Gulmarg Gondola, Jammu Ropeway made operational
Tourists asked to follow COVID guidelines strictly during rides
SRINAGAR: The government of Jammu and Kashmir has resumed the commercial operation of Gulmarg Gondola Section-I (Gulmarg–Kongdoori) from September 27, 2020, World Tourism Day and Section (2) of Jammu Ropeway from Bahu to Mahamaya from 3rd of October 2020. The operations at both Ropeways are being carried out by observing all preventive protocols regarding Covid-19 […]
Dwivedi inspects industrial estate, IT Tower sites in Kashmir
SRINAGAR: Commissioner Secretary, Industries and Commerce, Manoj Kumar Dwivedi today visited and reviewed the functioning of various units including IT Tower at Industrial Estate Rangreth and Jammu and Kashmir Industries (JKI) Manufacture & Sale Centre Pampore, besides inspected proposed land site for Industrial Estate at Sampora. Managing Director, SIDCO, Haroon Malik, Director, Industries and Commerce […]
Advisor Baseer Khan takes stock of public issues, demands in Ganderbal
Inaugurates WSS, lays foundation of bridge on Mamer Nallah
GANDERBAL: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Baseer Ahmad Khan, today said that the ambitious Back to Village program is exemplary model of public outreach where officers interact with the common masses to assess their developmental aspirations bridging gap between people and the administration. Advisor said this during a mega function organized in Panchayat halqa Mamer-A of […]
B2V3: Distt admin reaches to Srinagar outskirts of Dara, Fakeer Gojree
SRINAGAR: Continuing its public outreach to far off places of J&K under the flagship programme Back to Village-3 (B2V3), district administration today reached to Srinagar outskirts of Dara and Fakeer Gojree. At Pachayat Halqa Fakeer Gojree-B, the visiting officer was MD, KPDCL, Mohammad Aijaz and for Dara-A the Deputy Director Budget, Shafat Yehya was designated […]
Beirut explosion among most powerful non-nuclear blasts in history: Study
London: The explosion that happened in August in the Port of Beirut was one of the most powerful non-nuclear blasts in history – releasing enough energy in a matter of milliseconds to power over 100 homes for a year – according to a new assessment of the disaster in the Lebanese capital by researchers. The […]
Suicide car bomb targets Afghan governor, kills 8
Kabul: A suicide car bomber targeted the convoy of a provincial governor in eastern Afghanistan on Monday, killing at least eight people, including four civilians, government officials said. The governor, Rahmatullah Yarmal, was unharmed in the attack in Laghman province, according to his spokesman, Asadullah Dawlatzai. Four of Yarmal’s bodyguards were killed, the spokesman said, […]
Armenia, Azerbaijan clashes resume over separatist region
Yerevan (Armenia): The fighting between Armenian and Azerbaijani forces over the separatist territory of Nagorno-Karabakh resumed Monday morning, with both sides accusing each other of launching attacks. Armenian military officials on Monday reported missile strikes hitting Stepanakert, the capital of Nagorno-Karabakh. The region lies in Azerbaijan but has been under the control of ethnic Armenian […]
Pak police registers sedition case against Sharif, other PML-N leaders
Lahore: Pakistan’s former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, his daughter Maryam and other top leaders of the Opposition PML-N party were charged with sedition and other serious cases for allegedly conspiring against the institutions of the army and judiciary, and inciting people against them. The Lahore police registered a FIR on the complaint of a person […]
3 win Nobel medicine prize for discovering hepatitis C virus
Stockholm: Americans Harvey J Alter and Charles M Rice and British-born scientist Michael Houghton won the Nobel Prize for medicine on Monday for their discovery of the hepatitis C virus, a major source of liver disease that affects millions worldwide. Announcing the prize in Stockholm, the Nobel Committee noted that the trio’s work identified a […]
SC asks Centre, RBI to file Kamath panel suggestions, their decisions on loan moratorium
New Delhi: The Supreme Court asked the Centre and the RBI on Monday to place on record the K V Kamath committee recommendations on debt restructuring in view of COVID-19 related stress on various sectors as well as the notifications and circulars issued so far on loan moratorium. The apex court’s direction came after the […]
