500-km rural road network to be laid under PMGSY-III in Ladakh
Leh: The Centre has targeted to construct 500-km rural road network, in the Union Territory of Ladakh, sanctioned under the third phase of Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY), an official spokesman said on Saturday. The information was given at a meeting chaired by Union Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Minister Giriraj Singh. The minister […]
Smart traffic booths : JSCL signs agreements for development of 23 Junctions
JAMMU: Smooth flow of traffic and better pedestrian facilities are on the cards as Jammu Smart City Limited (JSCL) has signed two separate agreements for the development of 23 junctions and for setting up smart traffic booths in different parts of the city. The agreement for the development of junctions was signed and exchanged between […]
21 employees served ‘show cause’ in Kishtwar
Jammu: Authorities served show cause’ notices to 21 employees who were found absent during a surprise visit at government offices in Kishtwar district on Friday, officials here said. The visits were made by Additional District Development Commissioner (ADDC) Sham Lal to check attendance in the government offices, they said. A total of 21 employees were […]
Ladakh records 188 new Covid cases
Leh: Ladakh’s COVID-19 caseload increased to 25,536 on Saturday as 188 more people tested positive for the virus, officials said. Of the new cases, 125 were reported from Leh district and 63 from Kargil district, they said. According to officials, no Covid deaths were reported on the previous day and the death toll remained unchanged […]
Husband held for killing wife in Ramban
Banihal/Jammu: A man was arrested for killing his 23-year-old wife and trying to mislead the investigators by projecting the murder as suicide in Ramban district, police said on Saturday. Nishu Devi, a resident of Pasyal Dharalta village of Batote, was found hanging at her house on January 23 and inquest proceedings were initiated to ascertain […]
Dir Tourism holds meeting with outstation officers: Asks them to be in regular touch with local travel fraternities
SRINAGAR: Director Tourism Kashmir, Dr. G N Itoo Saturday asked the officers of the Department posted across various cities of the country to be in regular touch with the local travel fraternities there and keep them updated about the tourism related activities in Jammu & Kashmir. Chairing a meeting with Tourist Officers of the Department […]
Police arrests four drug peddlers
Srinagar: Police has arrested four drug peddlers in Kulgam and Budgam and recovered contraband substances from their possession, a police spokesman said Saturday. He said that officers at a checkpoint established near Kund gate in Qazigund area of Kulgam intercepted a person roaming in a suspicious condition. He was identified as Aijaz Ahmad Bhat son […]
‘Ayushman Bharat-Sehat’: Scheme proving a game changer for poor: Officials
JAMMU: Health has eminence over every other necessity in life and providing free medical care to people is the greatest welfare measure of mankind. In order to provide this needful welfare measure to the people of Jammu and Kashmir, the SEHAT scheme was launched in convergence with Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY). […]
Employees of ID condole with Inam Ul Haq Siddiqui
SRINAGAR: The employees of Information Department Kashmir Division have expressed deep grief and sorrow over the demise of Aunt of Joint Director Information Kashmir, Inam Ul Haq Siddiqui. A condolence meeting in this regard was held in the divisional office in which all officers and officials of the divisional office participated. They prayed for eternal […]
Politicians vitiating pluralistic atmosphere of Jammu: Rana
JAMMU: Senior BJP leader Devender Singh Rana Friday decried the attempts of a few politicians of Kashmir in vitiating the atmosphere and trying to divide the people, saying they will not be allowed to succeed in their machinations. “Some politicians from Kashmir frequently visit Jammu and try to create a wedge between various segments of […]