Jammu: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Tuesday filed a charge sheet against a government official in a case of corruption in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir. An ACB spokesman said the charge sheet was filed in the court of special judge against Mohammad Rashid Khan, the then Senior Compiler posted in the office of […]
Srinagar: Family members of Hurriyat (G) leader Ayaz Akbar Tuesday said that the health of jailed Hurriyat leader is worsening every day, appealing authorities to provide him proper medical aid. Talking to a local news agency Kashmir News Service (KNS) over phone, the family of Akbar said he has been suffering from fever for the […]
SHOPIAN: To provide succor to economically and socially disadvantaged sections of the society, the Social Welfare Department in Shopian District has so far released Rs. 319.77 lakh as advance pension to 11239 beneficiaries registered under Integrated Social Security Scheme (ISSS) and National Social Assistance Program (NSAP) pension schemes to empower them economically and to ensure […]
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir High Court directed a Kashmiri Pandit on Tuesday to withdraw his petition seeking a CBI probe into the killing of a sarpanch by unidentified gunmen, as he had sought to make the lieutenant governor of the Union Territory a party to the case. “I was told by the court to […]
Jammu: An earthquake of magnitude 5.8 hit Jammu and Kashmir in the early hours of Tuesday, officials said, the third to hit in three days. However, there were no reports of any damage, they said.The earthquake occurred at 7 AM and its epicenter was Tajikistan, according to the officials. Strong tremors were felt in most […]
Srinagar: A 27-year-old scholar hailing from Srinagar’s Bemina area has been missing since Sunday after he went trekking along with his friends to Gangbal in Ganderbal. Hilal Ahmad Dar, a resident of Housing Colony Bemina pursuing PhD in Management Studies at Kashmir University had left for trekking to Naranag in central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district along […]
SRINAGAR: Lakes and Waterways Development Authority (LAWDA) resumes dredging of Brari Numbal Lagoon in Shahr-e-.Khass after getting suspended due to the spread of Covid-19. The Vice Chairman, LDA Tufail Matto flanked by engineering wing team today took stock of the works under execution on his visit to Lagoon. He said around 20,000 Cums are expected […]
SRINAGAR: According to the Power Controller, Kashmir Province, in order to facilitate ERA Authorities to carry out the ongoing work of the construction of drainage near Chanpora Bridge, shut down of 33 kV Rawalpora Baghe Mehtab line shall be observed as per programme below. During the shutdown, the power supply to areas fed from Receiving […]
New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh held two-back-to-back meetings with top military brass on Tuesday deliberating on the situation in eastern Ladakh after an Indian Army officer and two soldiers were killed in a violent clash with Chinese troops in Galwan Valley. Singh also briefed Prime Minister Narendra Modi about the killing of the three […]
NEW DELHI: The Congress on Tuesday termed as shocking and unacceptable the death of an Indian Army officer and two soldiers in a violent face-off with Chinese troops and said the development is a matter of serious national concern. While asking defence minister Rajnath Singh to confirm the incident, the party also demanded that the […]