HC lawyers asked to test for covid-19
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir high court has asked lawyers practicing in its Srinagar wing to test for COVID-19 after a senior advocate tested positive for the virus. “It has come to the knowledge of the undersigned that one of the senior advocates has tested COVID-19 positive, as such, in order to prevent the spread of […]
MeT forecasts dry weather across J&K, Ladakh till March 6
Srinagar: The weatherman on Tuesday forecast mainly dry weather this week even as the minimum temperatures dropped in south Kashmir and rose elsewhere in the Valley. “Mainly dry weather is expected in both (J&K and Ladakh) till 6th March,” said Director meteorological department Sonam Lotus. A meteorological department official said that Gulmarg, the venue for […]
Ladakh will be a model union territory: BJP Leader
Jammu: The focused developmental approach of the Union government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi will soon transform Ladakh into a model union territory, BJP general secretary (organisation) Ashok Kaul said on Tuesday. Addressing a meeting of office bearers of the BJP in Leh district’s Nubra valley, Kaul asked them to augment the efforts of […]
Revenue official dies of cardiac arrest
Shopian: A young Patwari was on Tuesday found unconscious in Aglar area of Shopian following which he was taken to hospital where he was declared dead. Sources said that some locals spotted a man lying unconscious in an orchard in Aglar Pinjoora area of Shopian following which they took him to the hospital. They said […]
Lottery Scam: CBK arrests three non-locals
Srinagar: The Crime Branch Kashmir (CBK) on Tuesday claimed to have arrested three non-locals for their alleged involvement in lottery scam. In a statement issued here the CBK said that it arrested three persons from Kishangarh Delhi in connection with a case under FIR number 37/2019 under section 420 RPC and 66-D IT Act. The […]
Electrification of Udhampur-Baramulla Rail Link reviewed
Kansal calls for timely completion of project
JAMMU: Principal Secretary, Power Development Department, Rohit Kansal, chaired a meeting to review progress on electrification of Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link, USBRL. Principal Secretary had an elaborated discussion on several vital issues related to the project like laying of 132 KV transmission line between Katra-Reasi, Ramban-Sangaldan, Budgam Grid Sub-Station-Railway TSS, Mir Bazar-Qazigund and Delina-Baramulla besides land […]
Disaster preparedness training held at Grid Station Wagoora
Srinagar: J&K State Emergency Operation Centre (SEOC) Srinagar and Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd, in collaboration with Civil Defence Budgam, J&K SDRF and Institution of Engineers (India) J&K State Centre Srinagar, organised Disaster Preparedness Training and Fire Mock Drill, at Grid Station Wagoora, B.K. Pora Budgam, today. The training was organised as part of […]
NIA arrests four drug traffickers in narco-terrorism case
Srinagar: The NIA on Monday arrested four drug traffickers in Kashmir for their alleged involvement in smuggling heroin in huge quantities from Pakistan and supplying it in Jammu and Kashmir and other parts of the country, an official said. Altaf Ahmed Shah of Ganderbal, Showkat Ahmad Parray of Bandipora, Mudasir Ahmad Dar of Shopian and […]
Administration locks decade’s old Sumo stand in Khanabal
Drivers stage protest, demand justice
Anantnag: The district Administration Anantnag closed down the decades-old taxi stand in the Dak Bungalow area of Khanabal, leaving hundreds of drivers jobless, various cab drivers alleged. The drivers also staged protest and demanded intervention of LG and other higher ups in this regard. Sources said that on Friday, around 6 PM the officials of […]
JeM associate held in Pulwama
Srinagar: Security forces on Monday arrested a militant associate of Jaish-e-Mohammad from Pulwama district of south Kashmir, police said. “Based on specific information regarding the presence of militants of JeM in Larow Jagir village in Tral area (of Pulwama), police along with 42 Rashtriya Rifles and 180 Bn CRPF launched a search operation there. During […]