Baramulla villagers damage electric meters, stage protest against PDD

Baramulla: Villagers here in north Kashmir’s Barmaulla district damaged electric meters after officials declined to pay heed to their grievances about the inflated bills and non-availability of electricity. Eyewitnesses said that over 200 protesting locals from village Shrakwara Baramulla hit the roads and staged protest by blocking the road leading to Puthkha. The protesters disrupted […]

After five days of halt, traffic runs on Jmu-Sgr highway

SRINAGAR: After a halt of five days fresh traffic from Srinagar to Jammu was allowed on Wednesday arterial highway, the only all weather road connecting Kashmir valley with the rest of the country, official sources said on Wednesday. No vehicle will be allowed from opposite direction, sources said. Meanwhile, the historic 86-km-long Mughal road, connecting […]

PHDCCI delegation calls on Commissioner Secretary I&C

JAMMU: A delegation of PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Jammu chapter, led by its Chairman Rahul Sahai Monday called on Commissioner Secretary, Industries & Commerce, Manoj Kumar Dwivedi. The delegation expressed gratitude to the government and Commissioner Secretary for recently announced New Industrial Development Scheme-2021. They hoped that the policy will greatly help the […]

Advisor Baseer Khan inspects development works at tourist destinations

Conducts city tour also

SRINAGAR: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Baseer Ahmad Khan, on Monday conducted an extensive city tour and visited several tourist destinations in Srinagar to assess development works being executed there for enhancing utilities for the visitors. Advisor Khan visited Peerzoo where he inspected newly inducted jetties and functionality of water transport down the Jhelum river course. […]

Functioning of Jan Aushaudi, AMRIT stores reviewed

JAMMU: Financial Commissioner Health & Medical Education, Atal Dulloo Monday convened a meeting of all the concerned to review the establishment of low price Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Jan Aushaudi Kendra’s and AMRIT (Affordable Medicines & Reliable Implants for Treatment) Pharmacies across J&K. Dulloo asked the concerned to establish these low price medical stores wherever they […]

JK Govt exempts agriculture tractors, power tillers from road, token tax

JAMMU: The government today ordered full exemption of certain categories of vehicles, using any public road in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, from road/token tax. According to a notification issued here today in this regard, the Transport department, in exercise of powers conferred by section 9 of Jammu and Kashmir Motor Vehicle Taxation […]

Six police officers awarded JK Police medals for meritorious services

169 police officials awarded JK Police Medals for Gallantry

JAMMU: On the eve of Republic Day, 2021 Government of Jammu and Kashmir Monday announced J&K Police Medal for Gallantry and J&K Police Medal for Meritorious Service. Government has awarded J&K Police Medal for Meritorious Service to 06 police personnel, Rashmi Ranjan Swain, ADGP, CID, Satish Khandare, ADGP, UT of Ladakh, Harmeet Singh Mehta, SSP, […]

More than 15000 Covid vaccine inoculations made in JK: Dulloo

Health workers and other field agencies among prime recipients

JAMMU: Marching briskly towards its target of inoculating 112893 health care workers J&K has already inoculated about 15403 workers in more than 100 sessions conducted so far across the Union Territory. These remarks were made in a meeting Monday chaired by Financial Commissioner Health and Medical Education, Atal Dulloo. The meeting was attended by Director […]

Woman dies of Asphyxiation in south Kashmir

Bijbehara: A 37-year-old woman died on Monday due to Asphyxiation caused by coal bukhari (heater) at her house in Bijbehara area of south Kashmir’s Anantnag district. An official said that a 37-year-old woman identified as Masooda Akhter, wife of Late Abdul Rashid Dobi and her daughter were found unconscious at their home at Karewa Colony, […]