SRINAGAR, FEBRUARY 29: Commissioner Secretary, Public Works (R&B) Department, Khurshid Ahmad Shah today asked concerned officers of the department to explore possibilities of adopting viable cold weather technology to tackle the issues hindering the pace of work during the winter season. The Commissioner Secretary was speaking at a meeting to review the functioning of R&B […]
BANIHAL – The traffic on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway was disrupted on Saturday due to fresh snowfall and shooting of stones from the hillocks overlooking the only all-weather road linking Kashmir with the rest of the country, officials said. Light snowfall occurred at Jawahar Tunnel, the gateway to Kashmir, while rains triggered shooting of stones from […]
The meeting of Digital Communications Commission (DCC), the interministerial decision-making panel of DoT, on Friday could not come to a decision on providing relief to the telecom sector, reports stated. No decision has been taken on any relief, sources said, adding, the department needs more data, and that there will be more meetings and reconciliation […]
Jawaharlal Nehru University Vice Chancellor Jagadesh Kumar on Saturday advised students not to give open calls to riot-affected people in Delhi to come and stay in the campus. “We want peace and harmony to prevail in Delhi and the affected people need to be provided all possible help. Some students in our campus gave an […]
MULTAN: Though Multan Stadium was packed to its capacity during the HBL PSL match between Multan Sultans and Karachi Kings match here on Friday, a good number of spectators were denied entry by the organisers for possessing fake tickets. Many ticket-holders, after waiting for their turn for hours in queues, reached the entry points where […]
America’s longest war may finally be nearing an end. The United States and the insurgents it toppled from power in Afghanistan are poised to sign a peace deal on Saturday after a conflict that outlasted two US commanders in chief and is now led by a third eager to fulfill a campaign promise to extricate […]
Kashmir and detentions figured even in the latest Donald Trump visit to New Delhi showing the underlying focus of global thinkers especially the US Congress over the ground situation in Kashmir. Trump even gave a hint that there are always two sides of any story indicating that Kashmir problem has many layers and once more […]
KUPWARA, FEBRUARY 28: The District Development Commissioner (DDC), Kupwara, Anshul Garg today chaired a meeting of concerned officers to review the functioning of Rural Development Department (RDD). The Additional District Development Commissioner (ADDC), Mohammad Ashraf Bhat, Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC), Nazir Ahmad Lone, Assistant Commissioner Development, Joint Director Planning, District Panchayat Officer, Executive Engineer REW, […]
GANDERBAL, FEBRUARY 28: An awareness camp regarding health & hygiene of girls was organized by District Legal Services Authority (DLSA) Ganderbal at Govt. Girls Higher secondary School Nunner under the guidance and directions of Chairman DLSA, Ganderbal, Mohammad Yousuf Wani. Sajad Ur Rehman, Secretary DLSA, (Munsiff/JMIC) Ganderbal, Nazir Ahmad, Principal Govt. Girls Higher Secondary School […]
BANDIPORA, FEBRUARY 28: Deputy Commissioner, Bandipora, Shahbaz Ahmad Mirza Friday flagged off a group of 33 farmers for exposure tour to Ludhiana, Punjab. The tour has been organized by Department of Agriculture under inter-state training programme. During the tour, farmers will interact with scientists and progressive farmers and will be taken to field visit to […]