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 KV Correspondent

Deadline for linking of Aadhaar with various services extended

New Delhi: The Supreme Court today extended till March 31 next year the deadline for mandatory linking of Aadhaar with various services and welfare schemes. A five-judge Constitution Bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra, in an interim order, also modified its earlier order with regard to linking of Aadhaar with mobile services and said the […]

 KV Correspondent

13 shops gutted in fire in Srinagar

Srinagar: At least thirteen shops were gutted after a massive broke out at Gojwara Chowk in Srinagar on Friday. The cause of the fire could not be ascertained immediately. Fire tenders have been pressed into service. More details awaited.  

 KV Correspondent

Jammu-Srinagar highway opens for one-way traffic

JAMMU: Only one-way traffic was allowed on the strategic Jammu-Srinagar national highway on Friday due of bad road conditions, officials said. Authorities in Jammu said no vehicle would be allowed to move on the highway from Jammu to Srinagar on Friday. The highway was restored for one-way traffic on Thursday after it remained closed for […]

 KV Correspondent

Lt Gen A K Bhatt to take over as 15 Corps GOC

Srinagar: Lieutenant General AK Bhatt has been appointed as the new General Officer Commanding (GoC) of the Srinagar-based Army’s 15 Corps replacing Lt Gen J S Sandhu, who takes over as the new Military Secretary, reports said on Friday. Reports quoting defence sources said that Lt Gen Bhatt would take over from Lt Gen Sandhu, […]

 KV Correspondent

Restrictions imposed in Srinagar parts, Anantnag

Srinagar: In the backdrop of the public rally call given by the Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL) today, the district administration Srinagar and Anantnag have imposed restrictions in the respective districts. “Restrictions under section 144 CrpC have been imposed in Anantnag and Srinagar areas falling under the jurisdiction of six Police Stations including the Rainwari, Nowhatta, […]

 KV Correspondent

Restrictions in Srinagar, Anantnag today

Srinagar: In the backdrop of the ‘Public jalsa’ call given by the Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL) on December 15, the district administration Srinagar and Anantnag on Thursday decided to impose restrictions in the respective districts. Officials in the district administration Srinagar said that the restrictions under section 144 CrpC will be imposed in Srinagar areas […]

 KV Correspondent

Jammu-Sgr National Highway reopens for one way traffic

  Srinagar: After remaining closed for about three days due to fresh snowfall, the national highway (NHW) connecting Kashmir valley with other parts of the country was thrown open for one sided traffic, police officials said. “The highway has been restored and movement of traffic has been allowed after two days, an official of the […]

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Regularization of workers: Nine categories to benefit from the process: Fin Min

JAMMU: The move by the government to regularize services of daily earners languishing for nearly two decades or so, is going to benefit thousands of such appointees in around nine categories. The beneficiaries will include Daily Rated, Casual, Seasonal, HDF and Local Fund Workers, NYCs, Land Donors, SPOs and Adhoc/Contractual appointees left-out under the J&K […]

 KV Correspondent

Zaira’s mother did not want to file complaint: Vistara tells DGCA

New Delhi: New Delhi Vistara has informed aviation regulator DGCA that Zaira Wasim’s mother did not want to register a complaint about the alleged molestation of the actor on-board its flight, an airline source said. The airline has informed the watchdog about it in the final investigation report into the incident submitted earlier this week. […]

 KV Correspondent

Five missing army men remain untraced 

Srinagar: Three days after five soldiers went missing after a snow avalanche hit their camps in two different places in north Kashmir, the chances of their survival appear bleak. The authorities have put a number of rescue teams on the job to trace out the five soldiers but after three days of fighting the hard […]