BY MIR UMAR I have reached the milestone when I found nature. The best moments of ecstasy can be enjoyed with it. A sense of inspiration flows through it. Nature’s beauty is enormously addictive which attracts human soul towards it. The creatures residing in the palace of nature grace the strangers when they fest with […]
Srinagar: National Conference general secretary Ali Mohammad Sagar, who is under detention since the abrogation of the special status of Jammu and Kashmir on August 5, was allowed on Wednesday to offer funeral prayers of his father-in-law, officials said. Sagar and his son Salman Sagar, presently lodged at the MLA hostel sub-jail, were briefly allowed […]
Jammu: Taking note of illegal constructions at the famous hill resort of Patnitop, Jammu and Kashmir High Court has directed the CBI to conduct an in depth inquiry into the matter and submit a preliminary status report within eight weeks. A division bench of Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice Rajesh Bindal issued the order […]
Measure aimed at minimising inconvenience to traders: DC Srinagar
SRINAGAR: Government on Wednesday allocated four more parking slots in the city centre. The space has been created at Sangarmal, Srinagar, Astro turf TRC, and STRC yard Lala Rukh. This will be in addition to the existing spaces. An official said that another parking space at old motor garages will be thrown open in next […]
BARAMULLA: The traders of Pattan are upset over new proposed bypass in their area, saying it is going hit their business which is on strategic Srinagar-Baramulla highway. They said that the government should shelve this plan and make a new proposal and carry the road widening along the strategic route so that the market cannot […]
Jammu: Internet services in all government-run hospitals and SMS to all mobile phones will be restored from December 31 midnight in the Kashmir Valley, Jammu and Kashmir official spokesman Rohit Kansal said on Tuesday. On December 10, some short message service (SMS) were enabled on mobile phones in order to facilitate students, scholarship applicants, traders […]
Jammu: Meeting a long-pending demand of local people and traders, the Jammu and Kashmir administration on Monday abolished the road tariff at Lakhanpur toll plaza on Jammu-Pathankot Highway, from where it used to earn over Rs 1,000 crore annually. The Union territory administration announced its decision to render the plaza toll-free in a notification issued […]
Says internet restoration under consideration
Jammu: As many as 160 militants were killed and 102 arrested in Jammu and Kashmir in 2019, while 250 militants were still active, Director General of Police (DGP) Dilbag Singh said on Tuesday, noting that the number of local youths joining militancy has decreased. He said that there is 30 per cent fall in militant […]
New Delhi: Gen Manoj Mukund Naravane on Tuesday took over as the 28th Chief of Army Staff, helming the 1.3 million-strong force at a time India faces evolving security challenges such as cross-border terrorism and an assertive Chinese military along the border. Gen Naravane, who was serving as vice chief of the Army, succeeds Gen […]
New Delhi: In a stern warning to Pakistan, Army chief Gen Manoj Mukund Naravane on Tuesday said India reserves the right to pre-emptively strike at sources of terror threat if the neighbouring country does not stop state-sponsored militancy. In an exclusive interview to PTI hours after taking charge of the 1.3 million strong Army, Gen […]