Srinagar: Six more persons infected with Covid-19 died on Wednesday, taking the total number of deaths related to the pandemic to 1,708 in Jammu and Kashmir. According to officials, three deaths were reported in Kashmir and three in Jammu division. The deceased persons include one each from Srinagar, Kupwara and Ganderbal district and two from […]
Srinagar: After a delay of five years, the Lakes and Waterways Development Authority (LAWDA) has completed 90% of renovation work under Brari Nambal project, officials said on Wednesday. Officials at LAWDA said that they had undertaken the renovation work of the lagoon on fast-track basis. “Most of the work has been completed including installation of […]
Baramulla: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday organised an impressive tonga rally (horse cart rally) in Sopore town of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district, and said that the rally gave out the message that people in this apple town were peace lovers. This was the first time that the BJP had held such a public […]
Jammu: Firing a fresh salvo at rival parties in Jammu and Kashmir, BJP leader and Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Wednesday said that the Roshni scam had illuminated the Gupkar bungalows but extinguished hope for the poor. He said the Roshni scheme was launched in 2001 by the then government with an envisaged objective of […]
SRINAGAR: State Election Commissioner K K Sharma said that 65.54 percent and 52.24 percent voter turnout was recorded on Tuesday in the second phase of Panch and Sarpanch by-polls. He informed that by-poll for Panch vacant seats were held in 343 constituencies including 317 from Kashmir division and 26 from Jammu division in the second […]
New Delhi: For the first time ever, the annual conference of the country’s top police brass began on Wednesday virtually amid the coronavirus pandemic, officials said. About 250 officers in the rank of DGP and IGP from all states, union territories and central government are taking part in the four-day virtual meet, organised by the […]
Relatives demand proper investigation Budgam: A three year old boy from Chewdara village in Budgam district who had gone missing on Tuesday evening and was found dead Wednesday morning outside the village. Burhan Ahmad Najar son of Hilal Ahmad Najar resident of Chewdara village in Beerwah tehsil had gone missing nearly 4:45 PM outside his […]
SHOPIAN: The training on handling of Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) was today imparted to Presiding and Polling Officers here under the supervision of General Observer, Shopian, Vivek Puri. During the programme, master trainers informed the Presiding and Polling officers about the functioning and operation of EVM’s. The trainers explained the functioning of the Ballot unit, […]
BANDIPORA: District Panchayat Election Officer (DPEO), Bandipora, Dr Owais Ahmad today convened a meeting to review the arrangements put in place for smooth conduct of phase-III of District Development Council (DDC), Panchayat by-election in the district. The phase-III of the election is scheduled to be held on 04 December, 2020 in District Development Council (DDC) […]
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir National Conference on Wednesday decried the administration for not ensuring level playing field to all contesting Candidates during the ongoing DDC elections, saying the measure of providing selective security has put the lives of contestants in peril. Party’s District President Kupwara and former MLC Qaisar Jamsheed Lone while expressing concern […]