SRINAGAR — A 42-year-old man died after a tree he was cutting fell on him in Pinglish village of Tral in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Thursday. An official said that the man identified as Ab Salam Yaoo (42) of Sheerabad Tral was injured when a tree fell on him. He said he was subsequently […]
SRINAGAR — Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Thursday said that the government is expecting a record break tourist footfall of over 2 crore this year. Talking to reporters on the sidelines of a function in Sempora, LG Sinha said that last year, a record number of 1.88 crore tourists visited J&K. “We are breaking our […]
SRINAGAR — The President of India on Thursday approved transfer of Justice Atul Sreedharan from Madhya Pradesh High Court to Jammu & Kashmir High Court. In a tweet, Union Minister for Law & Justice Kiren Rijju said that the President has approved transfer of Justice Atul Sreedharan from MP High Court to J&K High Court. […]
KISHTWAR — A teenager was killed after a massive boulder rolled down a hill during a rain-triggered landslide and hit his house in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district early Thursday, officials said. Two people were trapped under the debris of the house. While 19-year-old Arshad was killed in the incident, Rashid (17) was rescued, they […]
SRINAGAR — As part of Agniveer Outreach Program, 53 Rashtriya Rifles organized a motivational visit to JAKLI Regimental Centre in Srinagar on April 26, 2023, with an aim to motivate children from their area for Agniveer recruitment. A total of 36 children of age group 15 to 17 years and three teachers from local schools […]
SRINAGAR — Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha inaugurated newly constructed 576 residential accommodations for PM Package Employees today at Baramulla, Bandipora, Ganderbal & Shopian. “Today’s inauguration is a testimony to our commitment to create adequate facilities for a future of prosperity & dignity of Employees,” said the Lt Governor. The Lt Governor said the Government is […]
CHANDIGARH — The Government of Punjab on Wednesday provided Rs. 1 Crore financial assistance to the families of soldiers who were killed in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir. Chief Minister of Punjab Bhagwant Mann handed over the cheques worth ₹1 crore as financial assistance to the family members of four soldiers who were killed […]
JAMMU — The Administrative Council (AC) which met here under Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha approved transfer of land free of charge in favour of BSNL (Government of India Enterprises), for saturation of 4G mobile services in all the uncovered villages across J&K. Rajeev Rai Bhatnagar, Advisor to the Lieutenant Governor; Dr.Arun Kumar Mehta, Chief Secretary, […]
SRINAGAR — People’s Conference leader Syed Basharat Bukhari on Wednesday said that authorities should announce non-holding of Assembly Polls in J&K so that people would know democracy would not be restored in J&K. Addressing media persons here at Church lane, Bukhari who, as per news agency Kashmir Dot Com was flanked with PC leader Khurshid […]
RAIPUR — Ten policemen and their driver were killed on Thursday when their vehicle was blown up by an improvised explosive device (IED) in the Bastar district of Chhattisgarh, officials said. The policemen were returning from an anti-Maoist operation that was launched after intelligence inputs, they said. The policemen belonged to the District Reserve Guard […]