Vital Sangam-Khudwani road in shambles, locals demand macadamization
Anantnag: The dilapidated condition of Sangam-Khudwani road in south Kashmir is giving a tough time to the commuters. Locals complained that the road is a very vital link and connects dozens of Anantnag villages with Kulgam district. “The road is dotted with potholes which speaks volumes about the tall claims of the government of improving […]
176 residential schools for 15000 girls to come up in JK: Govt
SRINAGAR: The department of School Education Jammu and Kashmir is setting up 176 Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalayas (KGBVs), residential schools, for catering to educational needs of 15,000 girl students of disadvantaged groups of society at elementary level. Principal Secretary School Education, Dr Asgar Hassan Samoon, informed this during an officers meeting held at Kupwara on […]
More KVs coming up in remote areas: Advisor Sharma
SRINAGAR: To augment the school education infrastructure in Jammu and Kashmir, 23 Kendriya Vidyalayas (KVs) would be setup in remote areas of J&K besides several new such Vidalayas have been proposed to the Union Ministry for Human Resource Development. Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, KK Sharma, informed this while chairing a review meeting convened here Monday […]
12 injured in Ganderbal road mishap
Ganderbal : At least 12 persons were injured, three of them critical after a vehicle they were travelling in skidded off the road and turned turtle in Baderkund area of central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district on Monday. An official said that a mini bus bearing registration number JK01E-8715 on way from Kangan to Ganderbal skidded off […]
India, Pak armies’ trade gunfire in Poonch
Jammu: Pakistani troops opened fire on forward posts along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district on Monday in violation of a ceasefire agreement, a defence spokesman said. The unprovoked firing from across the border started in the Balakote sector around 10.15 am and was given a befitting response by Indian Army personnel guarding […]
Div Com reviews progress on Z- MORH/ Zojila tunnels
Srinagar: Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, Pandurang K Pole Monday chaired a meeting to review pace and progress made on Z- Morh and Zojila tunnels connecting Kashmir with the Ladakh region. At the outset, Executive Director, NHIDCL, gave a detailed PowerPoint Presentation (PPP) of Z-Morh tunnel, construction of approach roads, lanes, protective walls, drains besides the road […]
PDP youth leader joins Apni Party in Jammu
Jammu: A Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) youth leader on Monday joined the Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party (JKAP) here, a party leader said. Malik Mohammad Umar, the general secretary of the PDP’s youth wing, was welcomed into the JKAP by senior leaders including former minister Dilawar Mir, the leader said. Hailing from Kishtwar district of […]
Five revenue officials, mahant’ indicted for fraudulent sale of temple land
Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir Anti-Corruption Bureau on Monday indicted seven persons including five revenue officials and a priest in a nine-year-old case of fraudulent sale of over 18.75 acres of temple land here. The ACB indicted the seven in a charge sheet filed in the special anti-corruption court against them, three of whom have […]
Cotton factory gutted in fire incident
Ganderbal: A cotton factory was completely gutted in a massive fire incident in Chanthan Gulabpura area of Lar in Ganderbal district on Monday, reports said. They said that a cotton factory belonging to Ishfaq Ahmad Qureshi son of Zaman Qureshi, a resident of Lar Ganderbal, caught fire on Monday afternoon completely damaging the factory. Later […]
Jammu feeling marginalized, says NC leader
JAMMU: National Conference (NC) senior leader Devender Singh Rana Monday expressed concern about ignoring genuine aspirations of Jammu region, saying this has generated a feeling of disempowerment and marginalisation among the people. “Over the years, Jammu interest has been bartered notwithstanding the overwhelming support to the self-styled Messiahs of the Duggarland ,” Rana said in […]