Jammu-Srinagar widening project likely to be completed by end of next year
Jammu: The widening of the Jammu-Srinagar national highway, the only all-weather road linking Kashmir with the rest of the country, would be completed within one-and-a-half years, a senior government official has said. Finance Commissioner, Revenue, Pawan Kotwal, who is also the nodal officer of the National Highway four-laning project, said the 8.5-km Banihal-Qazigund tunnel on […]
Elderly woman dies in road mishap in Sopore
Sopore: A 70 -year-old woman was crushed to death by a speedy vehicle at Lalab area of Sopore in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district. A police official said that an elderly woman identified as Fatima Begum, resident of Lalad Sopore was crushed to death by a speedy vehicle in Lalad area of Sopore in the afternoon. […]
Strict lockdown restrictions re-imposed in Rajouri
Jammu: Strict lockdown restrictions were reimposed on Saturday in parts of Rajouri district following a spike in coronavirus cases, officials said. The entire Rajouri city and adjoining areas were sealed and people were asked to stay indoors as part of the efforts to slow the spread of the infection, they said. The restrictions were reimposed […]
Week Long mobile awareness program on Covid-19 flagged off at KU
Srinagar: The VC Kashmir University Prof Talat Ahmad flagged off a week -long awareness cum essential kit distribution program, related to safety against the COVID-19. The programme organised by the Department of Students Welfare (DSW) University of Kashmir is for the registered orphanages and specially-abled persons of the valley. While inaugurating the program/campaign Prof. Talat […]
ACB arrests two former Agri officers for misappropriation of funds
Srinagar: Anti-Corruption Bureau on Saturday arrested former Chief Agriculture Officer and ex-Extension officer Budgam for misappropriation in government funds. “During the investigation in Case FIR No. 02/2018 P/S ACB Anti-Corruption Bureau Kashmir arrested accused namely Nissar Ahmad Sheikh, then Chief Agriculture Officer Budgam and Gh. Rasool Bhat, the then Agriculture Extension officer Budgam,” a spokesman […]
Govt in experimentation mode on Covid-10 pandemic: PDP
Says administration’s non-serious attitude confusing people, risking lives
Srinagar: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Friday slammed the Jammu and Kashmir administration over its utterly non-serious approach and mismanagement in containing the spread of the deadly COVID 19. “At a time when positive cases are witnessing a dreadful spike and government has failed to flatten the curve in Jammu and Kashmir, administration is indulging […]
Two women held for stealing new born at Handwara hospital
Handwara: Police on Friday morning apprehended two women for stealing an infant from district hospital Handwara. An official said that a baby went missing from Handwara district hospital soon after his birth. He said that the incident surfaced late last evening after a lady from Nutnusa Kupwara delivered a baby who went missing after being […]
Govt forms panel for realizing National Broadband mission in JK
Srinagar: The J&K government has constituted a high-level panel headed by Chief Secretary for implementing and realizing the objectives as envisaged in the National Broadband Mission. The mission announced by the government of India on Tuesday last and is aimed at providing broadband access in all villages by 2022, entailing investments of around Rs 7 […]
Div Com chairs 251st HLC meeting at Srinagar
SRINAGAR: The Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, Pandurang K Pole Friday chaired 251st High Level Committee meeting of Circular Road Project Srinagar to review the progress of acquisition cases pertaining to the project. The meeting deliberated upon acquisition, compensation and rehabilitation of the people whose residential or commercial structures have been acquired by the government to remove […]
Coordinator NEET calls on Div Com
SRINAGAR: The Coordinator National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test (NEET), Srinagar Friday called on Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, PK Pole regarding the availability of the examination centers for the conduct of NEET 2020. On the occasion, Div Com was informed that 25000 aspirants are appearing in the examination from Kashmir division this year, among these examination centre […]
