Srinagar: The Srinagar-Jammu highway, which connects Kashmir with outside world, was closed for vehicular traffic as the Valley including Srinagar experienced fresh snowfall on Wednesday. “The highway was closed for traffic around 2 pm after heavy snowfall between Qazigund and Banihal rendered the arterial road unsafe,” a spokesman of the Traffic Department was quoted as […]
Srinagar: Supreme Court has stayed a J&K High Court order regarding sanction for prosecution against officers and officials found indulging in corruption by the State Vigilance Organization. “There shall be stay of the impugned order for a period of three months from (January 2),” said a division bench of Justices K.S. Radhakrishnan and A.K. Sikri. […]
Srinagar: The state government on Wednesday ordered transfer of two KAS officers and accorded extension in the deputation of Farooq Ahmad Peer as member J&K Service Selection Board for one year beyond January 13. According to a government order, Mohammad Tariq (KAS), Deputy Secretary to Government, ARI and Trainings Department, is transferred and posted as […]
Srinagar: Amid a spontaneous shutdown, hundreds of people Wednesday participated in the funeral prayers for a Hizbul Mujahideen militant who was slain in a gun-battle with Army in Awantipora area of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Tuesday night. All shops and commercial establishments in Beighpora, Malangpora, Digripora, Gulzarpora and other areas of Awantipora observed a […]
JAMMU: Saying goodbye to physical stamps, Jammu and Kashmir government has entered into an agreement with Stock Holding Corporation of India Limited (SHCIL) to introduced e-stamps in the state. The e-stamping is a computer based latest technology with advanced security features for paying non-judicial stamp duty to the government, an official spokesperson said. The Commissioner […]
JAMMU: The Jammu and Kashmir State Forest Corporation (JKSFC) has earned an amount of Rs 97.95 Crore on sale of 18.56 lakh cubic feet timber during the current financial year till ending December. This information was given at a meeting of the Committee on Public Undertakings of Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly held here on […]
BUDGAM: Director Agriculture Peerzada Mushtaq Ahmad Wednesday inaugurated an Agriculture Business Centre here. Interacting with the farmers on the occasion, Peerzada said that machinery shall be made available to farmers on hire basis, enabling them to curtail the labour component by use of farm mechanization so that agricultural economy gets boost. Giving the details of […]
SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir Football Association (JKFA) Wednesday condoled the demise of former footballer Manzoor Ahmad. A condolence meet in this regard was chaired under its senior vice president Prof Bashir A Shah, a statement issued by the JKFA said. Manzoor, the statement said, had represented Water Works Department football team and helped them to […]
DUBAI: Sri Lanka owed it to their bowlers for taking the opening day honours against Pakistan in the second Test in Dubai on Wednesday (January 8). By the close, Sri Lanka had knocked off 57 runs for the loss of Dimuth Karunaratne, the opener, out leg-before to Junaid Khan for 32. A three-pronged pace and […]
Srinagar: Police Wednesday said they had busted a gang of burglars active in Hazaratbal and adjoining areas here for the past two years with the arrest of three persons and recovered stolen goods worth Rs 25 lakh. “Around 15 cases of thefts which occurred during the last two years have been solved. We have got […]