SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Government today dismissed four employees, belonging to various departments: 02 from Police Department (Constables), 01 from School Education Department (Junior Assistant) and 01 from Department of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj (Village Level Worker) in terms of Article 311 of the Constitution of India for their deep involvement in anti-national […]
Srinagar: With the deficit in rainfall in the Valley leading to deficiency in the overall supply of drinking water, the Divisional Commissioner (Div Com) Kashmir, Vijay Kumar Bidhuri today convened a meeting to address the issue with active intervention of PHE department and District Administrations by optimum utilization of all the available resources across the […]
Jammu: A soldier was killed as the Army thwarted an infiltration bid by terrorists along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district early Tuesday, officials said. “Alert troops foiled an infiltration bid by effectively engaging infiltrating terrorists … in the Battal sector at 0300 hours,” White Knight Corps said on X. “During […]
Srinagar: Security forces launched an anti-terrorism operation on Tuesday in the Lolab area of Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara district, police said. “Security forces have established contact with terrorists near Trimukha Top, Lolab, Kupwara. Operation in progress,” the Kashmir Zone Police said in a post on ‘X’. It was not yet clear if any casualties have […]
New Delhi: The Centre has allocated Rs 5,958 crore for the Union Territory of Ladakh in the Union Budget 2024-25 announced on Tuesday, a massive 32 per cent rise from last year’s allotment of Rs 4,500 crore. The Ladakh UT, which was carved out of Jammu and Kashmir after the abrogation of Article 370 in […]
Srinagar: Authorities on Tuesday announced change in school timings in all government and recognized private schools upto the Higher Secondary level in the Kashmir division from 8:00 am to 1:00 pm. The decision was taken after representations about change in school timings poured in from parents and other stakeholders amidst intense heat wave prevailing in […]
Srinagar: One person died and three others, including a woman and her two minor kids, suffered burn injuries after a gas cylinder caught fire in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said today. Giving details, an official said that a gas cylinder caught fire due to leakage in the Sinoo Bhalesa area last night. […]
Backs Chinese investment New Delhi: The government’s pre-Budget Economic Survey on Monday set a conservative growth forecast of 6.5 to 7 per cent for the current fiscal as it flagged the need for creating more jobs in the economy and backed more Chinese direct investments to boost exports. The report, which is authored by the […]
New Delhi: The Monsoon session began on Monday, with Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman set to present the Union Budget for 2024-25 on July 23, 2024. This will mark her seventh consecutive Budget presentation, surpassing the record of former Prime Minister Morarji Desai, who delivered five consecutive full Budgets and one interim Budget from 1959 to […]
Srinagar: Heatwave conditions persisted in Kashmir Valley on Monday with Srinagar recording a maximum temperature of 35.6 degrees Celsius, season’s 2nd highest so far, officials said A MeT official here said that Qazigund, the gateway town of Kashmir, recorded a maximum temperature of 34.0 degree Celsius while Pahalgam, Kupwara and Kokernag saw maximum of 30.2, […]