JAMMU: In order to carry out work for cutting of trees for four laning of Jammu Akhnoor road, the shutdown of 11kV feeders is being observed. During the shutdown, the power supply to Muthi, Lower Muthi, Paloura, Barnai and its adjoining areas shall remain affected onAugust 19 from 6 am to 11 am. Similarly, […]
SRINAGAR: On the initiative of Governor, N N Vohra, Chief Secretary, BVR Subrahmanyam today directed release of Rs 10 lakh each for J&K State Legal Services Authority (JKSLSA) and newly created J&K Juvenile Justice Fund (JKJJF) for promoting juvenile justice across the State. The announcement was made at a high-level meeting chaired […]
Srinagar: Governor N.N. Vohra chaired a meeting today to review the pace at which the vital Z Morh and Zojila Tunnel projects and certain major road projects are being executed by the National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited. Managing Director, NHIDCL made a presentation to inform that under the Z Morh Tunnel Project, 42 % of the physical progress had been […]
SRINAGAR: According to the Executive Officer, State Haj Committee, S Qamar Sajjad, the arrival of Haj flights would commence from August 28. The relatives who wish to receive their pilgrims at the airport have been informed that they can collect vehicle passes from their concerned DC Offices two days before the date of flight arrival. […]
New Delhi: The BJP on Saturday lashed out at the cricketer turned politician and Punjab Minister Navjot Singh Sidhu for his ‘seating’ with Pak-Occupied-Kashmir President Masood Khan and ’embracing’ Pakistan army chief Gen QJ Bajwa at the Imran Khan’s oath taking ceremony. BJP spokesman Sambit Patra addressing a press conference here said, “yeh koi sadharan […]
ACCRA/GENEVA Aug 18 (Reuters) Former United Nations Secretary-General and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Kofi Annan has died at the age of 80, his foundation said on Saturday. Annan, a Ghanaian national, died in hospital in Bern, Switzerland, in the early hours of Saturday, two of his close associates said. In Geneva, the Kofi Annan Foundation […]
Islamabad: An Oxford educated and world renowned cricketer-turned politician Imran Khan was on Saturday sworn in as the 22nd Prime Minister of Pakistan. Pakistan President Mamnoon Hussain administered the oath to the 65-year-old former captain of Pakistan cricket team. Mr Khan took the oath in Urdu. Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Khan was elected as […]
August 18: Police has traced six students of SKAUST University, who went for a secret trip to Gangbal lake and were lost in the area. Dean faculty of Fisheries and Dean students welfare SKAUST reported that six students of the university left the hostel on 14th of August 2018 without prior permission from university authorities and […]
Srinagar: Jammu Kashmir Rehbar-e-Taleem Teachers Forum has threatened of launching a state-wide protest from Monday in favour of their demands which include implementation of seventh pay commission and de-linking of salaries from MHRD to state budget. In a statement, the Forum said the state-wide protests will start from Monday with Directorate Gherao at Srinagar and on Eid-ul-Azha, the teachers […]
Baramulla: Government forces on Saturday launched Cordon and Search Operation in Sheikh pora area of Tujjar village in Sopore sub division district Baramulla. The operation has been launched by forces after inputs of militants presence in the area, and is being jointly conducted by Army, Police and CRPF personnel.
