‘No leave for any PDD employee during winter spell’

‘No leave for any PDD employee during winter spell’

Srinagar, Jan 20: Power Development Department while cancelling all the leaves has asked employees to remain present on duties during winter spell. The department has said that no leave of any kind shall be granted during the winter spell in favor of the employees or officers of the department. Sources said  that Muhammad Aijaz, Managing […]

Case registered against a cop for ‘sarcastic’ post on facebook page

Case registered against a cop for ‘sarcastic’ post on facebook page

Baramulla, Jan 20: Police have registered a formal case against an Special Police Officer (SPO) for his ‘sarcastic’ post on the social media networking site facebook. Sourcessaid  that an SPO identified as Peer Khalid is purportedly operating a facebook page under the title ‘Rafiabad News Service’. The said cop reportedly posted a ‘sarcastic’ post about […]

40 Afghan forces personnel Killed in Fighting in Past 24 Hours

40 Afghan forces personnel Killed in Fighting in Past 24 Hours

Kabul, Dec 20: Over 40 Afghan security force members have been killed in fighting with the Taliban over the past 24 hours, with the majority of casualties reported in volatile areas in Kunduz, Baghlan and Nimroz province, Tolo news reported on Tuesday. Meanwhile, the Afghan Ministry of Defense (MoD) said that the Afghan security forces […]

PDD lineman injured due to electrocution in Kangan, hospitalized

PDD lineman injured due to electrocution in Kangan, hospitalized

Kangan, Jan 20: A 55-year-old lineman of Power Development Department (PDD) was on Wednesday injured due to electrocution at Wani Yaram village of Kangan in Central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district. Sources said that a PDD lineman identified as Mehboob Sheikh (55), son of Abdul Shakoor Sheikh of Waniyaram Wangath received an electric shock when he came […]

Burglars loot cash from three Masjids, shrine in Tangmarg

Burglars loot cash from three Masjids, shrine in Tangmarg

Baramulla, Jan 20: The burglars broke donation boxes at a shrine and three Masjids and decamped with cash in different villages in Tangmarg area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district. Locals said that in the intervening night of Tuesday—Wednesday, the burglars struck a shrine in Ziyarat Nakesh Bandipora and three Masjids including Jamia Masjid Warpora, Masjid […]

Despite Pak threats, PM Modi led Cabinet approves 850 MW Rattle power project, says J&K LG Manoj Sinha

Despite Pak threats, PM Modi led Cabinet approves 850 MW Rattle power project, says J&K LG Manoj Sinha

Jammu, Jan 20: Jammu and Kashmir’s Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha said that despite threats from Pakistan, the Union Cabinet that med today under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendera Modi approved the 850 MW Rattle power project that will be commissioned in five years. “Let me announce here that the Union cabinet that met under the […]

Mercury Increases Slightly In Srinagar, Pahalgam; Fell Marginally Elsewhere

Mercury Increases Slightly In Srinagar, Pahalgam; Fell Marginally Elsewhere

Srinagar, Jan 20: Intense cold conditions persisted in Kashmir Valley even as minimum temperature rose slightly in Srinagar and Pahalgam and fell marginally elsewhere, the weatherman said on Wednesday. A meteorological department said that the mercury increased by four notches in the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir and recorded a low of minus 6.0°C […]

No Fresh Traffic On Highway on Wednesday

No Fresh Traffic On Highway on Wednesday

Srinagar, Jan 19: Jammu-Srinagar highway, the only road link connecting Kashmir Valley with the outside world, shall be closed for fresh traffic on Wednesday, officials said. “Tomorrow (January 20), subject to fair weather and better road conditions, only stranded vehicles in Udhampur jurisdiction shall be allowed towards Srinagar including Ranban-Banihal (local traffic),” a traffic department […]

Morphed ‘obscene videos’ of youth circulating on WhatsApp worries users in valley

Morphed ‘obscene videos’ of youth circulating on WhatsApp worries users in valley

Srinagar, Jan 19: After suffering the worst blackout due to updated privacy policy, the social media platform WhatsApp is worrying the youth in the Valley after several morphed videos are surfacing on the application with questionable content from unknown users. The aggrieved youth in Kashmir claim that they received morphed questionable content on Watsapp video […]

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