8 people injured as taxi cab overturns in Rajouri

Jammu: Eight people were injured when a taxi cab (Tata sumo) they were travelling in skidded off the road and overturned in Rajouri district on Thursday. Official sources said that that the vehicle (JK11-8884) was on way to Rajouri from Bufliaz when it met with the accident near Magi Mohre. Passersby immediately took the injured […]

MeT forecasts dry weather in Kashmir, isolated light rain in Jammu

Srinagar: Weather department here on Thursday forecast mainly dry weather over Kashmir division and isolated very light rain over Jammu division in next 24 hours. A meteorological department here said that isolated to scattered light rain and thundershowers were expected during the subsequent two days in both divisions. He said that while rain eluded Kashmir […]

ALCs In Kashmir Asked Not To Draw Salary Of Absent PM Package Employees

Srinagar: Authorities have asked Assistant Labour Commissioners’ (ALCs) of Kashmir division not to draw salary of PM Package employees who have remained absent during the month of September. In a communication by Deputy Labour Commissioner Kashmir, the ALCs have also been asked to furnish the complete leave account of the PM Package Employees, in particular […]

BGSBU signs MOU with JKEDI

BGSBU signs MOU with JKEDI

Srinagar’:To promote entrepreneurship and innovation in the Union Territory, Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University, Rajouri virtually signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Jammu and Kashmir Entrepreneurship Development Institute (JKEDI) on Wednesday. The partnership will benefit all the stakeholders, especially the students from diverse regions of JK. The MOU was signed by Sh. Mohd. Ishaq, […]

2 hybrid militants held along with arms, ammo in Sopore

Sopore : The Jammu and Kashmir Police on Wednesday late evening claimed to have arrested two active hybrid militants along with arms and ammunition in Sopore area of North Kashmir’s Baramulla district. An official said, that a joint team of police, Army’s 22 RR and CRPF’s 179 BN during a cordon and search operation arrested […]

DGP calls for revisiting Srinagar, south Kashmir security plans

DGP calls for revisiting Srinagar, south Kashmir security plans

Orders for intensifying night patrolling in ‘grey areas’ Srinagar: Director General of Police Dilbag Singh on Wednesday chaired a high-level joint meeting of officers here and called for revisiting the Srinagar and south Kashmir security grid plans. The top police officer chaired the meeting at Police Control Room Kashmir here this afternoon. Spl DGP CID, […]

Rubaiya Sayeed abduction case: Court issues production warrant against Yasin Malik; directs Tihar jail authorities to produce him physically on next date of hearing

Srinagar: A court in Jammu on Wednesday issued a production warrant against Jammu & Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) chief Muhammad Yasin Malik, directing the Tihar jail authorities to produce him physically before it on the next date of hearing in Rubaiya Sayeed abduction case. Advocate Monika Kohli, CBI counsel in the case, said  the TADA […]

Teenager arrested for sodomising minor boy in Budgam

Srinagar: In a shocking incident, a teenager was arrested in Khag area of Central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Wednesday for sodomising a minor boy, officials said here. An official said the teenager had sodomised a 4-year-old boy in Khag. He said that soon after receiving information about the same, police swung into action and arrested […]

Rains Lash Parts Of Jammu Division, Elude Kashmir

Srinagar: Parts of Jammu division received rainfall while dry weather prevailed in Kashmir Valley, officials said on Wednesday. A meteorological department official here said that mainly dry weather with possibility of isolated rain was expected during the next 24 hours. He said while there was no rainfall in Kashmir barring traces of it in Gulmarg, […]

ADB cuts India’s GDP growth forecast for FY23 to 7 pc on high inflation, monetary tightening

New Delhi: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has slashed India’s economic growth projection for 2022-23 to 7 per cent from 7.2 per cent earlier, citing higher than expected inflation and monetary tightening. India’s economy grew 13.5 per cent year-on-year in the first quarter of 2022-23, reflecting strong growth in services, ADB said in a supplement […]