Various delegations call on Lt Guv in Jammu
JAMMU: Former Legislators, ex- Auqaf Chairperson and a delegation of West Pakistan Refugees called on Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha at the Raj Bhavan here Friday. Former Legislators including Jahangir Mir, ex-MLC and former MLAs- Ch. Akram, Ashwani Sharma and Manjeet Singh and Sarpanch, Ramgarh, Bittu Chaudhary put forth various demands and issues related to the […]
Nodal Officer COVID-19 UTs of J&K, Ladakh visits Budgam
Review virus containment measures
BUDGAM: Development Commissioner Handicraft, Union Ministry of Textiles and Nodal Officer Covid-19 for UTs of J&K and Ladakh, Shantmanu, accompanied by a team of senior doctors representing Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare Friday visited Budgam district to take stock of measures being taken up by the administration towards containment of the global pandemic. […]
Power shutdown in Kashmir parts
SRINAGAR: According to the Power Controller, Kashmir Province, Bemina Srinagar, in order to carry out maintenance work of various bays, the power supply to areas fed from 220 kV Mir Bazaar Ramban and 220 kV Mir Bazaar Kishanpur II shall remain affected on August 24 from 1pm to 5 pm and 9 am to 1 […]
Overground worker held at Ganderbal
Srinagar: An overground worker of a militant organisation was arrested from Ganderbal district on Friday and a grenade seized from his possession, police said. The man tried to evade a “naka” set up by security forces near the Baderkund Nursery area in central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district, a police official said. He said due to timely […]
COVID-19: Govt evacuates 3,37,326 stranded JK residents
24 domestic flights with 3,396 passengers also land in Jmu, Sgr
JAMMU: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has evacuated about 3,37,326 JK residents, stranded in other parts of the country due to COVID lockdown, via Lakhanpur and through special trains and buses till date amid strict observance of all necessary guidelines and Standard Operating Procedures. As per the official data received in this regard, the Jammu […]
Online education proves hoax for students in Tral village
Pulwama: Students in a Tral village are yet to join their online classes in absence of network connectivity in the area. Pranigam, a village which is about 20 kilometers from Sub district headquarters Tral has no mobile or internet connectivity due to which the locals are suffering and the career of hundereds of students is […]
Speeding truck crushes minor girl to death
KANGAN: In a heart wrenching accident, a minor girl was crushed to death by a speeding truck at Ganiwan Kangan on Thursday afternoon. Reports said that a speeding LP truck bearing registration number JK01A-2124 on way to Srinagar from Kargil hit a minor girl identified as Aadiya Bano (8 year) Daughter of Mohammad Anwar Paswal […]
Working of line departments at Kupwara reviewed
KUPWARA: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Farooq Khan, Thursday reviewed the working of various line-departments including Social Welfare, FCS&CA, YSS, Cooperative, Labour & Employment, here at meeting of district officers. The Advisor was on a day long visit to Kupwara, during which he took stock of development scenario of the district. Deputy Commissioner, Kupwara, Anshul Garg […]
Govt contemplating to promote, revive traditional arts: Advisor Sharma
SRINAGAR: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor KK Sharma Thursday said that the requisite steps for incentivizing weavers, artisans to increase their income besides also ensuring the revival of traditional arts and crafts have already been taken. The Advisor was speaking at the meeting convened to discuss working of the Craft Development Institute (CDI), Srinagar besides also […]
Preparedness for upcoming off line examinations in JK reviewed
SRINAGAR: Principal Secretary, School Education and Skill Development, Dr Asgar Hassan Samoon, Thursday chaired a joint meeting of officers of JKBOSE and School Education Department to review preparedness for the upcoming off line examinations of 10th, 11th and 12th class in Kashmir division and winter zone of Jammu division. Secretary, JK BOSE, Riyaz Ahmed, Director […]
