Kashmir parts receive fresh snowfall: Intermittent rainfall in plains brings mercury down

Kashmir parts receive fresh snowfall: Intermittent rainfall in plains brings mercury down

Srinagar, Apr 21: Kashmir parts received a fresh snowfall while the intermittent rains lashed Valley on Thursday, bringing chilly weather conditions back as the temperature continued to plummet for the second straight day. Several areas including the world famous tourist places—Gulmarg, Sonamarg, Gurez, Machil in northern Kashmir received fresh snowfall today. The plains across the Valley […]

Security beefed up in Jammu ahead of PM’s April 24 visit

Security beefed up in Jammu ahead of PM’s April 24 visit

Jammu, Apr 21: Security has been beefed up in Jammu and its adjoining district ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Samba district on April 24, (Sunday), on the occasion of Panchayati Raj Diwas. Officials said that a five-layer security deployment put in place for Prime Minister and Other VIPs which includes personnel’s from elite […]

Jammu’s luxury hotels packed ahead of PM Modi’s visit

Jammu’s luxury hotels packed ahead of PM Modi’s visit

Jammu, Apr 21: Almost entire four- star and three star hotel chain in Jammu and adjoining locations are pre-occupied ahead of Prime Minister’s Narendra Modi’s proposed visit to Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba district in connection with official’s event to celebrate on Panchayati Raj Diwas on April 24. Though senior, Union Ministers, senior bureaucrats from national capital […]

MMU expresses resentment over electricity, water problems in Ramadan

MMU expresses resentment over electricity, water problems in Ramadan

Srinagar, Apr 21: The leading members of Muttahida Majlis-e-Ulema (MMU) Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday expressed strong resentment over severe difficulties being faced by people in this holy month of Ramadan due to unscheduled and frequent power cuts, especially during Sehri and Iftar times, and also water scarcity in several areas. MMU in a joint […]

Police Books BJP Bandipora President, Sarpanch For Demanding, Accepting Rs I Lakh To Release Jailed Youth

Police Books BJP Bandipora President, Sarpanch For Demanding, Accepting Rs I Lakh To Release Jailed Youth

Srinagar, April 21: Police have booked Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP’s) District President Bandipora and his Sarpanch associate for allegedly collecting Rs one lakh from a woman in lieu of getting her incarcerated brother released. The money has also been seized by the Police, official sources said. They said that BJP’s District President for Bandipora, Abdul […]

CBI Raids Residence Of Serving IAS Officer In J&K, Others

CBI Raids Residence Of Serving IAS Officer In J&K, Others

Srinagar, April 21: Central Bureau of Investigation is carrying out raids at the residences of senior IAS officer Navin Choudhary (Principal Secretary, Agriculture Production and Farmers Welfare), former officers of Chenab Valley Projects Construction Limited and a construction company in Jammu, New Delhi, Bihar and Mumbai. Official sources said  that the raids are in connection […]