KULGAM — The residents of Kilam village in South Kashmir’s Kulgam district Friday staged a protest against the Power Development Department (PDD) for failing to repair two electric transformers of the village despite the passage of over three weeks. The protesters, mostly women assembled at Mirbazar-Phaloo road at Kilam and chanted slogans against the Power […]
POONCH — Mughal road, connecting Shopian and Poonch-Rajouri districts, on Friday reopened for traffic after remaining closed since December 5. DTI Mughal road, Qasim Ahmed told GNS the road reopened for all types of traffic. The thoroughfare was closed on Sunday in view of slippery road conditions amid heavy snowfall. — (GNS)
SRINAGAR — Intense cold continued in Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh on Friday as Srinagar had coldest night of the season with mercury plummeting to minus 2.6°C. A meteorological department official here told GNS that the minimum temperature in Srinagar, the summer capital of J&K, was below two degrees than the normal for this time […]
SRINAGAR — An unknown organization is reportedly active exacting money from drivers in the name of ‘Save the Girl Children’ slogan. The said organization is using the name of Traffic Police Department. A couple of days back a lone protester at Srinagar’s Press Enclave staged a protest stating that an unknown organization whose credentials seems […]
CHENNAI — Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat, his wife Madhulika Rawat and 11 others, who were on board IAF’s Mi-17V5 helicopter, died in the crash on Wednesday near Tamil Nadu’s Connoor. Meanwhile, an eyewitness at the crash site has claimed that he saw CDS Bipin Rawat alive moments after the wreckage was […]
SRINAGAR — In district hospital Ganderbal at least 200 posts are lying vacant in the hospital, which includes doctors, Para-medics, technical and working staff. The district hospital has 28 vacant posts of doctors of various fields. Additionally, 20 posts of medical officers are also unfilled. The Public Information Officer (PIO) of the concerned hospital in […]
NEW DELHI — State-run RailTel has received a Rs 210.7 crore contract to install an integrated tunnel communication system in Dharam-Banihal section of the ongoing Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) rail link project, an official statement said on Thursday. The contract will include works on design, supply, testing and commissioning of the tunnel communication system, comprising […]
SRINAGAR — Despite repeated directions for not to charge the annual fee, scores of private schools in Kashmir division continue to fleece parents by charging the hefty amount. The news agency Kashmir News Observer received several calls from those parents studying who complained of the issue. They said that the private school managements are taking […]
SRINAGAR — In a bid to further strengthen healthcare profile of Jammu and Kashmir, the State Health Agency (SHA) has empanelled 12 new private hospitals in the Union territory in a short span of past three months. This addition of healthcare institutes in J&K is a step forward towards further expanding and building a strong […]
NEW DELHI — A total of 47,984 people died due to road accidents on National Highways, including on expressways, during calendar year 2020, Parliament was informed on Thursday. In a written reply to the Lok Sabha, Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari said as many as 53,872 persons died due to road accidents […]