Accommodation management system launched at Mata Vaishno Devi shrine
Jammu, Dec 28 (PTI) Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board (SMVDSB) has launched an accommodation management system for devotees visiting the holy shrine atop Trikuta hills in Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi district, an official said on Thursday. The new system at the enquiry and reservation counter at Katra — the base camp for the pilgrims […]
Lt Governor & Union Minister inaugurate ‘Purple Festival’
JAMMU, DEC 28: Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha and Union Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment Dr. Virendra Kumar inaugurated J&K’s first festival of Inclusion, Purple Fest, which aims to showcase a kaleidoscope of abilities hidden inside disabilities and celebrating resilience of Divyangjan. The Purple Festival is also a call for action to the people and […]
RBI to act early to prevent any risk to India’s fastest growth potential: Guv Shaktikanta Das
Mumbai, Dec 28 (PTI) Reserve Bank Governor Shaktikanta Das on Thursday said India is one of the fastest growing major economies in the world with a rising potential growth profile, and stressed that the central bank remains committed to act early and decisively to prevent any build-up of risks. In his foreword to the RBI’s […]
ACB arrests Range Officer in north Kashmir for accepting bribe
Srinagar, Dec 28: Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Thursday caught a Range officer at Kuhihama forest Division Bandipora, red handed while demanding and accepting bribe of Rs 10,000 for processing bill of the complainant. A spokesman of the anti-graft body in a statement issued here said that the ACB received a written complaint against Mushtaq Ahmad […]
Admin Council Amends J&K Panchayati Raj Act to Incorporate Reservation for OBCs
Jammu, Dec 28: The Administrative Council (AC) which met here under the chairmanship of the Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha approved carrying out amendments in Jammu and Kashmir Panchayati Raj Act, 1989 to incorporate the definition of OBCs in the Act for ensuring their reservation in this grassroots democratic institution. Rajeev Rai Bhatnagar, Advisor to the […]
Woman electrocuted to death in Puchal, Pulwama
Srinagar, Dec 28: A woman was electrocuted to death on Thursday in Puchal area of South Kashmir’s Pulwama district. An official said that a woman was injured after she received an electric shock at her home on this afternoon. He added the woman identified as Tahira Banoo, wife of Mohammad Shafi Dar resident of Puchal […]
LeT ‘terror associate’ arrested in Baramulla
Srinagar, Dec 28 (PTI) A “terror associate” of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) has been arrested in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district and arms and ammunition have been seized from him, police said on Thursday. Following information about terrorist movement in the Kreeri area, security forces set up a checkpoint at Shrakwara Kreeri, a police official said. During […]
India sees single-day rise of 702 Covid cases
New Delhi, Dec 28 (PTI) India saw a single day rise of 702 cases of COVID-19, with the number of active cases of the infection rising to 4,097, the health ministry said on Thursday. Six new fatalities — two from Maharashtra and one each from Karanataka, Kerala, West Bengal, and Delhi — were reported in […]
President Putin invites PM Modi to visit Russia
Moscow, Dec 28 (PTI) President Vladimir Putin invited Prime Minister Narendra Modi to visit Russia next year as External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar called on the Russian leader at the Kremlin. “We will be glad to see our friend, Mr. Prime Minister Modi in Russia,” Putin told Jaishankar. Jaishankar, who is here on a five-day […]
Srinagar shivers at minus 3.3 degree Celsius, dense fog makes matters worse
Srinagar, Dec 28: Dense fog continued to blanket most parts of the Kashmir Valley on Thursday while the night chill has further intensified across the region. With no forecast of any weather activity till December 31st, Director Meteorological department, Dr Mukhtar Ahmad said that the foggy mornings would continue to be witnessed till December 31st. […]