Dryness to persist as forecaster sees no wet spell in coming days
Srinagar: Even as the weather remained cloudy for the day, the weatherman here has predicted further dry spell for the next one week, saying there is no possibility of any wet spell in the coming days. Director Meteorological (MeT) department Sonum Lotus said that there is no prediction of snow or rains in the next […]
Avalanche warning issued for 7 districts
SRINAGAR: According to the Additional Commissioner Kashmir, avalanche warning exists for avalanche prone areas in Anantnag, Kulgam, Budgam, Baramulla, Kupwara, Bandipora and Ganderbal districts of Kashmir division. The warning is valid from 1700 hrs January 17 to 1700 hrs January 18. While all concerned Deputy Commissioners have been asked to take all precautionary measures to […]
PDP legislator takes on Irrigation Minister
Jammu: Peoples Democratic Party legislator from Sonwar, Mohammad Ashraf Mir Wednesday said that the government has failed to satisfactorily carry out dredging works river Jhelum in Srinagar district. As the Minister for Irrigation and Flood Control (I&FC), Sham Lal Choudhary stood up to answer a query on the Jhelum dredging, he was cornered by […]
Scarp 2015 Job Policy, says ruling party legislator
Srinagar: Senior PDP legislator Mohammad Khursheed Alam on Wednesday pitched for scarping of the SRO 202 and demanded implementation of the 7th pay commission in the corporations and autonomous bodies operating in the state. Participating in the discussion on the budget in upper house, the PDP MLC termed the 2015 job policy for the educated […]
210 complaints filed over encroachment of pandits properties: Govt
Jammu: Over 200 complaints were registered in connection with encroachment of lands and properties of Kashmiri Hindu migrants in the Kashmir Valley after their exodus in 1990, the Mehbooba Mufti government said Wednesday. As many as 210 complaints have been received from Kashmiri Hindu migrants in connection with illegal encroachment of properties, Minister for Relief […]
Burglars loot ATM, flee with cash
Srinagar: Unknown persons struck at an SBI Bank ATM near Degree College in Bemina area of Srinagar outskirts and decamped with the cash stacked in the machine. A police officer while confirming the incident said that the unknown persons last night looted around 15 thousand rupees from the machine. He said a case was registered […]
Forces resort to aerial firing in Shopian village
Shopian: Forces resorted to aerial firing after they came under stone pelting on Wednesday morning in Pinjura village of Shopian district in South Kashmir, witnesses said. They said that soon after some army ‘casper’ vehicles passed through the area, local youth started pelting stones on them. They added that forces resorted to aerial firing to […]
Land acquisition for BoP establishment underway: Govt
Jammu: The government Wednesday said that the process of acquisition of land for the establishment of Border Out Post (BoPs) and bund along the Indo-Pak border was underway. In a written reply to a question of BJP’s Ramesh Arora, Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti told the Legislative Council that an amount of Rs 33.50 crore have […]
Bangla national arrested in border village
Jammu: A Bangladeshi national was caught by locals in border belt of Jammu district and handed over to security forces, officials said today. A man was moving suspiciously in Garkhal border belt of Akhnoor, when he was questioned by locals about his credentials, police officials said. Suspecting him, he was caught and handed over to […]
195 security personnel killed in three years: Govt
Jammu: The government Wednesday said 195 security personnel lost their lives in the last three years in militancy related incidents in the Kashmir Valley. In a written reply to a question of BJP’s Ramesh Arora, Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti told the Legislative Council that 195 security personnel were killed in militancy related violence in the […]
