One person died and 12 non-local labourers were injured in a head-on collision between a truck and tempo vehicle on Jammu-Srinagar highway at Chamalwas in Ramban district on Monday, officials said. They said a truck (JK13C /4760) driven by Kabir Ahmed Khan of Rafiabad Baramulla collided with tempo (PB07BT/8324) which was on its way towards […]
The government has no plan to print currency notes to tide over the current economic crisis triggered by the outbreak of Covid-19 pandemic, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman informed Parliament on Monday. To a question on whether there is any plan to print currency to tide over the crisis, the Finance Minister said, “No Sir”. Many […]
BRIDGETOWN: West Indies and Pakistan have agreed to play a revised four-match Twenty20 International series, Cricket West Indies (CWI) announced on Sunday. The two boards — who had initially planned a five-match T20 series — were forced into the alteration to the scheduled tour dates after West Indies’ current ODI series against Australia was rocked […]
KABUL: The United States will continue air strikes in support of Afghan forces fighting the Taliban, a top US general said on Sunday, as the insurgents press on with offensives across the country.“The United States has increased air strikes in the support of Afghan forces over the last several days, and we are prepared to […]
In a shocking incident, a police inspector has been arrested for the alleged murder of his wife in Gujarat. Another person arrested in connection to the case turned out to be a politician who had once contested by-poll elections on a Congress ticket and was accused of helping the cop commit the crime. The two […]
Power projects in Jammu and Kashmir have been in focus and the administration has been working overnight to streamline the power distribution system. Recently the government inaugurated seven power infrastructure development projects in Kashmir valley and one of them in Pulwama. Construction of the new receiving station at Pulwama under the languishing project will provide […]
SRINAGAR, JULY 25: Mission Youth, Jammu and Kashmir has invited applications for award of Lieutenant Governor’s Scholarship for meritorious girl students. The scholarship of Rs 1 Lakh shall be provided for post-graduate courses in universities and colleges. CEO Mission Youth and Secretary, Tribal Affairs Department, Dr Shahid Iqbal Choudhary, informed that in line with announcement […]
The conductor of a cement-laden truck was killed while the driver was critically injured after the vehicle skidded off the road and rolled down into a deep gorge at Monkey Morh in Ramban district on Sunday morning. A police official told GNS that a truck bearing registration number JK-14E 6413 loaded with cement bags skidded […]
Kulgam, Jul 25 : An unidentified militant has been killed in an encounter that broke out between militants and security forces at Munand village of Yaripora in south Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Sunday morning. Police sources told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that one militant has been killed, saying that his identification is being […]
Government’s progressive approach bringing visible changes; improving productivity, profitability & employability in agro-forestry sector: LG J&K has taken a quantum leap in branding, marketing and transportation of local products, says the LG We are committed to protect our forest resources and the interest of communities dependent on forests for livelihood: LG The interest of the […]