Department of Wildlife Protection J&K observes ‘World Wetlands Day’
SRINAGAR: On ‘World Wetlands Day’, the Department of Wildlife Protection, Jammu and Kashmir government Tuesday stressed for the need to conserve and protect Wetlands, here. The ‘World Wetlands Day’ is being observed every year on 2nd of February and this year it is being observed with theme ‘Wetlands & Water’ to raise awareness about healthy […]
District Development Council
DEO notifies meeting of elected members to elect chairperson
SRINAGAR: The District Election Officer (DEO) Srinagar Dr Shahid Iqbal Choudhary issued a notification for a meeting of members elected to the District Development Council (DDC) Srinagar to elect the chairperson and the vice chairperson of the council as mandated under section 45-B of the Jammu & Kashmir Panchayati Raj Act 1989. The notification issued […]
GMC Jammu to get three Tesla MRI Machines
JAMMU: Government Medical College hospital, Jammu administration is all set to install the state of art 3 Tesla MRI Machine in the premier health institution of Jammu and Kashmir. In this regard, the measures to speed up the machine installation work at the designated site were discussed here at a meeting chaired by Dr. Shashi […]
Department of Wildlife Protection, JU celebrates World Wetland Day
JAMMU: The Department of Wildlife Protection in collaboration with University of Jammu organized a programme to mark celebration of World Wetland Day at Mansar here Tuesday. The programme started with nature walk around the Mansar Lake which was participated by officers of various wings of Forest Department, Surinsar–Mansar Development Authority, faculty members, scholars, students from […]
Power shutdown in Valley parts
SRINAGAR: According to the Power Controller, Kashmir province, in order to facilitate project wing to carry out laying of Bus Bars, the Receiving Stations Yaripora and Rooh shall observe shutdown on February 04, from 11am to 4pm. Similarly, Receiving Station Mitalhama shall also observe shutdown on February 06 and 08 from 11am to 4 pm. […]
Pesky power cuts haunt Shopian residents
Pulwama: Unscheduled power cuts in different areas of south Kashmir’s Shopian district is giving a tough time to the residents who have sought relief from the breakdown during the bone chilling cold conditions. Locals also expressed strong resentment against the PDD department for failing to provide scheduled power supply to the dozens villages spread across […]
Pakistani women demand repatriation
Srinagar: Pakistani women married to former Kashmiri militants, who had arrived in Valley under government’s rehabilitation policy in 2010, Monday once again staged protest in Kashmir capital Srinagar. Holding placards, and raising slogans these women asked Government of India to either provide them citizenship rights or deport them back to Pakistan. The protesting women along […]
Couple arrested for blackmailing men
Uri: Police in north Kashmir’s Uri arrested a couple for black-mailing and threatening men to implicate them in false sexual harassment cases. Station House Officer Uri, Muhammad Ashraf Pal said that a shop keeper from Lagama village had filed a complaint claiming that a woman is black-mailing him and demanding Rs 40,000. The shopkeeper, a […]
Traffic halted on Jmu-Sgr highway, restored later
Srinagar: Traffic was first halted on Srinagar-Jammu for a few hours after landslides blocked the road at Shahbanbas in Banihal while as the road was cleared for the traffic within a few hours. Traffic Authorities confirmed that men and machinery were pressed in and road was cleared at Shahbanbas in Banihal where landslides had occurred. […]
Two killed in Kupwara road mishap
Kupwara: In a tragic incident, a family on their way towards Srinagar to visit an ailing young relative met with an accident near Kralpora in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district, resulting in the death of a girl and an aged man. Officials said that a vehicle bearing registration number HR51-7420 skidded off the road due to […]