Cong blames BJP govt’s policies for price rise
New Delhi: The Congress on Monday held the BJP-led central government responsible for the price rise, saying its decisions have hit hard 25 crore households in the country and widened the divide between the rich and the poor. Initiating a debate on the issue of the price rise in Lok Sabha, Congress member Manish Tewari […]
India exported military hardware worth Rs 42,499 cr since 2018-19: Govt
New Delhi: India exported military hardware worth Rs 42,499 crore since 2018-19, according to details provided by the government in Rajya Sabha on Monday. Minister of State for Defence Ajay Bhatt, replying to a question, said the total defence exports in 2021-22 stood at Rs 12,815 crore while it was Rs 1,387 crore in the […]
5G Auction: Record Rs 1.5 lakh cr bids; Jio top bidder
New Delhi: India’s biggest ever auction of telecom spectrum received a record Rs 1.5 lakh crore of bids, with Mukesh Ambani’s Jio cornering nearly half of all the airwaves sold with an Rs 88,078 crore bid. Richest Indian Gautam Adani’s group, whose entry in the auction was billed by some as another flash point in […]
RDD official caught taking bribe of Rs 4000 in Baramulla
Baramulla: A government employee working in the Rural development Department (RDD) was caught redhanded for accepting a bribe of Rs 4000 in Baramulla by Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Monday, officials said here. An official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that an AEE of RDD had allegedly demanded a bribe from a contractor in […]
Army recovers, destroys 2 anti-personnel mines, 1 shell in Poonch
Poonch: Army on Monday recovered and later destroyed two anti-personnel mines and 51mm motor shell in Poonch district. Official sources told GNS that army’s 49 RR recovered two anti-personnel mines at Keri Top Balakote in Gursai Mendhar area. The 51mm Motor shell was recovered from Chandial area, they said. Later a Bomb Disposal Squad destroyed […]
Srinagar-Leh Highway closed after multiple landslides near Zojila Pass
Ganderbal: The Srinagar-Leh highway was closed for traffic on Monday early morning after multiple landslides, triggered by heavy rains, hit near Zojila Pass, officials said here. An official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that landslides hit near Zojila Pass today morning, forcing closure of the highway for traffic movements He said that men […]
Cop injured in Ganderbal road accident
Ganderbal: A police man was injured in a road accident in Kangan area of central kashmir’s Ganderbal district on Monday morning, officials said here An official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that accident took place near Thune area of Kangan, when a Truck collided with a Scooty. He said that in the incident […]
Dozens of houses, shops damaged in flash floods at Surankote
Poonch: Dozens of houses and shops were damaged in flash floods, triggered by heavy rainfall at Surankote area of Poonch. The flash flood hit parts of town in the intervening night of Sunday-Monday. As per the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), heavy rainfall occured in the region late Sunday evening, resulting in flash flood. Locals […]
LG hails J&K Police as finest example of superior internal security machinery
Terms narco-terrorism as one of biggest challenges; calls for enhanced coordination between security & drug law enforcement agencies
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir Police has not only foiled evil designs of the neighbouring country but uprooted terrorism and its ecosystem from many areas, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha said on Sunday. He said the Jammu and Kashmir Police is also the finest example of superior internal security machinery for protection of integrity and sovereignty […]
“People are to be made stakeholders in development process”
Srinagar: Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha listened to the people’s grievances and assessed the activities and functions of government offices at the grassroots, during the “LG’s Mulaqaat- Live Public Grievance Hearing”, today at the Civil Secretariat. He observed that one of the basic elements of governance architecture is providing opportunity to the people to become a […]
