Diversion tunnel of Kiru HE project completed

SRINAGAR: Work on 666 m long and 9m wide horseshoe shaped, diversion tunnel of Kiru HE Project was completed Monday ahead of schedule in spite of lockdowns in covid pandemic. This milestone paves the way for diversion of river Chenab during October’2021followed by start of construction of 135 mtrs high Concrete Gravity Dam. Simultaneously work […]

Report: US wasted billions on cars, buildings in Afghanistan

Report: US wasted billions on cars, buildings in Afghanistan

Islamabad: The United States wasted billions of dollars in war-torn Afghanistan on buildings and vehicles that were either abandoned or destroyed, according to a report released Monday by a US government watchdog. The agency said it reviewed USD 7.8 billion spent since 2008 on buildings and vehicles. Only USD 343.2 million worth of buildings and […]

Monitoring Committee framed to check sale and supply of spurious agro chemicals

Various fertilizer insecticide warehouses outlets of district Srinagar inspected SRINAGAR: Joint Director Apiculture and Mushroom Development Kashmir Farooq Ahmad Shah today conducted surprise inspection of various warehouses of Pesticide and Insecticide Dealers of district Srinagar as being the designated officer to check and monitor the flow and sale of insecticides in district Bandipora, Srinagar and […]

4 outlets sealed by Shopian admin

SHOPIAN: In view of complaints received from various quarters of the district, the District Administration Shopian has launched a major crackdown against sale of spurious pesticides in the district. The District Development Commissioner (DDC) Shopian, S K Vaishya constituted multiple teams of officials from Agriculture, Horticulture and Revenue Departments and directed for surprise inspection of […]

GoI Secy Tourism reviews functioning of tourism sector in JK

Holds meet with Dir tourism Kashmir, senior officers SRINAGAR: Union Secretary Tourism, Arvind Singh who is on a 2-day visit to Kashmir on Monday reviewed the overall status of the tourism sector and the various tourism promotional activities being undertaken by the J&K Tourism Department to attract travellers to the region. During his visit, Union […]

BIL starts first skill development training course in PPS Bemina

ADGP (Cord) PHQ inaugurates the programme Jammu: ADGP (Coordination) PHQ, S.J.M Gillani inaugurated the six day skill development course for the wards of police personnel and students at Police Public School Bemina Srinagar. The course is organized by Bombay Stock Exchange Institute Ltd (BIL) in pursuance of MoU signed between Jammu and Kashmir Police and […]

2nd Khelo India National Winter Games

J&K dominate SnowShoe competitions Srinagar: J&K dominated SnowShoe competitions on the fourth day of the 2nd Khelo India National Winter Games 2021 at Gulmarg on Monday. On the fourth day of the National Games , competitions of five SnowShoe disciplines in both male and female sections were held. J&K bagged seven medals during the day […]

‘Sticky bombs’ used by Taliban arrive in Kashmir

‘Sticky bombs’ used by Taliban arrive in Kashmir

SRINAGAR: Security forces battling a decades-long insurgency in Kashmir are alarmed by the recent arrival in the region of small, magnetic bombs that have wreaked havoc in Afghanistan. “Sticky bombs”, which can be attached to vehicles and detonated remotely, have been seized during raids in recent months in Jammu and Kashmir, three senior security officials […]

JKSSB conducts Phase-II of objective type test for Class-IV Posts

JKSSB conducts Phase-II of objective type test for Class-IV Posts

JAMMU: J&K Services Selection Board (JKSSB) under Accelerated Recruitment Drive successfully conducted 2nd Phase of OMR based Objective type Written Test for 8575 District/ Divisional/UT cadre posts of Class-IV of various departments today from 12 noon to 2 pm. The second phase of the examination was conducted today at 379 examination centres. In this phase, […]

IGP Kashmir visits Srinagar Airport, reviews security arrangements

IGP Kashmir visits Srinagar Airport, reviews security arrangements

SRINAGAR: In view of the recent attack in City Srinagar, IGP Kashmir Shri Vijay Kumar-IPS today visited International Airport Srinagar and reviewed the comprehensive security grid of the airport. IGP Kashmir was accompanied by Director Airport, DIG CKR Srinagar, Regional Director BCAS, SSP Budgam and COs of CRPF and CISF. He was briefed by the […]