Darbar Move: Offices to reopen in Kashmir on May 10
Massive reduction in record carriage as Secretariat switches to e-office: Govt
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir government is shifting base to summer capital Srinagar as part of the biannual ‘darbar move’, and the civil secretariat, other move offices and the Raj Bhavan will start functioning here from May 10, officials said on Wednesday. The practice of ‘darbar move’ — under which the administration functions in Jammu […]
Wular, Dal, Nigeen, Sanasar, Manasbal lakes and Purmandal being declared ‘Protected Wetlands’
CS chairs maiden meeting of J&K Wetland Authority
Jammu: Wular, Dal, Nigeen, Sanasar, Manasbal lakes and Purmandal are being declared ‘Protected Wetlands’. This was decided at a maiden meeting of Jammu and Kashmir Wetland Authority chaired by Chief Secretary BVR Subrahmanyam today to chalk out strategy for conservation and management of wetlands. Administrative Secretaries of Departments of Revenue, Rural Development, Housing and Urban […]
50 students of two south Kashmir schools test positive for COVID-19
Srinagar: At least 50 students of two schools in Kulgam and Anantnag districts of south Kashmir tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday, forcing the authorities to close the institutions for a week, officials said. Thirty-six students of Noorani Public School in Khull area of Damhal Hanjipora in south Kashmir’s Kulgam district tested positive during a […]
COVID-19 claims 4 more lives in J&K, 373 new cases reported
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday recorded 373 fresh COVID-19 cases, including 70 travellers, raising the tally to 1,30,960, while four more people succumbed to the infection, bringing the death toll to 1,994, officials said. Three hundred of the new cases were from the Kashmir Valley and 73 cases were from the Jammu division, they […]
Mehbooba Mufti supports Mamata Banerjee’s pitch for opposition unity
Srinagar: Expressing solidarity with Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee, PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday said it is imperative for the opposition parties in the country to unite in order to protect democracy and its cherished values. Mufti, who was reacting to a letter by the West Bengal chief minister to non-BJP leaders in which […]
Where does one go when judiciary ‘wash hands off’ matters involving fundamental rights: Mufti
Srinagar: PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday asked where does a person go when the judiciary, the only recourse left, “wash their hands off” matters involving fundamental rights “Under BJP’s rule, Indian constitution is being undermined time & again. Only option & recourse left is the judiciary. Once they too decide to wash their hands […]
Govt initiates process for deportation of over 150 Rohingya Muslims detained in Jammu
Jammu: The process of deporting over 150 Rohingya Muslims detained here in a special drive against illegal immigrants early this month has been initiated in Jammu and Kashmir, an official spokesman said on Wednesday. These people are presently lodged at a ‘holding centre’ in Kathua district, where all necessary facilities are being provided to them, […]
Army chopper makes emergency landing in Ramban
Banihal/Jammu: An Army chopper with eight people on board made an emergency landing on Wednesday in Ramban district after developing some technical snag, a police officer said. Senior Superintendent of Police, Ramban, P D Nitya said all the passengers are safe and the chopper later left for its destination after the fault was rectified. Officials […]
BRO driver killed in avalanche near Zojila Pass
Srinagar: A Border Roads Organisation (BRO) personnel died after a snow avalanche hit a vehicle near Zojilla Pass on Srinagar-Leh highway on Wednesday, officials said. Ghulam Rasool Bhat, working as a driver with Project Beacon of the BRO, died after an avalanche hit a beacon vehicle near Zojilla, the officials said. They said Bhat was […]
Both way LMVs traffic on Sgr-Jmu highway today
Srinagar: Authorities on Wednesday informed that subject to fair weather and better road conditions Light Motor Vehicles (LMVs) shall be allowed from both sides on Srinagar-Jammu national highway Thursday. Traffic police in a communique asked Traffic Control Units (TCUs) of Jammu, Srinagar and Ramban to liaise with each other before releasing the traffic from Nagrota […]
