Landslide blocks Jammu-Srinagar national highway
Banihal/Jammu: A landslide struck the 270-km-long Jammu-Srinagar national highway in Ramban district on Saturday evening, leaving hundreds of Jammu-bound vehicles stranded, officials said. The landslide hit the road at Bhoom in Chanderkote area, completely blocking the highway, the only all-weather road linking Kashmir with the rest of the country, they said. The officials said two […]
JKI revival plan on cards to provide livelihood support to marginalised sectors
LG inaugurates Experience Centre cum Sales outlet of JKI in Jammu
Jammu: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha inaugurated the ‘Experience Centre cum Sales Outlet” of Jammu Kashmir Industries (JKI) Ltd worth Rs 6.50 crores, at Shaheedi Chowk, Residency Road here today. Speaking on the occasion, the LG observed that the ‘Experience Centre cum Sales Outlet’ would lead to a substantial increase in the sales of the products […]
India, Pak troops trade fire along LoC in Poonch
Jammu: Pakistani troops violated the ceasefire on Saturday with unprovoked firing and mortar shelling on forward posts and villages along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district, drawing a befittingly reply from the Indian army, a defence spokesperson said. “At about 5 pm, Pakistan initiated the unprovoked ceasefire violation by firing with small arms […]
DDC POLLS: 8th and last phase today
168 candidates contesting on 28 segments; 84 Sarpanch, 285 Panch seats to witness by-elections too
Jammu: Twenty-eight constituencies are set to go for polling in the eighth phase of the District Development Council (DDC) polls and 285 Panch and 84 Sarpanch seats will also witness voting on December 19, 2020 across Jammu and Kashmir. Addressing a press conference here, State Election Commissioner (SEC), KK Sharma informed that a total of […]
COVID-19 vaccination will be voluntary: Health ministry
New Delhi: Getting vaccinated for COVID-19 will be voluntary, the Union Health Ministry has said while underlining that the vaccine introduced in India will be as effective as any vaccine developed by other countries. The ministry further stated that it was advisable to receive a complete schedule of the anti-coronavirus vaccine irrespective of past history […]
J&K reports 388 new COVID-19 cases, 7 deaths
Srinagar, Dec 18: Jammu and Kashmir recorded 388 new COVID-19 cases and seven more fatalities on Friday, pushing the infection tally to 1,17,705 and the death toll to 1,833, officials said here. Of the fresh cases, 225 are from Kashmir and 163 from Jammu division of the union territory, they said. The officials said Jammu […]
LG launches eVIN for rationalizing vaccine distribution across J&K
Jammu: In order to rationalize the vaccine flow and distribution across J&K, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha today launched the Electronic Vaccine Intelligence Network (eVIN) here at Raj Bhavan. Advisor to LG Rajeev Rai Bhatnagar; Chief Secretary BVR Subrahmanyam; Financial Commissioner H&ME, Atal Dulloo; CEO NHM Bhupinder Kumar; Director Health Services Dr. Renu Sharma were present […]
Pak Army accuses Indian Army of targeting UN vehicle; India dismisses claim
Islamabad: The Pakistan Army on Friday accused the Indian Army of “deliberately” targeting a United Nations Military Observers (UNMO) vehicle in the Chirikot Sector along the Line of Control, an allegation dismissed by India as untrue. “The Indian Army resorted to unprovoked fire in the Chirikot Sector of the Line of Control. Indian troops deliberately […]
‘One of two missing youth from Natipora joins militancy’
Srinagar: One of the two youth, from Natipora area of the uptown city, who had gone missing earlier this week after the PSO of a PDP leader was killed in the same locality, has ‘reportedly’ joined the militant ranks. Irfan Nazir Sofi, son of Nazir Ahmad Sofi, and Bilal Manzoor Bhat, son of Manzoor Ahmad […]
3 held for selling stolen cars in Awantipora: Police
Srinagar: Police on Friday said that it arrested three persons involved in selling stolen vehicles in Awantipora area of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district. Awantipora police received information that some persons are involved in selling cars at quite cheaper rates than actual price by way of luring customers, a police spokesperson said in a statement here. […]
