Hunter found dead with firearm injury in Samba
Samba/Jammu: A 40-year-old hunter was found dead with a firearm injury near his farm in Samba district on Wednesday, officials said. Sunil Singh had suffered a gunshot in the head during hunting in Gurha Slathia forest area and apparently died on the spot, the officials said. They said his licensed 12-bore gun was lying near […]
Dense fog disrupts flight operations in Srinagar
Temperature drops even further
Srinagar: Cold wave intensified in Kashmir as the minimum temperature dipped below freezing point even as dense fog disrupted flight operations at the Srinagar international airport early Tuesday. Shopian in south Kashmir was the coldest recorded place in the valley as the minimum settled at minus 3.9 degrees Celsius, while Srinagar city recorded a low […]
Smog formed due to temperature inversion: Expert
Says fog, mist more common in mountainous regions or valleys in winters
Srinagar: Temperature inversion is leading to formation of smog in Kashmir in the last few days, a PCB scientist said on Tuesday. Senior PCB scientist Dr Bilquees Ara said that temperature inversion, that is the deviation from typical meteorological phenomenon, leads to the formation of smog. “The standard rule of meteorology is that air gets […]
JK giving incentives to businesses: Lt Guv Sinha
Seeks investment from industry
New Delhi: Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Tuesday sought investments from the industry players, stating that the Union Territory is providing better incentives and business environment than many other states. He said that the business environment in the Union Territory is safe and secure. Sinha said that the industry department of Jammu […]
Congress symbol of corruption, nepotism and appeasement: PM Modi
Congress, Gehlot govt of being 'anti-backward class': Amit Shah
Jaipur: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said the Congress is a symbol of corruption, nepotism and appeasement — three evils preventing India from becoming a developed nation. Addressing a public meeting in poll-bound Rajasthan’s Baran district, the prime minister said Congress leaders are unruly and the people of the state are suffering as the […]
All land issues of Jammu Airport Expansion resolved: Div Com
Directs Airport Authority to initiate work
JAMMU: Marking a significant breakthrough, all land issues pertaining to the expansion of Jammu Airport have been successfully resolved. Divisional Commissioner, Ramesh Kumar, chaired a meeting Tuesday, directing the Airport Authority Jammu to initiate the long-awaited project. During the meeting, it was revealed that the majority of the required land has already been provided to […]
One more held in case of weapons delivery through drones
Jammu: The National Investigation Agency has arrested an accused in a Pakistan-backed terrorism case involving the delivery of weapons through drones to terrorists active in Jammu and Kashmir, an official said on Tuesday. Zakir Hussain (22), a resident of Kathua district in the Jammu region, is the eighth accused to be arrested in the case, […]
Centre, states must forget politics and see how crop residue burning can be stopped: SC
New Delhi: The Centre and the states must “forget politics” and apply their minds to see how crop residue burning can be stopped, the Supreme Court said on Tuesday while observing that people will be affected due to air pollution if the blame game continues. The Punjab government told the apex court that 984 FIRs […]
GST officers bust syndicate of 48 fake firms availing fraudulent ITC, 3 held
New Delhi: GST officers have busted a syndicate of 48 fake firms which availed fraudulent input tax credit (ITC) of over Rs 199 crore and have arrested three people in this regard, the finance ministry said on Tuesday. The Central Goods and Services Tax (CGST) Delhi East Commissionerate commenced coordinated ‘Operation Clean Sweep’ against fake […]
UGC set to revise NET syllabus
New Delhi: The University Grants Commission (UGC) is set to revise the syllabus for the National Eligibility Test (NET) and will form an expert panel for the exercise, its chairman Jagadesh Kumar said on Tuesday. The National Testing Agency (NTA) conducts the UGC-National Eligibility Test (UGC-NET) for Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) and as an eligibility […]
