Reviews progress of afforestation Srinagar: Chief Secretary, Atal Dulloo, today chaired a meeting of the Forest Department to assess the efforts made in treating the degraded areas through plantation or other conservation measures. The meeting was attended by Additional Chief Secretary (ACS), Forests; Pr Chief Conservator of Forests (PCCF); Addl PCCFs; Director Social Forestry; Director […]
Srinagar: Deputy Commissioner Shopian, Mohammad Shahid Saleem Dar, inspected the site of the Dachnoo-Heerpora bridge collapsed over the Rambaira river. Following the collapse, police filed an FIR, and the DC directed the R&B Department to immediately construct a diversion to restore traffic. He also called for the clearance of stuck vehicles and took up the […]
Jammu: The union minister and Incharge of J&K elections, G Kishan Reddy, on Thursday said that Jammu & Kashmir will be run by the constitution of BR Ambedkar and not by ‘Jinnah’s constitution. This was stated by Reddy, while talking to reporters in response to the statement of Pakistan’s Defence Minister, Khawaja Asif’s statement, who […]
Srinagar/Jammu: About 61 per cent of the electorate in Jammu and Kashmir turned out to vote on Wednesday, giving a thumbs up to the union territory’s first assembly election since the abrogation of Article 370 in 2019 with round one going off without incident. Chief Electoral Officer P K Pole said this is the highest […]
Srinagar: There was not a significant change from 2014 in the voter turnout in the 24 segments that voted in phase one of Jammu and Kashmir polls on Wednesday, the first assembly elections since the abrogation of Article 370 in 2019. According to the Election Commission, the tentative voter turnout for the 24 assembly seats […]
Srinagar: The Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha has extended hearty congratulations to the voters of first phase of Assembly Election for the record turnout. In a social media post, the Lieutenant Governor said, their enthusiastic participation is a testament to the strength of Indian democracy and people’s faith in democratic values. The Lieutenant Governor posted on […]
Srinagar: High security arrangements are in place in Srinagar ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to address a rally on Thursday at Sher-e-Kashmir Park. It will be the first big rally of BJP in Kashmir since the announcement of elections. BJP has fielded just 19 candidates from Kashmir and left many seats for ‘like-minded’ […]
Srinagar: In view of visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Kashmir Valley and in order to avoid congestion on various routes during the visit, the traffic department issued an advisory to avoid any inconvenience to the public. It said traffic movement from Pantha Chowk towards Ram Munshi Bagh shall be restricted from 04:00 AM […]
Jammu: Union Minister of Coal and Mines and BJP election in-charge for the Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir, G Kishan Reddy visited the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board Sports Complex, at Katra, in Jammu and Kashmir to inspect the arrangements and logistics for the Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s election rally in Katra. Prime […]
New Delhi: India has served a formal notice to Pakistan seeking a review of the Indus Water Treaty, arguing that “fundamental and unforeseen” changes in the circumstances require a reassessment of the pact. The notice was issued to Pakistan on August 30 under Article XII(3) of the Indus Water Treaty (IWT), Government sources said on […]