RIYADH: Saudi Arabia has required would-be Haj pilgrims from many Western countries to apply for visas via a government portal online, a move intended to crack down on “fake” travel agencies, officials said on Monday. The new system was put in place as the kingdom prepares to welcome 850,000 Muslims from abroad for the annual […]
The Government of Jammu and Kashmir has started some mega projects in Jammu for Jammu smart city. In this direction recently LG Manoj Sinha inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of various Jammu Smart City Projects worth around Rs 97.11 crore. He said that these projects, tapping the vast potential and liveliness of Jammu […]
Two militants of LeT militant outfit killed whileas cop injured in swift encounter in Bemina area of Central Kashmir’s Srinagar district on Monday evening. Police while informing on its official Twitter handle said that in a swift encounter by Srinagar Police, two LeT militants were killed whileas one cop sustained injury in Bemina area […]
But water shortage hits farming Srinagar, Jun 13: Amid water crisis in parts of Kashmir, paddy transplantation season is going on full swing with non-local labourers returning to fields after two years of Covid pandemic. Most agricultural activities in Kashmir are now dependent on non-local workers but Covid years had caused acute shortage of the […]
Directs for strict follow up of timelines to achieve given targets SRINAGAR, JUNE 13:- The Deputy Commissioner Srinagar, Mohammad Aijaz Asad Monday chaired a meeting of District/ Sectoral Officers in order to review the implementation and progress achieved under the Rural Development sector in the District. Besides, Additional District Development Commissioner, Srinagar, Zahoor Ahmad Mir, […]
SRINAGAR, JUNE 13: Prof. JP Sharma, Vice-Chancellor, SKUAST-Jammu, today called on the Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha here at Raj Bhavan. The VC briefed the Lt Governor on various ongoing outreach activities, and research programmes in the University, besides other issues of academic and administrative importance. He also had a discussion with the Lt Governor regarding […]
Reviews yatra arrangements by Tourism Deptt., directs early completion of works SRINAGAR, JUNE 13: Secretary, Tourism, Sarmad Hafeez visited Pahalgam and reviewed the arrangements put in place by the Tourism Department for the successful conduct of this year’s Amarnathji Yatra. During the visit, the Tourism Secretary along with a team of officers of the Department […]
Jammu and Kashmir reported seven new covid-19 cases while there was no death due to the virus in the last 24 hours, officials said on Monday. They said that four cases were reported from Srinagar and three from Jammu districts, taking the overall tally to 454355—166548 in Jammu division and 287807 in Kashmir. There was […]
Poonch: Four persons were injured when a van they were travelling met with an accident in Mendhar area of Poonch district on Monday. Official sources said that the Van (JK02BJ-5554) coming from Shindra Poonch towards Mendhar skidded off road near at Uchhad area, leaving four persons injured. Locals and police reached the spot and immediately […]
100 militants have been killed so far this year in Kashmir Valley and the number is twice than same period last year, Inspector General of Police Vijay Kumar said. Of those killed this year during the five months and 12 days this year, he said, 71 include local and 29 foreign militants. 50 militants—49 locals […]