15 (PTI) The Election Commission will announce dates for assembly polls on Sunday evening. Polls are due in West Bengal, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Assam and Puducherry. The poll authority has convened a press conference at 4 pm to announce the schedule. The terms of these legislative assemblies are ending on different dates […]
Woman among three held in drug trafficking case at Tangmarg
Srinagar, Mar 15: Police in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district have attached the property of a notorious drug peddler in Kunzar and arrested three persons in a separate operation in Tangmarg, officials said on Sunday. A police spokesperson said that a double-storey residential house, valued at approximately ₹10.62 lakh located at Tarhama Kunzar, has been formally […]
Cop suspended after drunken driving incident in Baramulla
Baramulla, Mar 15: A Head Constable was placed under suspension after he allegedly crashed his vehicle into a checkpoint barrier while driving in an inebriated condition in the Sheeri area here, police said on Sunday. The accused officer, identified as Javid Ahmad (EXK-011664), who is currently posted in Uri, was driving an Alto car (JK12D-8187) […]
Pakistani terrorist killed as army foils infiltration bid in north Kashmir’s Uri
SRINAGAR, Mar 15 (PTI): The army on Sunday said that it has foiled an infiltration bid along the Line of Control in Uri sector of Jammu and Kashmir, killing a Pakistani terrorist. “Based on a specific intelligence input provided by #JKP regarding an infiltration attempt, a joint operation was launched on intervening night of 14-15 […]
SIT formed to probe assassination attempt on NC chief Farooq Abdullah
JAMMU, Mar 14 (PTI): Jammu and Kashmir Police have constituted a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the recent assassination attempt on National Conference president Farooq Abdullah here, officials said on Saturday. Jammu Zone Inspector General of Police (IGP) Bhim Sen Tuti ordered the setting up of the SIT under the supervision of a deputy […]