Spl trains from Banihal to Baramulla to chug from July 20

Spl trains from Banihal to Baramulla to chug from July 20

Authorities on Saturday said that staff special trains will chug from Banihal to Baramulla from July 20. An order in the possession of KNS reads, Vide ADEN/BD(M letter No W-83/13DGM dated 16.07.2020 (Copy attached)to run the staff special train in BAHL-BRMI, section. It is requested to please arrange the escort staff tentatively from 20.07.2020. It […]

Lt. Governor inaugurates three major projects in Karnah

Lt. Governor inaugurates three major projects in Karnah

Lieutenant Governor, G C Murmu on Saturday e-inaugurated three major project for border town Karnah including Government degree college Tangdar worth Rs 15.50 crore 6.3 K.V receiving station at Chitterkote worth 2.49 crore and laid foundation stone of 12 MW Power project worth 96.967 crore. According to Kashmir News Service (KNS) Lieutenant Governor Girish Chandra […]

COVID-19: Govt evacuates 2,35,075 stranded JK residents; 1,62,329 via Lakhanpur, 72,746 through special trains

COVID-19: Govt evacuates 2,35,075 stranded JK residents; 1,62,329 via Lakhanpur, 72,746 through special trains

JAMMU, JULY 18: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has evacuated about 2,35,075 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, […]

Driver killed after tractor turns turtle in south Kashmir

Driver killed after tractor turns turtle in south Kashmir

Srinagar: A driver was killed after a tractor he was driving overturned at Kandiwara village of Kokarnag area in South Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Saturday. A local news gathering agency Kashmir News Observer (KNO) reported that driver lost his control over the tractor without registration number while it was surmounting a slope and turned turtle. […]

3 civilians killed in Pak shelling in Poonch

3 civilians killed in Pak shelling in Poonch

Jammu: Three civilians were killed overnight in Pakistan shelling on the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district, officials said on Saturday. Police said three members of a family including father, mother and son were killed when their house was hit by a shell fired by Pakistan Army in Khari Karmara sector […]

J&K govt changes laws to aid construction of armed forces facilities outside cantonments

J&K govt changes laws to aid construction of armed forces facilities outside cantonments

Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir administration has decided to notify certain areas in the union territory as “strategic areas”, to facilitate smooth construction for the requirements of armed forces. The governing body for overlooking construction of facilities for the armed forces is the Cantonment Board, which only had authority over areas falling under cantonments in J&K. […]

Pak man arrested at LoC in Rajouri

Pak man arrested at LoC in Rajouri

Jammu: A Pakistani “intruder” was arrested by the Army along the Line of Control (LoC) in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir, an official said on Saturday. The man was found moving into this side in Nowshera sector late Friday night and was immediately arrested, he said. The official said the man was being questioned. […]

4G AGAIN

4G AGAIN

The latest about the 4G services in Jammu and Kashmir is that petitioner’s lawyer and the government lawyers locked horns before the judges of Supreme Court whether the top court should move ahead on the plea for the contempt proceedings against Union Home secretary and Chief secretary of Jammu and Kashmir for violating the court […]