100-day campaign launched to provide assured water supply to schools
Kargil: Ladakh Lt Governor R K Mathur on Saturday launched the 100-day campaign to provide assured potable water supply to schools and anganwadi centres in the Union Territory, an official spokesman said. He also promised opening of drinking water quality testing labs under the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) Har Ghar Jal. Ladakh has 907 schools […]
On Ram Navami eve, Farooq visits Dugra Nag temple
Srinagar: Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Farooq Abdullah on Saturday visited the ancient ‘Durga Nag’ temple here on the occasion of ‘Durga ashtami’ and Ram navami’, and paid obeisance to the deity. The National Conference (NC) leader, who turned 84 earlier this week, prayed for peace and wellbeing of humankind. He arrived at the […]
SSDF holds protest against PDP president
Jammu: Dozens of Shiv Sena Dogra Front (SSDF) activists on Saturday staged a protest here against PDP president Mehbooba Mufti for her remarks that she would only hold the tricolour when the flag of the erstwhile Jammu and Kashmir is restored. Led by SSDF’s president Ashok Gupta, the protesters holding tricolour in their hands assembled […]
Lt Guv extends Mahanavami, Dussehra greetings to people
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor (LG) Manoj Sinha extended his warm greetings on the occasion of Mahanavami and Dussehra festivals to the people of the Union Territory on Saturday. In his message, Sinha prayed for peace, prosperity and development in Jammu and Kashmir. “Mahanavami marks the end of the nine-day Navratra festival and the […]
Ladakh records 28 fresh COVID-19 cases
Leh: With 28 fresh cases, the COVID-19 tally of the Union Territory of Ladakh has shot up to 5,840, an official bulletin said on Saturday. Ladakh has so far recorded 68 deaths due to COVID-19, while the number of cured patients has gone up to 4,984 with 82 people being discharged from various hospitals in […]
No ‘provocative’, ‘irresponsible’ remarks on national flag: Cong to PDP
Jammu: Asking former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti to desist from making highly provocative and irresponsible remarks on the national flag, the Congress unit in the Union Territory on Saturday strongly condemned the PDP chief’s statement on the tricolour. Reacting to Mufti’s statement on the national flag, Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee […]
Erring traders booked in Bandipora
BANDIPORA: On the directions of Deputy Commissioner Bandipora, a market checking squad of Legal Metrology Saturday realized fine of Rs 11200 from erring shopkeepers here. Taking strong note of the complaints of over-pricing and use of single use plastic bags on the eve of Eid Milad-un-Nabi(SAW), the district administration launched a massive district-wide inspection drive […]
Unidentified dead body found in Bijbehara
Srinagar: An unidentified male body was found on Saturday evening in Tulkhan area of Bijbehara in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district. An official said that a male body was spotted by some locals in Tulkhan Bijbehara on Saturday evening and they informed the police accordingly. A police officer said that a team has reached the spot […]
Decades on, water supply scheme awaits completion in Shopian
Shopian: Sanctioned 60 years ago, a water supply scheme in south Kashmir is still lying incomplete due to which locals are facing lot of problems. A water supply scheme was sanctioned during the year 1960 in village Safanagri of Zainapora belt of south Kashmir’s Shopian district with the estimate cost of two crore rupees but […]
Lt Guv visits Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine, reviews facilities for pilgrims
KATRA: Lieutenant Governor who is also the Chairman Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board, Manoj Sinha, Friday visited the Holy Cave Shrine of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Ji and paid obeisance at the sanctum sanctorum on the auspicious occasion of Durga Ashtami. He prayed for peace, progress and prosperity in Jammu and Kashmir. During his […]