JAMMU — One more government employee was on Wednesday terminated from service for his alleged involvement in terror activities in Jammu and Kashmir, officials said. Lt Governor Manoj Sinha ordered the dismissal of Mohd Shafi, posted as inspector in Power Development Department (PDD), with immediate effect, the officials said. The LG administration has so far […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday inaugurated and laid foundation stones for 18 major projects, worth approximately Rs 100 crore, in Bandipora district. These multisectoral projects span higher education, roads, bridges, clean drinking water, urban development, and agriculture infrastructure, and aim to directly address the key needs of the local […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday said National Conference Parliament members will not support the NDA government at the Centre. Responding to a question about factions of Trinamool Congress and Shiv Sena backing the government at the Centre, Abdullah said he could not comment on their reasons for doing so. […]
SRINAGAR — The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday attached two plots of land in Baramulla district of Jammu and Kashmir under the stringent Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA), officials said. The plots measuring 7.5 marla (2,050 square feet) and 6 marla (1,632 square feet) in Kanispora belong to Shaheen Ahmad Lone, an accused in […]
SRINAGAR — Four tourists were among five people injured on Wednesday when a bus overturned in Tangmarg in Baramulla district, officials said. The accident occurred in the main market in Tangmarg, which is near the famous ski resort of Gulmarg in the north Kashmir district. They said at least four tourists and a local driver […]
JAMMU — Authorities are preparing detailed project reports (DPRs) for 60 km of road works worth Rs 3,500 crore to strengthen infrastructure along the Amarnath Yatra route in Jammu and Kashmir, an official spokesman said on Tuesday. The Amarnath road projects form part of a wider initiative to upgrade pilgrimage and tourism infrastructure in the […]
SRINAGAR — In a significant step aimed at expanding pension-related services and improving accessibility for pensioners across Jammu & Kashmir, J&K Bank and Department of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare (Government of India) today launched a collaborative initiative on the sidelines of the 59th Pre-Retirement Counselling (PRC) Workshop and 13th Bankers’ Awareness Programme held here at […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday laid foundation stones for two sewage treatment plants to improve sanitation and safeguard water bodies in the city. Foundation stone was laid for the 2.5 MLD (million litres per day) Sewage Treatment Plant at Chattabal and augmentation of the 17.08 MLD Sewage Treatment Plant […]
SRINAGAR — Seven people have been booked in Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir for the consumption of banned drugs, police said on Tuesday. In Bijbehara, police, in coordination with a medical team, conducted tests using a rapid drug detection kit, a police spokesperson said. During the exercise, five people tested positive for drug consumption […]
SRINAGAR — Police have registered a case against individuals allegedly involved in creating and circulating social media content that could hurt religious sentiments and promote enmity between communities in Jammu and Kashmir’s Budgam on Monday, officials said. “Police have registered an FIR at Budgam police station under relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) […]