Tussle between two top cops: Court bars Basant Rath from posting ‘defamatory, derogatory’ remarks

Srinagar: A court in Jammu has directed suspended senior police officer Basant Rath not to publish any post or material by any means of communication which is defamatory or derogatory against six persons who claimed to be “acquainted with the current Director General of Police, Dilbagh Singh.” The order was passed by the judicial officer […]

Daredevil brother saves minor sister from leopard attack

Budgam: A teenaged brother saved her minor sister from certain death in central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Saturday when a leopard attacked the three year old kid when she was out in her compound playing with his brother. Witnesses said that a leopard tried to drag a 3 year old girl in Pallar area of […]

Ensure cent percent saturation of Kisan Credit Cards

Inaugurates Kisan Mela cum Awareness Camp

SRINAGAR: Lieutenant Governor, Girish Chandra Murmu Saturday called for 100% saturation of Kisan Credit Cards in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. The Lt Governor stated this while inaugurating a day long Kisan Mela cum Awareness Camp as a part of ongoing “Kisan Pakhwada”, during his visit to Pulwama district. The Lt Governor interacted […]

Welfare schemes for workers

Registration of left out workers with BOCWWB taken up: Officials

SRINAGAR: Commissioner Secretary, Labour & Employment, Saurab Bhagat, Saturday convened a meeting to work out and review strategies for effective implementation of Mission Mode Project regarding registration of left out workers with J&K Building & Other Construction Workers Welfare Board and related measures. The meeting had detailed deliberation on issues regarding implementation of Mission Mode […]

Shooting stone injures man at Zojila

Ganderbal: A man suffered critical injuries after a shooting stone hit him on Srinagar-Leh highway at Zojila Pass in Central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district on Saturday. A police official said that a man identified as Mushtaq Ahmed Khan son of Ali Muhammad Khan of Alochi Bagh Srinagar while travelling from Kargil towards Srinagar was injured critically […]

COVID-19: Gov to conduct aggressive testing of co-morbid persons, pregnant women in red zone areas

SRINAGAR: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Rajeev Rai Bhatnagar, Saturday emphasized the need of aggressive testing of co-morbid persons, red zone areas besides strict enforcement of restrictions in containment zones to contain the spread of COVID-19 virus in Jammu and Kashmir. Advisor, while chairing a high level review meeting regarding COVID-19 pandemic, asked the Deputy Commissioners […]

Jammu-Srinagar widening project likely to be completed by end of next year

Jammu: The widening of the Jammu-Srinagar national highway, the only all-weather road linking Kashmir with the rest of the country, would be completed within one-and-a-half years, a senior government official has said. Finance Commissioner, Revenue, Pawan Kotwal, who is also the nodal officer of the National Highway four-laning project, said the 8.5-km Banihal-Qazigund tunnel on […]

Elderly woman dies in road mishap in Sopore

Sopore: A 70 -year-old woman was crushed to death by a speedy vehicle at Lalab area of Sopore in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district. A police official said that an elderly woman identified as Fatima Begum, resident of Lalad Sopore was crushed to death by a speedy vehicle in Lalad area of Sopore in the afternoon. […]

Strict lockdown restrictions re-imposed in Rajouri

Jammu: Strict lockdown restrictions were reimposed on Saturday in parts of Rajouri district following a spike in coronavirus cases, officials said. The entire Rajouri city and adjoining areas were sealed and people were asked to stay indoors as part of the efforts to slow the spread of the infection, they said. The restrictions were reimposed […]