Kangan Land slide: Srinagar-Leh highway reopens for traffic
Ganderbal: The Srinagar-Leh highway reopened partially late Saturday evening after two days closure following a massive landslide that occurred at Bonibagh area of Kangan on Friday afternoon. A police official said that the landslides were cleared from the highway following which one way traffic was restored. Though there was no loss of life during the […]
Four years on, Sangam-Srigufwara road awaits completion
PHE, PDD depts not cooperating, says R&B officials
Pulwama: Even after elapsing of four years, the vital Sangam-Srigufwara road awaits completion even though locals claim to face immense hardships due to the bad condition of the road. Residents of different areas of Dachnipora belt said that they were thankful to R&B for constructing and widening this road but some patches have been left […]
No vehicular or people’s movement in red zone areas in Pulwama
PULWAMA: District Magistrate (DM), Pulwama Dr Raghav Langer on Saturday said that no vehicular or people’s movement will eb allowed in red zone areas. During a meeting convened here to review preventive measures put in place in the red zone areas of the district, it was informed that strict restrictions have been imposed on vehicular […]
Two held for murder in Kathua, one still absconding
Jammu: Two people were arrested while the search is on for the third accused as police on Saturday claimed to have solved the recent murder of a 30-year-old man in Kathua. Deepak Kumar, a resident of Badala village, was allegedly murdered by some people at Chack Drab Khan village last week. Taking cognizance of the […]
17 year old youth dies, father suffers injuries after garage collapsed
Budgam: Father-son duo came under a concrete slab in Central Kashmir’s Budgam district resulting in the death of 17 year old son. Police sources said that the mishap happen during construction of a garage at Warasangam village of Budgam. The concrete slab of the garage collapsed under which the father son duo got trapped. “Abdul […]
Official holds online interaction with IIM students
Says 100 new colleges sanctioned in remote areas
SRINAGAR: Commissioner Secretary, Higher Education, Talat Parvez, Saturday had an online interaction with the first batch of PhD students and 5th Batch of MBA students of IIM Jammu. More than 250 students participated in the online conference which was also attended by other faculty members and dignitaries from different Universities. “Higher Education Department aims at […]
Tractor overturns, driver killed
Anantnag: A driver was killed after a tractor he was driving over turned at Kandiwara village of Kokarnag area in South Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Saturday. Police sources said that the driver lost his control over the tractor without registration number while it was surmounting a slope and turned turtle. The driver came beneath the […]
Lt Guv for decentralization of powers, empowerment at grass root level
Assures ULB, PRI representatives of providing security
SRINAGAR: Lieutenant Governor, Girish Chandra Murmu Friday called for decentralization of powers for empowerment at grass root level. He underlined the importance of strengthening the democratic set up at grass root level to achieve the goal of good governance. The Lt Governor was interacting with the members of the Co-ordination Committee of Municipal Chairpersons and […]
Labour Department notifies J&K Self Certification Scheme
SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir government has framed the ‘Self Certification Scheme’ for industries and other establishments in order to liberalize the enforcement of labour laws in Jammu and Kashmir and to facilitate the employers and entrepreneurs. The scheme, according to Labour and Employment, would also create conducive environment-cum-relationship between the government and the employers […]
Lt Guv flags off Mobile Gensets fleet for emergency response
SRINAGAR: Lieutenant Governor, Girish Chandra Murmu Friday flagged off ready to deploy Mobile Genset Fleet for emergency response and disaster relief in case of natural disasters and extreme weather events in Kashmir. The 10 Gensets would be stationed in each district for any eventuality as a disaster preparedness measure. These gensets will prove to be […]