Power shutdown in valley parts
SRINAGAR: According to the Power Controller, Kashmir Province, in order to carry out segregation of 11 kV Saloora feeder and commissioning thereof, shut down of 33 kV Alasteng Power House Line shall be observed on 20 December from 10 am to 4 pm and during this period the power supply to the Receiving stations Power […]
Mudgul shifted, Ramaswamy G given additional charge of MD-JPDCL
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir government on Tuesday transferred Yasha Mudgul, Managing Director, Jammu Power Distribution Corporation Limited, and asked the 2007-batch IAS officer to await further orders of adjustment in the General Administration Department. Meanwhile, as per an order issued by the government by the orders of Lieutenant Governor, Prasanna Ramaswamy G (IAS), Director of […]
Man injured in road mishap at Kupwara
Kupwara: An elderly man was injured after a tractor he was traveling in turned turtle in Chart village of Kupwara in north Kashmir. According to eyewitness a tractor bearing registration number (JK09B-1412) on way from Batpora to Kunnard turned turtle while negotiating a curve. The incident left the man travelling in the tractor as injured. […]
Emergency hospital Qazigund lacks heating facility during winter chill
Anantnag: Despite the ongoing peak winter season the emergency hospital located in south Kashmir’s Qazigund area lacks proper heating arrangements. The absence of heating facilities is hitting the staff, patients and the attendants who are appealing the authorities to provide uninterrupted heating facilities at the hospital. Several staffers as well as patients at the hospital […]
Tribal council delegation calls on Lt Guv
JAMMU: A delegation of De-notified Nomadic Tribes Development Council (All India) called on Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha at Raj Bhavan here Monday. The delegation led by Anil Devidas Phad (National Secretary) apprised the Lt Governor about various welfare issues of the tribal community and submitted a memorandum of demands pertaining to the establishment of De-notified […]
6th Phase of Panch, Sarpanch by-polls records 55.72 % voter turnout: SEC
JAMMU: Around 58.55 percent and 52.90 percent voter turnout was recorded in the sixth Phase of vacant Panch and Sarpanch by-polls respectively held Sunday. The information was given today by the State Election Commissioner, K.K Sharma. While giving out the details, SEC informed that by-polls for Panch vacant seats was held in 334 vacant seats […]
Ladakh L-G wishes Losar greetings to people
Leh: Ladakh Lieutenant Governor R K Mathur on Monday extended his greetings to the people of the Union territory on the occasion of Losar, while appreciating everyone for limiting the celebrations to their homes amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Losar festival marks the onset of the New Year in Ladakh under the traditional schedule of Tibetan […]
Seven gamblers held in Srinagar
Srinagar: Police on Monday claimed to have arrested seven gamblers from a gambling site and seized stake money, a police spokesman said. He said that a police party of Police Post Nehru Park raided a gambling site at Zabarwan Park Boulevard road following an input about gambling activities and apprehended seven gamblers. They have been […]
Apni Party will confront forces of divisive politics: Altaf Bukhari
Srinagar: Apni Party President Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari on Monday ridiculed the political forces that indulge in divisive politics and sow the seeds of discord in the socio-political fabric for reaping electoral dividends. Addressing the Party’s DDC election campaign convention held at Gund Khwaja Qasim-Singhpora-Pattan in district Baramulla, Bukhari said that his Party is committed […]
Anti farm laws protest: AAP member’s stages hunger strike in Jammu Jammu: Members of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Monday staged a day-long hunger strike here in solidarity with farmers who are protesting against the Centre’s new agri laws. Some social groups also took out a joint rally, demanding repealing of the laws. The […]