SRINAGAR — Inspector General of Police (IGP), Traffic, Vikramjit Singh on Monday directed all the SSPs of traffic to take immediate necessary measures to ensure smooth passage to the fruit laden trucks. The directions were passed days after the Kashmir Valley Fruit Growers Cum Dealers Union (KVFGCDU) staged protests in all Fruit Mandi’s of the […]
SRINAGAR — The initiative of Tourist Village Development Programme (TVDP) has the potential and propensity to mobilize the diverse geographical and socio-economic landscape of entire Jammu and Kashmir. The ambitious programme under Mission Youth initiative, which aims at developing 181 villages having distinction in terms of scenic beauty, adventurous terrain, art and cultural significance, history […]
SRINAGAR — A delegation of United Ullmah-i-Ahlli Sunnah called on Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha at Raj Bhavan here today. The delegation was comprised of renowned Islamic Scholars, Moulana Ghulam Mohi-u-Din Naqeeb, Moulana Ghulam Rasool Haami, Moulana Showkat Hussain Keng and Prof Bashir Ahmad Dar. The members of the delegation discussed promotion of Reshi-Sufi culture and […]
NEW DELHI — The Supreme Court on Monday said it is not inclined to admit a petition seeking a probe into the killing of a Kashmiri Pandit in 1989, suggesting the petitioner can seek relief from the high court. A bench of Justices B R Gavai and C T Ravikumar noted it had recently refused […]
SRINAGAR — The Jammu and Kashmir Waqf Board on Monday ordered ban on Dastaar Bandi (Turban-tying) ceremonies of people particularly political leaders at all shrines and religious places governed by the board across the Union Territory. In an order, J&K Waqf Board chairperson stated that Dastaar Bandi of people for religious achievement will be allowed […]
SRINAGAR — The Union Home Ministry has inducted deputy inspector general of police South Kashmir Range, Abdul Jabbar into the CBI for a period of five years. According to an order, DIG Central Kashmir Range, Sujit Kumar has been given the additional charge of the post of DIG South Kashmir Range. The order stated that […]
SRINAGAR — A 5-member delegation of from Islamic Organisations of Jammu and Kashmir on Monday called upon Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha to discuss several issues including arrest of several religious clerics and problems faced by fruit growers. Talking to reporters after meeting LG Sinha, one of the delegation members, Bashir Ahmad said that they discussed […]
SRINAGAR — A residential house and cowshed in its vicinity was gutted in a fire incident in Sheikhmuqaam village of Aloosa Bandipora last night, officials said on Monday. They said a single-storey residential house, belonging to one Javad Ahmad Gojer son of Late Khaleel Ullah, was gutted along with household good in the fire incident. […]
SRINAGAR — The Meteorological (MeT) department on Monday forecast dry weather in Jammu and Kashmir during the last 24 hours. “Weather is likely to remain dry in J&K during the next 24 hours”, an official of the MeT office said. Meanwhile, Srinagar registered 12.6 degrees Celsius, Pahalgam 8 degrees and Gulmarg also 8 degrees Celsius […]
SRINAGAR — The efforts of the J&K Governments School Education Department (SED) are bearing results as a new enrolment drive ‘Aao School Chalein Campaign’ for bringing children to schools has witnessed 14.5% increase in the enrolment in 2021-22 as compared to 2020-21 under National Education Policy. After the unique initiative of the School Education Department, […]