JAMMU, OCTOBER 23: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha met leaders of various political parties at Raj Bhavan here today. Former minister and Congress leader RS Chib submitted a memorandum of demands which included establishment of Sainik Colony at Srinagar, expediting four-laning works on Jammu-Suchetgarh National Highway, instating a mechanism of monitoring works of Rural Development Department […]
Twenty-one travelers were among 586 new covid-19 cases reported in Jammu and Kashmir in last 24 hours, taking the total tally to 90752. Officials told GNS that 206 of the cases were reported from Jammu Division and 380 from Kashmir valley. Giving district wise breakup of the cases, they said, Srinagar reported 154, Budgam 41, […]
JAMMU, OCTOBER 22: On day 151 of resumption of routine domestic operations in Jammu and Kashmir, 31 domestic flights with 3,542 passengers on board today arrived at Jammu and Srinagar Airports. A total of 1370 passengers aboard 12 regular commercial flights arrived at the Jammu Airport while 19 domestic flights with about 2172 passengers aboard […]
SRINAGAR, OCTOBER 23: According to the Power Controller, Kashmir Province, Srinagar, in order to carry out stabilization and branch cutting, shutdown of 33KV Badampora-Safapora line shall be observed on October 28 from 10 am to 5 pm and the power supply to the areas fed from Receiving Station Safapora shall remain affected. Similarly, to facilitate Project s Wing to execute works related […]
JAMMU, OCTOBER 23: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has evacuated about 6,83,888 JK residents, stranded in other parts of the country due to COVID lockdown, via Lakhanpur and through special trains and buses till date amid strict observance of all necessary guidelines and Standard Operating Procedures. As per the official data received in this regard, […]
Three persons died and eight others were injured when a vehicle they were travelling in met with an accident in Doda district on Friday afternoon, reported a local news agency, Global News Service (GNS). Unidentified official sources told GNS that at around 2:30 pm, a Tata Sumo (JK06-5717) on way from Khillani to Hambal (Deni) […]
By Muzammil Bhat MK Srinagar After the questioning of ED twice to Farooq Abdullah in the cricket scam, Mehbooba Mufti in her first press conference said that India wants the land of Kashmir and is not interested in its people. She has distanced herself from Pakistan after the recent statements by BJP that the people’s […]
The rupee slipped 11 paise to 73.65 against the US dollar in opening trade on Friday, tracking stronger American currency overseas. At the interbank forex market, the domestic unit opened weak at 73.62 and dropped further to 73.65 against US dollar in early deals, showing a fall of 11 paise over its previous close. On […]
China has vowed to retaliate if the US proceeds with the sale of advanced weaponry to Taiwan worth more than a billion dollars. The statement from China’s defence ministry gave no specifics but the development marks a further deterioration in ties between Beijing and Washington that have hit their lowest ebb in decades. The statement […]
Pakistan Test captain Azhar Ali may lose his job as leader of the side when the team tours New Zealand amidst speculations that either white-ball skipper Babar Azam or Muhammad Rizwan could replace him. Azhar, who is the most capped Test player in the national team with 81 appearances, is said to have lost favour […]