SHOPIAN, AUGUST 22:- Principal Secretary, Home, Shaleen Kabra, today visited Shopian and held a review meeting with officers and officials of various departments to assess the status of ongoing development works besides taking stock of implementation of other schemes in the district. Principal Secretary, who is also the Administrative Secretary in charge of Shopian district, […]
JAMMU, AUGUST 22: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has evacuated about 3,40,714 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, […]
Railways assures completion of project by 15th Aug, 2022 Ask railways to prepare DPR of both Jammu-Poonch and Baramulla-Kupwara railway lines JAMMU, AUGUST 22: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha today took a review meeting of the 272 Km long Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Railway Line, being built at a cost of Rs 27,949 Crores, at Civil Secretariat here. The […]
Inordinate delay in the construction of drainage system sparked protest in Mominabad Batamaloo area of Srinagar city. Locals hit the roads and blocked traffic much to the inconvenience of commuters. The protesters said that due to the accumulation of sewage water, the locality has turned into a stinking cesspool. “During winters, people from Lane 9 […]
J&K Peoples Conference Chairman Sajad Gani Lone on Saturday expressed satisfaction over the stand of signatories of Gupkar Declaration and said party believes that only collective mechanism is the way out to get the taken away rights back. Taking to micro blogging twitter, Lone tweeted, “A very satisfying day. We firmly believe that a collective […]
Continuing its drive against drug peddlers, Awantipora Police arrested drug peddler near Reshipora Bund of Awantipora area yesterday late evening. The arrested drug peddler has been identified as Azad Ahmad Parray resident of Katipora Chersoo and was arrested while he was travelling on motorcycle PB08CN-3596. 500 grams of contraband substances suspected to be charas(Powder)and cash […]
Poonch: In yet another incident of its kind, a 20-year-old youth died after slipping off a slope while cutting grass at Loran area of this district in Jammu division on Saturday. Official sources told GNS that police station Loran was informed by some person that on Saturday morning, one Zaker Hussain son of Nazir Hussein […]
New Delhi: Just before the government ended special status to Jammu and Kashmir in August last year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave no indication of the move during a meeting, Farooq Abdullah said today. “Nobody can trust the government of India anymore. There is not a day when they don’t lie,” said the National Conference […]
Banihal/Jammu: The 270-km Jammu-Srinagar National Highway reopened on Saturday after remaining closed for the past two days owing to multiple landslides triggered by heavy rains, officials said. The highway got blocked at over a dozen places between Udhampur and Banihal on Thursday, leaving thousands of vehicles stranded. “The highway was cleared for one-way traffic around 10 […]
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir reported nine more covid-19 related deaths since overnight, taking the fatality count to 612 in J-K. Among those who succumbed to the virus include five from Kashmir Valley including a 56-year-old pharmacist and four others from Jammu division. Reports said that a 60-year-old woman from Kishtwar, a 70-year-old man Marh in […]