JK registers spur in ‘homestay’ growth, 13,000 rooms added
Srinagar: The growing number of tourist arrivals for the last few years has flourished the concept of homestays in Jammu and Kashmir. Their increasing numbers has subsequently enhanced the room capacity in Jammu and Kashmir, which for the last few years has been receiving record-breaking tourist’s arrivals. As per the figures available as many as […]
Multi-layer security blanket in Srinagar ahead of PM Modi’s visit
Srinagar: A three-tier security ring has been thrown around the Bakshi Stadium here for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s rally later this week while drones and CCTVs are being used for increased surveillance across the city, officials said on Monday. Modi will visit Srinagar on March 7. This will be his first visit to the Valley […]
Chief electoral officer reviews Lok Sabha poll preparations
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Pandurang K Pole on Monday chaired a meeting here to review preparations for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. The meeting was attended by District Election Officers (DEOs) and SSPs of Jammu, Samba and Reasi districts among others, an official spokesperson said. Pole instructed officers to establish robust […]
BJP leader rules out pre-poll alliance in J&K
Says more than two lakh people will participate in PM’s rally at Bakshi Stadium Srinagar: Ruling out any pre-poll alliance for the Lok Sabha and assembly elections, Jammu and Kashmir BJP chief Ravinder Raina on Monday said the party would not need even a post-poll alliance as it will sweep the elections in the Union […]
Lt Guv, Union Minister inaugurate exhibition at SKUAST-K
SRINAGAR: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha and Parshottam Rupala, Union Minister for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying inaugurated the two-day Technology Exhibition-cum-Seed Mela at SKUAST Kashmir, on Monday. The event witnessed the inauguration of various works and programmes including SKUAST Kashmir’s commercial Silage Unit, Krishi Radio and Rural Internship – Student Rural Exploration programme of J&K […]
Students in Kashmir head back to schools after winter break
Srinagar: Schools in Kashmir sprung back to life on Monday after remaining closed for three months on account of winter vacations. A bright sunny day made for a perfect setting for the students to return to classrooms after a gap of three bone-chilling winter months. The schools which were closed for winter vacation in December […]
SC terms 1998 verdict paradoxical
Says it rewarded lawmakers who took bribes for voting New Delhi: The Supreme Court said on Monday the 1998 verdict in the JMM bribery case resulted in a “paradoxical outcome” as it rewarded a lawmaker who accepted bribe and voted on agreed terms with immunity but prosecuted those who accepted illegal gratification but voted independently. […]
Statehood should be restored to J&K immediately, demands Azad
Srinagar: DPAP chairman Ghulam Nabi Azad on Monday said that statehood should be restored to Jammu and Kashmir immediately after the assembly elections are held in the Union territory. “The prime minister and the home minister have promised in the Parliament to restore the statehood to Jammu and Kashmir. We had insisted that it should […]
Four killed, 3 injured as vehicle falls into gorge in Ramban
Banihal/Jammu: Four people were killed and three injured when an SUV carrying them skidded off the road and rolled down into a deep gorge in Ramban district on Monday, official sources said. The car, which was on its way from Ukhrall to Maligam, skidded off due to slippery road conditions and fell into a gorge […]
Jmu-Sgr highway reopened for one-way traffic after 2-day closure
Jammu: The vehicular movement was resumed for one-way traffic on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway on Monday after a two-da-long closure following multiple landslides triggered by heavy rains and snowfall, officials said The 270-kilometre highway, the only all-weather link connecting Kashmir with the rest of the country, was closed for traffic early Saturday following landslides, mudslides […]
