Govt official held while accepting bribe
Srinagar: Anti-corruption Bureau Friday said that it trapped and subsequently arrested a clerk posted in Tehsil office at Singhpora Pattan north Kashmir for accepting bribe amounting to rupees two-thousand in lieu for settlement of a grievance. “Anti Corruption Bureau received a complaint alleging therein that Hilal Ahmad, Clerk, Tehsil office Singhpora, Baramulla is demanding bribe […]
Unidentified gunmen fire at policeman
Srinagar: A policeman escaped a bid on his life by unidentified gunmen in Batamaloo area on Friday, officials said. The pistol-borne gunmen opened fire on constable Muneer Meraj near his residence in SD Colony in Batamaloo area, they said. They said the cop escaped the attack unhurt. Police has taken cognizance of the incident and […]
Mercury falls below freezing point across Kashmir
Srinagar: The cold wave intensified in Kashmir as minimum temperatures across Kashmir plunged below the freezing point with the tourist resorts of Gulmarg and Pahalgam reeling under extreme cold, officials said here on Friday. Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, recorded a low of minus 3.6 degrees Celsius down from minus 1.3 degrees […]
India, China agreed to stay in close contact, work out resolution: MEA
New Delhi: India and China agreed at the previous round of Corps Commander-level talks to stay in close contact and maintain dialogue via military and diplomatic channels to work out a mutually acceptable resolution of the remaining issues related to the LAC in the western sector at the earliest, the Ministry of External Affairs said […]
KU to conduct offline Exams: Official : Says date sheets to be issued soon
Srinagar: Kashmir University on Friday announced that all pending exams of the varsity will be held in “offline” mode and the date sheets will be issued soon. Reacting to the demand of some students including Nursing Students’ who are seeking “online” exams, Controller of Examinations, KU, Prof Irshad A Nawchoo said that all pending and […]
Delay in constitution of RERA: Govt empowers administrative secretary, H&UDD to exercise powers of body
Srinagar: Amid delay over constitution of real estate regulatory authority, the Jammu and Kashmir Government has designated Principal Secretary, Housing & Urban Development as under the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act-2016. The Lieutenant Government of Jammu & Kashmir has empowered Principal Secretary, H&UDD as regulatory under the real estate regulation law. “In exercise of […]
Covid curbs extended till Feb 28: MHA
Says positivity rate in 407 districts still above 10 percent
New Delhi: The Union Home Ministry on Thursday extended the existing COVID-19 containment measures till February 28 in view of the wave of infections, driven by the Omicron variant, still raging and 407 districts reporting a positivity rate of over 10 per cent. In a communication to all states and Union territories, Union Home Secretary […]
JK reports 4959 fresh covid-19 cases, seven deaths
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir reported 4959 new covid-19 cases while seven persons died due to the virus during the past 24 hours, officials said Thursday. They said 1394 of the fresh cases were reported from Jammu Division and 3565 from Kashmir Valley, taking the total tally to 419731. The virus also claimed seven lives, one […]
Cold wave intensifies across Kashmir
Srinagar: The minimum temperature across Kashmir plunged below the freezing point with the tourist resorts of Gulmarg and Pahalgam reeling under extreme cold, officials said here on Thursday. Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, recorded a low of minus 1.3 degrees Celsius down from 1.3 degrees Celsius the previous night, they said. Gulmarg […]
JK highway opens for traffic
Ramban/Jammu: The Jammu-Srinagar National Highway was reopened on Thursday for vehicular traffic after remaining closed for a day due to landslides in Ramban district, officials said. The 270-km highway, the only all-weather road linking Kashmir with rest of the country, was blocked by a landslide at Panthiyal area in Ramban district Thursday morning, they said. […]
