SRINAGAR — The government is mulling to come up with the water meters in Jammu and Kashmir to ensure judicious use of the water. The development comes close on the heels of Power Department’s move of installing smart meters across Kashmir including Srinagar. Many areas have already been covered under smart electric meters. Chief Engineer, […]
SRINAGAR — The absence of Western Disturbances (WD) gave rise to the maximum temperature in Jammu and Kashmir in the month of March. The Meteorological department said that five places across the Union Territory including Pahalgam, Qazigund, Bhaderwah, Batote and Katra have recorded all-time highest temperature in March this year. Bhaderwah recorded 31.3 degree celsius […]
ADILABAD — Tension prevailed when a section of the audience in a theatre thrashed two persons at the screening of the much debated ‘The Kashmir Files’ In Telangana on Friday, reported Telangana Today. The Superintendent of Police D Uday Kumar said that the two, who were in an inebriated condition, raised “pro-Pakistani” slogans resulting in […]
SRINAGAR — Senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad on Friday visited veteran party leader Karan Singh at his residence to wish him on Holi but declined to comment on the film Kashmir Files when asked by journalists. “I came here to wish him a happy Holi,” senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad told the mediapersons […]
SRINAGAR — The strategic 434-km Srinagar-Leh National hHighway is likely to be opened for vehicular traffic on Saturday in a record time of 74 days after its closure for winter months in January, a senior official of the Border Roads Organisation said. Director General of BRO Lt Gen Rajeev Chaudhary also said the ongoing renovation […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir reported 15 fresh Covid-19 cases while there was no death due to the virus in the last 24 hours, officials said on Friday. They said eight of the fresh cases were reported from Jammu Division and seven from Kashmir Valley, taking the overall tally to 453520. Giving district wise details, the […]
SRINAGAR — A policeman was hospitalised in critical conditions after he fell off a moving Rakshak (vehicle) in Kralgund area of Handwara in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district. An official told GNS that a policeman part of a team escorting SHO Kralgund, fell off vehicle. Identifying him as one Khurshid Ahmad Malik son of Abdul Ahad […]
ISLAMABAD — Nearly two dozen disgruntled lawmakers from Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan’s ruling party have openly threatened to vote against him on the no-confidence motion tabled in Parliament by the Opposition, in a fresh blow to the embattled premier struggling to cling to power. Around 100 lawmakers from the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and […]
KABUL — The Taliban has officially banned the broadcast of all foreign TV series in Afghanistan, Sputnik reported citing a person familiar with the situation. “The Taliban clearly said to stop showing any foreign TV series translated into Dari or Pashto [official languages of Afghanistan],” a participant of the meeting of Afghan broadcasters, held on […]
SRINAGAR — The administration has issued a show-cause notice against two employees including a teacher after they were found allegedly criticizing the admin on social media. These two employees working in the Education Department are a teacher from a government middle school Daptyar Anantnag and a junior assistant at government high school Ring Payeen Machil […]