3 suspected criminals arrested in Jammu
Jammu, Feb 08: Three suspected motorcycle-borne criminals were arrested on the city outskirts, police said on Saturday. Gulshan Kumar, Vikram Singh and Roshan Singh were riding on a motorcycle when they were signalled to stop by a police party engaged in checking at near Patta Bohri Friday evening, a police official said. However, they jumped […]
Saudi, Pak Foreign Ministers discuss several issues including Kashmir
Islamabad, Feb 08: Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan Al-Saud on Saturday called his Pakistani counterpart Shah Mahmood Qureshi and the two leaders discussed a range of issues, including Kashmir. The Pakistan Foreign Office said in a statement that the two ministers reaffirmed the strategic importance of the bilateral relationship and reiterated the shared […]
Delhi votes on issues ranging from power and water supply, jobs to CAA-NRC and nationalism
New Delhi, Feb 8 : Free electricity and water, development, jobs, national security and CAA were among the issues on the mind of many Delhiites when they cast their vote on Saturday. The Assembly polls saw a very aggressive campaign by the BJP which asked people to vote for it to show their disapproval for […]
Invoking PSA against former CMs ‘most unfortunate’: Bukhari
Srinagar, Feb 08: Former minister Altaf Bukhari on Saturday said invoking the Public Safety Act (PSA) against former chief ministers — Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti was “most unfortunate”. The former PDP leader demanded a “level playing field” for all political parties for the revival of democratic process in Jammu and Kashmir. Bukhari said putting […]
Secy Horti reviews implementation of MIDH, PMDP
SRINAGAR, FEBRUARY 08: Secretary, Horticulture Department, Manzoor Ahmad Lone, today convened a meeting here to review progress and achievements registered under various centrally sponsored schemes including Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH) and Prime Minister’s Development Programme (PMDP). Director Horticulture Kashmir, Ajaz Ahmad Bhat and officers of Horticulture, Agriculture and Floriculture departments were present […]
Death toll rises to 723 in China coronavirus; US woman, Japanese man first foreigners to die
By: K J M Varma Beijing, Feb 8 : An American woman and a Japanese man became the first foreigners to have died from the new coronavirus in China as the death toll jumped to 723 in the country with the confirmed cases soaring to 34,598, health officials said on Saturday. The American citizen died […]
Sports infra of over Rs 400 cr coming up across J&K
Jammu, Feb 8 : Projects worth over Rs 400 crore are under execution to upgrade the sports infrastructure in Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Saturday. The projects are being funded by the Jammu and Kashmir Infrastructure Development Finance Corporation (JKIDFC), they said. The officials said the 100 projects of the youth services department, worth […]
Former Legislator, others call on Lt Governor
JAMMU, FEBRUARY 08: Jewan Lal Lalhal, ex-MLA Bani today called on the Lieutenant Governor, Girish Chandra Murmu here at the Raj Bhavan and apprised him about various issues related to the welfare of Koli-Sippi and Gaddi communities. The former Legislator also raised various development issues of Bani Constituency including construction of tourist huts at various […]
Real GDP would not touch USD 5 trillion by 2024/25: Chidambaram
Hyderabad, Feb 8 : The NDA government has not defined whether the USD 5 trillion dollars economy it aims to achieve is real GDP or nominal, senior Congress leader P Chidambaram said on Saturday and claimed real GDP would not touch the figure at the current growth level by 2024 or 2025. Chidambaram, who spoke […]
National Lok Adalat held at High Court Jammu, Srinagar
JAMMU, FEBRUARY 08: The J&K High Court Legal Services Committee under the Patronage of Justice Geeta Mittal, Chief Justice, High Court of J&K (Patron-in-Chief, J&K State Legal Services Authority) and guidance of Justice Rajesh Bindal, Judge, High Court of J&K (Executive Chairman J&K State Legal Services Authority), and special guidance of Justice Ali Mohammad Magrey, […]
