11 landlords booked for not providing tenant details in Samba
Jammu: Eleven cases have been registered against land and house owners in Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba district for allegedly failing to provide details of their tenants to the local police, an official spokesperson said. The verification process was initiated after several instances of anti-national elements staying in residential areas in the guise of tenants and […]
AC approves Land Pooling, TDR Policy for planned development in JK
NBBC to develop Srinagar Satellite Township SRINAGAR: The Administrative Council approved the Land Pooling Policy and Transferable Development Rights Policy aimed at giving fillip to the Real Estate sector in J&K, an official spokesman said Saturday. The AC meeting was chaired by Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha and attended by Advisor R.R Bhatnagar, Chief Secretary, Atal […]
Mercury settles at 35.7 degree Celsius in Srinagar
Intense heat wave in Kashmir, MeT forecasts significant fall in temp from Jul 29 Srinagar: For the second time in the month of July, Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, has once again recorded the highest temperature in the last 25 years as the mercury settled at 35.7 degree Celsius on Saturday. Since […]
Five children among 8 family members killed in Duksum road mishap
Anantnag: Eight people, including five children, lost their lives when the vehicle they were travelling in rolled down the Sinthan-Kokernag Road in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Saturday afternoon. An official said that a Maruti Swift vehicle bearing registration number (JK03H9017) lost control and rolled down the road near Aarshan Hut, approximately 20 km from […]
CMs of 10 states skip NITI Aayog’s governing council meeting: CEO
New Delhi: As many as 10 states and UTs did not participate in the ninth Governing Council meeting of the NITI Aayog which was chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, its CEO B.V.R. Subrahmanyam said on Saturday. The meeting was attended by 26 participants including Chief Ministers and Lt Governors of UTs, he said while […]
Heatwave conditions: Won’t be strict to students having weak attendance due to hot weather conditions, says top official
Srinagar: School Education Department Saturday said that it won’t be strict to those students having weak attendance due to the persistent hot weather conditions. Principal Secretary School Education Department, Alok Kumar said, “We had already announced summer vacation even we have changed the school timing keeping in view the hot weather conditions.” “However, if we […]
Soldier killed as Army foils BAT attack in Kupwara
New Delhi/Srinagar: A soldier was killed and four others, including a captain, were injured as the Indian Army foiled an attack on Saturday by Pakistan’s Border Action Team (BAT) in the Kamakari sector of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district, military sources said. They said a Pakistani intruder was also killed in the exchange of fire, while […]
Cancers in head and neck rising, account for 26% cases in India: Study
New Delhi: Around 26 per cent of cancer patients in India have tumours in the head and neck, and there is an upward trend of such cases in the country, a study has found. The findings of the study, conducted on 1,869 cancer patients across the country, were released on the World Head and Neck […]
Govt approves additional subsidy for PM Surya Ghar Scheme
SRINAGAR: The Administrative Council, which met here under the chairmanship of Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha, approved additional subsidy from UT budget for implementation of PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana in UT of J&K. The AC meeting was also attended by Advisor R.R Bhatnagar, Chief Secretary, Atal Dulloo and Principal Secretary to LG Mandeep Bhandari. […]
Opposition trying to create false narrative over Budget: Meghwal
Jammu: Union Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal on Saturday said a strong foundation has been laid in the Union Budget to achieve the goal of ‘Viksit Bharat-2047′ but the opposition was trying to create a “false narrative” to mislead people. He claimed the opposition parties’ “Constitution in danger” propaganda fell flat during the recent Lok Sabha […]
