JAMMU — The Jammu-Srinagar national highway will remain closed for traffic for four hours daily till September 27 to undertake repairs in various landslides prone areas, officials said. Traffic would be halted from 3 am to 7 am during the repair work, according to the direction issued by Chief Secretary A K Mehta. To carry […]
JAMMU — The notification of J&K Waqf Board issued in 1985 in which over 500 Kanals of land were notified as Waqf property in Poonch district was challenged in the high court in 2018 and because of the deliberate delay being caused by the concerned deputy commissioner in replying the court notices, the case is […]
SRINAGAR — The Indira Gandhi National Open University Regional Center in Jammu is playing an important role in imparting education to remote villages from Jammu. Those who do not have the finances to pursue formal education or who do not get regular admission in degree colleges are taking admission in IGNOU to make their dream […]
SRINAGAR — In May this year, the General Manager of Northern Railways made a statement declaring that Kashmir will be connected with the rest of the country through the railway link by the end of 2023. As this year is approaching an end, and with the current pace of work it is evident that the […]
POONCH — Body of man was found hanging from a tree at Dara Sangla village of Surankote area in this district on Wednesday. Official sources and locals told GNS that body of the man identified as Mohammad Shakeel son of Gulzar Ahmed Lohar of Baird Fazlabad was found at a distance of nearly 2 kilometers […]
JAMMU — The Chief Secretary, Dr Arun Kumar Mehta inaugurated the portal for Jammu and Kashmir Rehabilitation Assistance Scheme (JKRAS), 2022; thus removing the manual interface of the applicants with the government for applying for compassionate appointments. The new Scheme replaces the J&K Compassionate Appointment Rules, 1994 under which the dependents of the deceased government […]
JAMMU — Body of a 35-year-old non-local labourer was found hanging to a tree near his accommodation in Sunderbani area of Rajouri district on Tuesday, officials said. They identified the deceased as Ramashri son of Sonalal of Panna, Madhya Pradesh. Ramashri was putting up in Juggi area of Sunderbani and other laborers residing in the […]
SRINAGAR — The government on Monday formally announced holiday on September 23 to commemorate birthday of Maharaja Hari Singh. “To commemorate the birth anniversary of “Maharaja Hari Singh Ji”, 23rd of September of every year shall be observed as holiday in Government offices and educational institutions across the Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir under […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir’s Director General of Police (DGP) Dilbagh Singh Monday said that militancy in J&K was on crutches and Kishtwar district it was almost zero as one or two militants are active in the area who will be eliminated soon. Talking to reporters on the sidelines of an event here, the DGP […]
JAMMU — A man was charred to death as a truck he was travelling in caught fire on the Jammu-Pathankot highway in Kathua district here, police said on Monday. The victim, whose identity is yet to be ascertained, was the truck driver’s helper, and they were travelling towards Jammu when the vehicle suddenly engulfed into […]