Wife of Saifuddin Soz moves SC against his house detention
New Delhi, May 29 : The wife of former Union minister and senior Jammu and Kashmir Congress leader Saifuddin Soz moved the Supreme Court on Friday seeking he be produced before the court as also the quashing of the order by which he has been under house-arrest since August 05 last year. Mumtazunnisa Soz, wife […]
Edu institutions to remain closed in J&K till June 15
Srinagar, May 29: The Jammu and Kashmir government on Friday ordered the closure of all educational institutions and training institutions in the Union Territory till June 15 in view of Covid-19 pandemic. The educational institutions were closed almost three months back in wake of Coronavirus outbreak in Jammu and Kashmir that has claimed 28 lives […]
Truck catches fire in Udhampur, LPG cylinder blasts trigger panic
Jammu, May 29: Dozens of LPG cylinders exploded in over 45 minutes after a truck carrying these caught fire on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway in Udhampur district, triggering panic among locals, officials said. Vehicular movement on the highway was restricted temporarily after the incident rattled the Tikri area, they said. The truck’s driver, Ujjal Singh, […]
Forest fire triggers landmine blasts along LoC in Poonch
Jammu, May 29: A fire that engulfed a large forest area along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district triggered several landmine blasts on Friday, officials said. The fire broke out across the LoC and spread to this side of the border in the Balakote sector, resulting in mine blasts early Friday, […]
NHPC mulls 3 hydro power plants, 50 MW solar energy project in Ladakh
Delhi, May 29 : State-run hydro power giant NHPC is mulling setting up three hydro power projects with a total capacity of 155 MW and a 50 MW solar energy project in the Union Territory of Ladakh. NHPC would also explore the possibility of blending hydro power with solar energy in view of high solar […]
COVID-19: Govt declares Dhara Harwan ‘Red-Zone’
Srinagar, May 29: District administration Srinagar Friday declared Dhara area of Harwan in Srinagar as Red-Zone and its adjoining localities Buffer-Zone two days after two persons were tested positive for novel coronavirus in the area. Officials said that a rigorous contact tracing process has been started in this regard and the family members, relatives, immediate […]
Execution on crucial developmental works on hold for over two months to restart from June 1 in Srinagar
SRINAGAR, MAY 28: The administration in Srinagar has permitted restarting execution of developmental works put on hold since late March after outbreak of COVID-19 and the subsequent restrictions enforced in the district. Deputy Commissioner Srinagar Dr Shahid Iqbal Choudhary has directed all concerned departments and agencies to restart execution on all infrastructure-based developmental works forthwith. […]
Advisor Baseer Khan inspects development works in Block Marh
Emphases to focus on wage oriented employment generation
JAMMU, MAY 29: Taking a step ahead in its endeavour to bring the Governance at the doorsteps of the masses, Advisor to Lieutenant Governor Baseer Khan today conducted an extensive tour of village Gajansoo in block Marh to inspect various development works being executed under MGNREGA, PMAY, Back 2 Village programme and other centrally sponsored […]
DC convenes meeting with Trade and Business organisation
Emphasises on community preparedness for COVID containment along with economic revival and safeguarding livelihood
SRINAGAR, MAY 29: Deputy Commissioner, Srinagar Dr Shahid Iqbal Choudhary, convened detailed deliberation with all trade and business organisations eliciting suggestions and input for revival of economic activity in a gradual manner under all precautions and solicited public cooperation for COVID containment measures in the city. The day long deliberations were aimed at finalising sectoral […]
Former Minister calls on Lt Governor
JAMMU, MAY 29: Yashpaul Kundal, former Minister called on the Lieutenant Governor, Girish Chandra Murmu at the Raj Bhavan here today. Kundal submitted a memorandum of demands regarding several issues of public importance including reservation in promotion to the government employees belonging to SC and ST categories. The Lt Governor, while interacting with the former […]
