Rain, snow likely in middle and higher reaches across Kashmir

Srinagar: The minimum temperature decreased by several degrees in Kashmir but settled above the freezing point at most places as the higher reaches of the valley brace for light to moderate snowfall, officials said on Wednesday. The twin resorts of Gulmarg and Pahalgam were the only weather stations which registered sub-zero minimum temperatures last night, […]

No one can stop CAA implementation: Amit Shah

Kolkata: Home Minister Amit Shah asserted on Wednesday that the Central government will implement the Citizenship (Amendment) Act and no one can stop it. Addressing a big rally here to launch the BJP’s Lok Sabha campaign, Shah launched a blistering attack on Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on the issues of appeasement, infiltration, corruption and political […]

M A Stadium pitch not made for T20: Kevin Pietersen

Jammu: Former England cricket captain Kevin Pietersen who is here in Jammu for the Legends League is not impressed by the refurbished Maulana Azad Stadium and considers the wicket not good enough for the shortest format of the game. “The wicket is not good for T20 cricket,” he told reporters on the sidelines of a […]

Expiry of tenure: DCs, ADDCs appointed as administrators of urban local bodies

Srinagar: The administration of Jammu & Kashmir Union Territory on Wednesday appointed deputy commissioners (DCs) and additional district development commissioners (ADDCs) as administrators of the urban local bodies, as the five-year term of elected representatives of these bodies came to an end. The Housing & Urban Development Department (H&UDD) appointed DCs and ADDCs as administrators […]

JK attains feat in JJM, crosses 75% coverage of rural households

Also ranks 3rd in Quality Monitoring at National level

SRINAGAR: In an effort to achieve 100 percent saturation of rural areas in tap water connectivity in J&K, 14.03 lakh (75%) out of 18.69 lakh rural households have so far been covered under Tap Water Connections by the J&K Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM). The Mission has been working overnight to achieve the targets and so […]

CS commends JJM for achieving milestone

JAMMU: Chief Secretary DrA run Kumar Mehta Wednesday appreciated the role of all the field functionaries and administrative staff of the UT Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) for achieving the big milestone of providing Functional Tap Water Connections (FHTCs) to 75% of the households in J&K. The Chief Secretary was speaking in the 7th Apex Committee […]

Police arrests three persons with ‘counterfeit’ gold biscuits

Srinagar: Police arrested three persons for their involvement in illicit trade of counterfeit gold biscuits, a police spokesman said Wednesday. He said that on Tuesday police received information from reliable sources that a group of individuals are involved in illicit trade of counterfeit gold biscuits. Acting swiftly, the suspected vehicle bearing registration number JK04F-5047 was […]

SPO killed in Anantnag road mishap

Anantnag: A Special Police Officer (SPO) of Jammu & Kashmir Police was killed on Wednesday after a sumo vehicle hit him at Bamzoo area of Mattan in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district, an official said. An official said that on Wednesday evening a Sumo vehicle bearing registration number JK012-1976 driven by Muzafar Ahmad Bhat of Hapatnad […]

Govt launches anganwadi protocol to track, help children with disabilities

New Delhi: The government on Tuesday launched a national protocol to provide for training of anganwadi workers to track and help children with disabilities. This is for the first time that anganwadi workers will spread awareness on the issue, Women and Child Development Minister Smriti Irani said. “If we look at it from a community […]