Hundreds of vehicles stranded as Srinagar-Leh highway
Srinagar, May 31: Sonamarg-Drass stretch of the 434-km Srinagar-Leh highway remained closed for traffic for the third successive day on Thursday. The authorities had closed the road following a major landslide near Shaitani Nallah at Zojila pass on the highway on Tuesday. Officials said men and machinery are on job to restore the road for […]
Resignation of Sr Additional Adv Gen Jammu accepted
Srinagar, May 31: Government has accepted the resignation tendered by K Nirmal Kotwal, Sr Additional Advocate General, Jammu. Department of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs, in a communiqué said that K Nirmal Kotwal, Sr Additional Advocate General, Jammu tendered resignation with effect from 10 February 2018 and has desired that the counsel fee payable to […]
Army officer dies under mysterious circumstances in Jammu
Jammu, May 31: An Army officer died today under mysterious circumstances in an Army Camp in Jammu, police said. Lieutenant Colonel Sanat Kabi (45) was found unconscious in transit camp here under suspicious circumstances, they said. He was shifted to Government Medical College and Hospital (GMC&H) Jammu where doctors declared him brought dead, they said. […]
Video showing militants questioning SPO goes viral
Srinagar, May 31: A video showing militants interrogating a special police officer (SPO), who was shot at and critically injured by them in Pulwama district, has gone viral on social media. SPO Aqib Wagay was shot at in his both legs by the militants in Puchal village of the south Kashmir district on Tuesday, leaving […]
Pak will continue its support to Kashmiris: Foreign Minister
Islamabad, May 31: Pakistan today accused India of escalating ceasefire violations at the Line of Control and the Working Boundary, and said it will continue to support the Kashmiri people. Pakistan’s outgoing Foreign Minister Khurram Dastgir Khan, who also holds the Defense portfolio, said that the eastern neighbour will have to “abandon negative approaches, and […]
26 kg poppy seized, 2 held
Jammu, May 31: Two inter-state narcotic smugglers were arrested and 26 kg of poppy was seized from their possession in Udhampur district today, police said. Based on a tip-off, a police party intercepted a truck at Dhar road in Udhampur and during its search seized 26 kg of poppy, a police officer said. Following the […]
Rouf’s 141 knock lead Patwaw to 56-run win over Rising Stars Bemina
Ramzan Knockout Cricket Tournament Budgam
Budgam: Hitting 20 sixes and four fours, all-rounder Rouf-ul-Hassan stunned his opponents when he played a splendid knock of 141 in just 42 balls. Opted to bat first, three wickets of Patwaw fell in quick succession. But sensational batting by Rouf and Imtiyaz help their team to post a total of 237-3 in allotted 15 […]
MGNREGS significantly contributing to economic security of rural people: Veeri
Asks ACDs for achieving target of PD generation, avoiding unnecessary delay in completion of works
SRINAGAR, MAY 31: Minister for Rural Development & Panchayati Raj, Abdul Rehman Veeri has said that the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) is making significant progress in contributing to livelihood security to the rural people through creation of durable assets. He said that the target given for generation of person days must […]
Bypoll results: Opposition snatches Kairana from BJP to score 11/14; limits BJP and allies at just 3
New Delhi/Lucknow/Mumbai/Patna, May 31 : In a big setback to the ruling BJP, opposition parties today appeared winning 11 bypolls, limiting the saffron party and its allies to just three, out of four Lok Sabha and 10 Assembly seats across 11 states — riding high on strengthening non-BJP unity in run-up to the 2019 general […]
Basharat Bukhari reviews progress of Law Deptt projects
SRINAGAR, MAY 31: Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs, Syed Basharat Bukhari today convened a meeting to review the progress of various construction projects, schemes and works pertaining to Department being executed across the State. Secretary Law Abdul Majid Bhat, Managing Director JKPCC, MD Housing Board, Chief Engineer R&B Kashmir & Jammu, besides concerned […]
