Disconnection drives aimed to stem power theft, stabilize curtailment plan: KPDCL
SRINAGAR, NOV 24: Continuing its pursuit to obtain pending arrears from defaulting consumers, Kashmir Power Distribution Corporation Limited (KPDCL) collected a revenue of Rs.6.63 crore on Thursday. Meanwhile, the Corporation’s inspections to check power pilferage breached 1000 mark with penalties imposed to the tune of Rs.7.95 lakh on Thursday. Elaborating on details, a KPDCL spokesperson […]
Lt Governor addresses closing ceremony of Audit Week at Jammu
JAMMU, NOV24: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha addressed the closing ceremony of ‘Audit Week’ at Convention Centre Jammu, today. In his address, the Lt Governor appreciated the efforts of the audit community towards transparent and accountable governance. He said the week-long audit day celebrations provide us with an opportunity to reflect on the critical role the […]
Terrorists killed in Rajouri encounter have been trained in Afghanistan, other countries: Lt Gen Upendra Dwivedi
Jammu, Nov 24: The northern army commander Lt General Upendra Dwivedi Friday said that slain terrorists in Rajouri encounter seems have been trained in Afghanistan and other countries and their killing was a major setback to “terrorism and its eco-system” in Rajouri-Poonch area. Talking to reporters on the side-lines of a wreath laying ceremony of […]
Govt to enable citizens to file FIR against social media firms for IT rule violation
New Delhi, Nov 24 (PTI) The government will assist citizens in filing FIR against social media platforms for violation of IT rules in case they are aggrieved from objectionable content like deep fakes. Minister of State for Electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar said the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (Meity) will develop a platform […]
India records 36 new COVID-19 cases
New Delhi, Nov 24 (PTI) India saw a single-day rise of 36 fresh COVID-19 infections while the active cases have been recorded at 215, according to Union Health Ministry data updated on Friday. The country’s COVID-19 case tally stands at 4.50 crore (4,50,01,691) and the death toll at 5,33,295, the data updated at 8 am […]
Afghanistan Embassy announces its permanent closure in New Delhi
New Delhi, Nov 24 (PTI) Afghanistan’s Embassy in India on Friday announced its permanent closure, citing “persistent challenges from the Indian government”. This comes after the Afghanistan Embassy had announced on September 30 that it is ceasing its operations from October 1. The mission had back then cited a lack of support from the host […]
Army, police pay tributes to 5 soldiers killed in Rajouri encounter
Rajouri/Jammu, Nov 24 (PTI) Army and police on Friday morning paid floral tributes to five of its personnel who were killed in an encounter in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district. Two terrorists, including a top Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) commander trained in Afghanistan, and five soldiers including two captains were killed in a 36-hour-long gunfight with security […]
Top LeT commander among two terrorists killed in encounter in Rajouri
Rajouri/Jammu, Nov 23 (PTI) Two terrorists, including a top Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) commander trained in Afghanistan, were killed in a gunfight with security forces on Thursday in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district, officials said. On Wednesday, four army personnel, including two captains, were killed and two others injured in the operation against the terrorists in the […]
KPDCL intensifies inspection, disconnection drives
SRINAGAR, NOV 23: Kashmir Power Distribution Corporation Limited (KPDCL) has further intensified its inspection drives across all district of Kashmir Division to check incidents of hooking and power theft, which are primarily responsible for power outages and distress cuts. As many as 566 drives were conducted across all 19 Electric Divisions and a penalty of […]
J&K SSB to conduct PST, PET for Sub-Inspector post from Dec 2
JAMMU, NOV 23: The J&K Service Selection Board has scheduled conduct of Physical Standard Test (PST) and Physical Endurance Test (PET) for the post of Sub-Inspector (Home Department), tentatively from December 2, 2023 at Jammu and Srinagar centres. According to a notice issued here today by SSB in this regard, all candidates, who have opted […]