SOGAM (KUPWARA): J&K’s Libraries Department has embarked on a comprehensive action plan to extend and broaden the reach of gainful Public Library facilities across the UT so that the readers, especially in remote areas, have access to quality sources of knowledge not hither-to open to them. This was stated by Principal Secretary Department of Culture, […]
BARAMULLA: Following the successful completion of the Under 14 boys competitions yesterday, Friday marked the beginning of the Under 17 boys’ Kho Kho, Volleyball, and Kabaddi competitions at Showkat Ali Stadium, Baramulla. Nearly 600 students from 18 zones across the district are set to participate in the Under 17 competitions, which will continue until tomorrow. […]
Srinagar: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha addressed the Srinagar Conclave of High-Level Committee on Urban Planning of Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, Government of India. In his keynote address, the Lt Governor extended his felicitations to the members of the High-Level Committee and all the experts. He said the two-day long deliberations with all the […]
Srinagar: Srinagar recorded season’s hottest day on Thursday with the maximum temperature touching to 35.7°C. Coupled with sweltering heat and humid weather conditions, the scorching weather affected the normal life. The Meteorological Centre Srinagar said that the day temperature in Srinagar recorded at 35.7°C a notch more than the previous day’s maximum of 36.6°C recorded […]
Srinagar: General Officer Commanding (GOC) of Army’s Leh based Fire and Fury Corps Lieutenant General Hitesh Bhalla on Thursday visited the forward areas of Ladakh to assess the operational preparedness of troops deployed at the Line of Actual Control (LAC). “GOC Fire and Fury Corps visited the forward areas of Forever in Operations Division”, firefurycorp […]
SRINAGAR: Kashmir Power Distribution Corporation Limited (KPDCL), today urged the consumers to ignore fake text and whatsapp messages being circulated by scamsters regarding disconnection of their electricity supply purportedly with the logo of the Ministry of Power, KPDCL, or J&K PDD. In a statement issued here today, a KPDCL spokesperson once again reiterated that the […]
Jammu: SSP Vinod Kumar visited the areas along the International Border (IB) to review the border security grid and said that the Border Police Posts (BPPs) will be strenghthed further in the coming days in Jammu district, police said on Thursday. Police have deployed over 560 newly trained jawans in various border villages across the […]
Srinagar: Former Jammu and Kashmir Minister in the PDP-BJP government Syed Basharat Bukhari on Thursday rejoined the Peoples Democratic Party after nearly six years. “I have always fulfilled my responsibility to represent the aspirations of the people,” Bukhari said after joining the party. He said that he met Party President Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday and […]
SRINAGAR: The number of pilgrims who paid obeisance to Lord Shiva at Amarnath cave shrine in South Kashmir crossed the 1.30 lakh mark on Thursday, officials said. “Nearly 25,000 pilgrims performed the yatra on Thursday and had darshan of Baba Bholenath on the sixth day of the annual yatra,” the officials said. They said the […]
DC Srinagar stresses bringing more youth under ambit of self-employment Rs 2293.73 cr disbursed among 35919 beneficiaries under schemes generating self-employment for over 1 lakh unemployed youth SRINAGAR: Deputy Commissioner(DC) Srinagar, Dr. Bilal Mohi-Ud-Din Bhat on Thursday chaired a meeting of District Level Bankers Review Committee/District Consultative Committee (DLRC/DCC) here at Meeting Hall of the […]