Seeking better wages, Dharmarth Trust employees stage protest
Jammu: The employees of Dharmarth Trust on Saturday staged a demonstration outside Raj Bhavan here, seeking intervention of Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha in resolving various demands that they have raised including enhancement of their salaries. Run by the erstwhile royal Dogra family, the trust was founded in 1846 by Maharaja Gulab Singh to maintain temples […]
Lt Guv participates in International Volunteer Day celebrations
JAMMU: Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha Saturday participated in the International Volunteer Day celebrations at Police Auditorium, Gulshan Ground, Jammu. The day is being celebrated throughout India including the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir on the theme “Together We Can Through Volunteering” highlighting the core spirit of volunteerism. During his address, the Lt Governor congratulated […]
Panch By-elections records 61.10% voter turnout
49.25% voters exercise their right to franchise in Sarpanch By-polls
JAMMU: State Election Commissioner, K.K Sharma, informed that 61.10 percent and 49.25 percent voter turnout was recorded on Friday in the third phase of vacant Panch and Sarpanch By-polls 2020 respectively SEC informed that by-poll for Panch vacant seats were held in 327 constituencies in the third phase. A total of 31844 electors (including 16600 […]
Rohit Kansal reviews functioning of power sector in Ganderbal, Bandipora districts
Inspects Upper Sind Hydro Power project Kangan, Alesteng Grid station
GANDERBAL: Principal Secretary, Power Development and Information Departments, Rohit Kansal, Saturday chaired a high level meeting to review the functioning of Power Development Department (PDD) in Ganderbal and Bandipora districts at Mini Secretariat Ganderbal. The meeting was attended by MD KPDCL (Kashmir), Ajaz Ahamd, Deputy Commissioner Ganderbal, Shafqat Iqbal, Deputy Commissioner Bandipora, Dr. Owais Ahmad, […]
Sgr-Leh highway closed after fresh snowfall
GANDERBAL: The all important Srinagar-Leh highway was closed for traffic after fresh snowfall in Dras, MinaMarg, Sonamarg and Zojila, officials said Saturday. They said that as a precautionary measure, the 434 km Srinagar-Leh highway was closed for traffic on Saturday after fresh snowfall in Dras, MinaMarg , Sonamarg and Zojila. Sources said that Project Vijayak […]
Unidentified youth snatches bag from teacher in Sopore
Sopore: An unidentified youth forcibly snatched a bag from a teacher in north Kashmir’s Sopore on Saturday evening. The bag contained some cash and important documents, police sources said. Reports said that, a female teacher from Welkin school Sopore in her complaint has claimed that, an unidentified youth forcibly snatched her bag near Cooperative Complex […]
Teenager commits suicide
GANDERBAL: An 18 year old boy committed suicide by hanging himself in Wangat area of Kangan last evening, a police official said. He said that an 18 year old boy (name with held) resident of Wangat Kangan of central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district hanged himself to death at his home. “It was not immediately known why […]
Decade on, vital bridge in Kapran awaits completion
Anantnag: Even after a lapse of over 10 days a vital bridge in Kapran belt of south Kashmir’s Anantnag district is awaiting completion as officials have failed to complete the civil works which had to be carried out. Locals from Khadar Kapran, the last village of Dooru Shahabad constituency of south Kashmir said that they […]
SBI donates 10 Cr to the ‘Armed Forces Flag Day Fund’
Srinagar: To support and enable armed forces and their families, India’s largest bank has stepped forward to donate to the Armed Forces Flag Day Fund. State Bank of India in its continuous effort to fulfill banks philanthropic responsibilities has decided to donate Rs.10 crore towards the welfare of dependent girl children of war veterans/ex-servicemen/war widows. […]
COVID-19 vaccine rollout: DDCs asked to prepare district-wise micro-plans
JAMMU: Chief Secretary, B V R Subrahmanyam Friday chaired a marathon meeting with Deputy Commissioners of all the districts along with their CMOs to kick off preparatory planning for the roll-out of COVID-19 vaccination for hassle-free and time-bound delivery of the vaccine across the Union Territory. Administrative Secretaries of departments of Health & Medical Education, […]