Two killed, three others were injured in a road mishap at Rajouri
Jammu: Two people lost their lives and three others sustained injuries after a vehicle they were travelling in collided with a parapet near Chingus in Rajouri district during the pre-dawn hours on Wednesday. Officials said that a Swift car (JK12D 7568) was on its way from Jammu towards Rajouri when it rammed into a parapet […]
Govt throws open new flyover in Srinagar
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir government on Tuesday threw open a new flyover that would ease traffic congestion in Srinagar city. The flyover in Sanat Nagar on the Parimpora-Panthachowk Bypass Road was opened for traffic on the instructions of Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, officials said. The Sanat Nagar flyover was one of the three major overhead […]
High Court allows PDP leader Waheed Para to travel in country
Srinagar: After four years, People’s Democratic Party leader Waheed-ur-Rehman Para, accused in a terror conspiracy case, was granted permission to travel within the country by the Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court on Tuesday. Para was granted bail by a division bench of the High Court in May 2022 on a surety of Rs […]
NH-44 link opens at Bonura crossing, likely to end traffic jam in Pulwama town
Pulwama, Shopian residents to get benefit Pulwama: In a significant infrastructural boost for south Kashmir, the long-awaited connection of NH-44 with the Shopian–Pulwama main road at Bonura crossing has finally been completed, bringing relief to thousands of commuters and easing pressure on the busy town roads. Locals from several adjoining areas on Tuesday welcomed the […]
Police arrests drug peddler, seizes contraband substance
Srinagar: Police in Pulwama recovered a significant quantity of contraband during a naka checking operation at Koil Pulwama, a police spokesman said Tuesday. He said that a police team intercepted a suspect and recovered 1.190 kilograms of charas powder-like substance from his possession. The accused has been identified as Tariq Ahmad Rather son of Mohammad […]
Tourism in Ladakh will expand significantly in days to come: LG Kavinder Gupta
Jammu: Lieutenant Governor Kavinder Gupta on Tuesday paid obeisance at the holy cave shrine of Mata Vaishno Devi and expressed optimism about the future, saying that tourism in Ladakh will expand significantly in the coming days. Talking to reporters after offering prayers at the cave shrine on his birthday, Gupta said tourism in Ladakh will […]
Two men booked for using VPN on mobiles in Rajouri, one arrested
Jammu: Two persons have been booked for using banned virtual private network (VPN) applications on their mobile phones in Rajouri district, and one of them was arrested, officials said on Tuesday. The action was taken following strict enforcement of prohibitory orders issued by the Rajouri district magistrate (DM), banning the use of VPN services within […]
Police arrested two notorious criminals with three pistols, ammunitions
Jammu: Police have arrested two notorious criminals and recovered three pistols and ammunition following an investigation into a firing incident on the outskirts of Jammu city, officials said on Tuesday. “Two notorious criminals were arrested by police in the Domana jurisdiction, and three pistols, ammunition and a sharp-edged weapon were recovered,” Superintendent of Police (SP) […]
Govt for modernization of KU & JU Music & Fine Arts Institutes
JAMMU: Chief Secretary, Atal Dulloo, Tuesday chaired a meeting to review the ongoing expansion and augmentation plans for the Institutes of Music & Fine Arts associated with the University of Kashmir and the University of Jammu. The meeting was attended by the Additional Chief Secretary, Higher Education Department; Vice Chancellors of the two Universities; Divisional […]
Modern charkhas provided in all Pashmina Spinning Centres of H&H Dept
Paddle-driven charkhas to enhance yarn count, yield: Officials SRINAGAR: In order to secure the indigenous process of hand-spinning of world-famous Pashmina wool, the Department of Handicrafts and Handloom, Kashmir, has replaced traditional charkhas with 213 Modern Charkhas in all its 16 Pashmina Spinning Training Centres with an intake capacity of 20 trainees in each centre. […]