DC for early estimation, tendering of Town Beatification works

BUDGAM: Deputy Commissioner (DC) Budgam, Shahbaz Ahmed Mirza Friday chaired a meeting of officers to review the implementation of beautification plan for the Budgam Town. At the outset, the DC said that under the beautification plan various parks including Old Bud Stand, Ompora, Wadipora, Gania Mohalla, restoration and renovation of fountain at Old Bus Stand […]

DC Srinagar visits Shankaracharya Temple

Inspects arrangements for Maha Shivratri Festival

SRINAGAR: The Deputy Commissioner (DC) Srinagar, Mohammad Aijaz Asad Friday visited Shankaracharya Temple to review the arrangements being made for the forthcoming festival of Maha Shivratri-celebrated annually by the followers of Lord Shiva. The festival is scheduled to be celebrated on March 01 with great religious and cultural significance and is celebrated by the Kashmiri […]

Heavy Snowfall: Electricity restored in most parts of south Kashmir

PDD on toes to restore electricity in all areas: Officials

Anantnag: Most parts of the south Kashmir barring Kulgam district have witnessed restoration of electricity after hectic efforts by the PDD officials on ground, however, there are some parts in Anantnag, Pulwama and Shopian and most part of Kulgam which were yet to receive electricity. The officials in Anantnag district have managed to restore power […]

KU to re-open for offline classes from March 3

Srinagar: The University of Kashmir on Friday issued necessary guidelines for deans, heads of departments, faculty members and students ahead of re-opening of the varsity for offline classes from March 3, 2022. “This is for the information of all concerned that the class-work/examination in the teaching departments of the main and satellite campuses shall resume […]

COVID-19: Ladakh records 19 new cases

Leh: Ladakh reported 19 fresh Covid cases, raising the union territory’s tally 27,947, officials said on Friday. The active cases have come down to 248 — 228 in Leh district and 20 in Kargil district — with 55 more patients recovering from the disease in the past 24 hours, they said. The union territory has […]

Four overground workers of Hizbul arrested in Kishtwar

Jammu: Security forces Thursday arrested four overground workers of the Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) and recovered ammunition and explosives from them in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district, sources said. A joint team of the Army’s Rashtriya Rifles (RR) unit and the CRPF launched a long range patrol in general area of Dool Dhar Jungle of Kishtwar, […]

Soldier dies after shed collapses

Srinagar: An army soldier died after coming under a shed that collapsed due to snow inside Badami Bagh Cantonment area in Srinagar, sources said. They said that a soldier of Field Ordnance Depot was standing beside a shed when its roof collapsed leaving the soldier injured. He was shifted to hospital where he succumbed to […]

Two hybrid among three active LeT militants, associate held: Police

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir police on Thursday arrested three active militants including two ‘hybrid’ militants of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) in Kashmir. A police spokesman in a statement said that a militant associate was also arrested today in Budgam district. “Police along with security forces have arrested three active militants including two hybrid militants of LeT from […]

Day-3 of SCoPE festival: Lectures delivered, films screened

Srinagar: On the third day of the Vigyan Sarvatre Pujyate (Science & Technology is Revered All Over), Festival for All, under Science & Technology Communication, Popularization & its Extension (SCOPE), various activities were conducted under the theme “A key discovery innovation that made mark in global science or India’s development story.” The festival is being […]