Airtel Payments Bank, Park+ collaborate to offer FASTag based smart parking solutions

Srinagar: Adding to its growing range of digital payments and financial services solutions, Airtel Payments Bank, one of the leading FASTag issuers in India, today announced collaboration with Park+ to offer FASTag based smart parking solutions to marquee commercial and residential properties across the country. Park+ is the market leader in automating parking spaces through […]

Rs 12,000 crore Green Corridors for RE uptake in states approved

NEW DELHI: In order to accelerate the penetration of renewable energy in the states, the Union Cabinet on Thursday approved the second phase of the Green Energy Corridor (GEC). The projects in this phase would be set up in seven states to expedite the transmission of renewable energy. GEC is an alternative transmission system for […]

Navin Choudhary calls for control trials of maize, millet in Jammu

JAMMU: Principal Secretary, Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Navin Kumar Choudhary, chaired a meeting to discuss marketing strategies for Agriculture and Horticulture products of J&K here today. Territory Head J&K, Policy Advocacy Research Centre (PARC), Ruchita Rane also attended and shared her expertise during the meeting. The objective of the meeting was to discuss technical interventions […]

KCCI making efforts for increasing exports from the region

SRINAGAR: The Kashmir Chamber of Commerce & Industry and India Exim Bank held a virtual meeting on regarding Export Import bank of Indi The meeting was attended by Sheikh Ashiq Ahmad, President, Office Bearers and other members of KCC&I. In this virtual meeting presentation was given by Virendra Mongia, Regional Head, India Exim Bank regarding […]

KU postpones all exams scheduled on January 6, 7

KU postpones all exams scheduled on January 6, 7

Srinagar: Kashmir University on Wednesday postponed all examinations scheduled on January 6 and 7 in view of the ongoing snow forecast. It is notified for the information of all the concerned that due to inclement weather conditions, all UG/PG/Professional/B.Ed (External POT) exams of Kashmir University scheduled on January 6 and 7 are hereby postponed. Fresh […]

Expecting woman carried in cot in Boniyar as snow closes road

Expecting woman carried in cot in Boniyar as snow closes road

Uri: Villagers in Boniyar in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district were forced to ferry an expecting woman on a cot due to closure of roads for vehicular traffic amid prevailing inclement weather conditions. The woman, a resident of Hillan Phalipora was carried by several men of her neighbourhood on a cot after she complained of labour […]

NC questions delimitation panel’s recommendations for J&K

NC questions delimitation panel’s recommendations for J&K

New Delhi: Terming the Reorganisation of Jammu and Kashmir Act “constitutionally suspect”, the National Conference (NC) questioned the Delimitation Panel’s recommendations for the union territory, especially its rationale behind increasing six seats in Jammu division against one in Kashmir region. In its reply to the commission, the NC said there were question marks over the […]

Deliberations must for bringing peace: Hurriyat

Deliberations must for bringing peace: Hurriyat

Srinagar: Hurriyat Conference on Wednesday said that Kashmir issue will be resolved if engagement for deliberations among the concerned parties will be given a chance as the lingering issue continues to consume lives on all sides bringing only pain and sorrow with it. According to a statement, it said that it has been 75 years […]

Eradicate drug menace: SSP Srinagar directs officers

Eradicate drug menace: SSP Srinagar directs officers

Srinagar: Senior Superintendent of Police Srinagar Rakesh Balwal on Wednesday chaired a crime review meeting at DPO Srinagar with all Zonal SPs, SDPOs, SHOs, Incharge PPs of District Srinagar, SP Hqrs and DySP Hqrs Srinagar. The SSP Srinagar directed the officers to make all possible efforts to eradicate menace of drugs and work dedicatedly to […]

Scale up testing, conduct 2 lakh tests per day: CS

Scale up testing, conduct 2 lakh tests per day: CS

JAMMU: Chief Secretary Dr Arun Kumar Mehta on Wednesday chaired a meeting to review the public health response to COVID-19 in Jammu and Kashmir and asked the Health and Medical Education Department to scale up testing to reach a target of 2 lakh tests per day with a proportional increase in RtPCR tests. Administrative Secretaries […]