Govt departments directed to use DigiLocker
Srinagar: The J&K government on Wednesday directed all the government departments and their subordinate agencies to adopt DigiLocker system to provide access to digital documents to people. Digilocker is a flagship initiative of Government of India, which provides access to authentic documents and certificates in digital format from original issuers of these documents and certificates […]
Mughal road reopens for one-way traffic
Jammu: The historic Mughal road, connecting the twin districts of Rajouri and Poonch in the Jammu region with south Kashmir’s Shopian district, was reopened for one-way vehicular traffic on Wednesday after remaining closed for over four months due to heavy snowfall during the winter, officials said. A traffic department official said the traffic on the […]
JK reports eight covid-19 cases
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir recorded eight new covid-19 cases while there was no death due to the virus during the past 24 hours, officials said on Wednesday. They said that three of the fresh cases were reported from Jammu district, two each from Srinagar and Bandipora and one from Anantnag, taking the overall tally to […]
Cabinet approves Rs 4,526.12 Cr investment for Kwar hydro power project in JK
New Delhi: The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved a proposal to invest Rs 4,526.12 crore to construct 540 MW Kwar hydroelectric project in Jammu & Kashmir. “Cabinet has approved construction of 540 Megawatt Kwar Hydro Electric project at a cost of Rs 4,526.12 crore,” Union Minister Anurag Thakur said in a briefing on the cabinet […]
Cross-border tunnels- BSF launches intensive drive to detect any intrusions: Officials
Jammu: Following the recent detection and killings of two Jaish-e-Mohammed’s suicide bombers, who infiltrated the country from Pakistan, the Border Security Force has launched a massive drive to detect cross-border tunnels along the International Border in the Jammu sector. The BSF said it is alive to the threat posed by the enemy forces and anti-national […]
Border population India’s first line of defence: BSF-IG
Srinagar: The BSF on Wednesday distributed seeds and agricultural equipment to the farmers of Keran village along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara district as part of the events being held in the country to celebrate 75 years of independence. Raja Babu Singh, Inspector General (IG) of the border force in […]
Hot, dry weather conditions to prevail for few more days: MeT
Srinagar: The weatherman has forecast ‘hot and dry’ weather conditions for a few days and a brief spell of light rain and thunderstorm on April 29-30th. “As expected, the weather remained dry in the whole J&K during the past 24 hours. Hot & dry weather likely till 28th whereas a brief spell of light Rain/Thunderstorm […]
Power Crisis: As Country battles power crisis, JK rushes to tackle electricity crunch
Srinagar: Acute coal shortages are triggering power outage in many states like Maharashtra, Karnataka, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh as thermal plants across the country continue to grapple with coal shortage and early onset of summer due to climate change. Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir, which was usually witnessing peak demand in the […]
Chief Secretary reviews Power, water scenario
SRINAGAR: Chief Secretary, Dr. Arun Kumar Mehta, Tuesday chaired a meeting of Power Development and Jal Shakti departments at Civil Secretariat here to review power and water scenario in Jammu and Kashmir. The meeting was attended by Commissioner Secretary Jal Shakti, M Raju, SMC Commissioner, Athar Aamir Khan, MD KPDCL, Dr Basharat Qayoom, Secretary (Technical) […]
Real Estate Summit: Lt Gv chairs preliminary meeting, discusses arrangements
JAMMU: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha Tuesday chaired a pre-event consultation meeting for the forthcoming Real Estate Summit in Srinagar. This second Real Estate Summit of UT is likely to be held in August this year. The Lt Governor during the meeting asked the CREDAI and the concerned officers of the UT administration to explore all […]
