JK Police chief, BSF ADG review security along Indo-Pak border
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir DGP Nalin Prabhat and BSF ADG, Western Command, S S Khandare separately reviewed the security along the India-Pakistan border post-flash floods in the Jammu region, officials said. The visit of the two officers to the International Border (IB) in Kathua and Jammu districts comes a day before the likely visit of […]
JK will get back its statehood soon: Union Minister Athawale
Srinagar: Union Minister of State (MoS) Ramdas Athawale on Saturday said Jammu and Kashmir will get back its statehood soon. Although the Union minister did not give a time-frame, he said, “I believe it will happen soon.” Talking to reporters, Athawale said, “I think J-K should get back its statehood as soon as possible, and […]
NHAI restores traffic on Ramban-Banihal stretch of Jmu-Sgr highway
Jammu: The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has successfully restored traffic movement of both Light Motor vehicles and heavy motor vehicles along the Ramban-Banihal section of the Jammu-Srinagar national highway after extensive damage caused by flash floods. The men and machines of NHAI worked round-the-clock to restore connectivity and all stranded vehicles have been […]
Kashmiri fruit growers heave sigh of relief as Jmu-Sgr highway opens for stranded vehicles
Srinagar: The reopening of the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway for stranded vehicles after a four-day gap has brought relief for the fruit growers of Kashmir, who were staring at huge losses given the low shelf-life of their produce. They are now hoping for a quick resumption of normal traffic on the 250-km road, the lifeline of […]
Fire in Gurez village near LoC injures 23, damages 27 structures
Srinagar: A fire ripped through a village in north Kashmir’s frontier Gurez sector on Saturday, leaving over 20 people injured and more than two dozen structures damaged, officials said. The cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained, they said. The fire broke out in a house in Kashpot village in Bandipora district’s Tulail […]
Will strive for representation from all parties: Speaker Om Birla
Parliamentary committee on three bills Bhubaneswar: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Saturday said he will strive to ensure that the joint committee of Parliament, which will scrutinise the three contentious Bills proposing removal of top government functionaries arrested for 30 consecutive days, has representation from different parties in line with the best traditions of […]
Landslide in Khuni Nallah blocks Bichalri river in Ramban
Villages downstream under threat Jammu: A massive landslide triggered by heavy rains hit the Khuni Nallah area of Ramban district on Thursday, blocking the flow of the Bichalri river. The debris has dammed up the river, and with water accumulating, the villages downstream, especially the Karalana hamlet of 20 homes, are now under the threat […]
Crime branch raids six locations in MBBS admission scam case
Srinagar: The crime branch in Kashmir conducted searches at six locations in the Valley on Saturday in connection with the MBBS admission scam, an official said. The Economic Offences Wing of the crime branch was acting on a case registered against four individuals, who allegedly offered several people fake MBBS admissions in Bangladesh. A probe […]
India to become world’s third largest economy soon: RBI Guv
Hails PM Jan Dhan Yojana Indore: Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Sanjay Malhotra on Saturday said India will become the world’s third largest economy soon, and credited the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana for boosting the country’s growth. His remark came at a time when India’s GDP grew 7.8 per cent in the […]
After four day closure JK Highway likely to be restored: Union Minister
Jammu: Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Friday visited the flood-hit parts of the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway to review the ongoing restoration work, and said it is likely to be restored by late Friday night. The Jammu-Srinagar National Highway remained closed for vehicular traffic for the fourth consecutive day on Thursday due to multiple landslides triggered […]