Srinagar, Jul 13: Protests against smart meters continue in various parts of Srinagar, with people refusing to allow the power department officials to install the devices which they believe will incur “hefty” bills. These projects are a routine now, with people taking to the streets on a daily basis, terming smart meters as unacceptable. More […]
Srinagar, Jul 08: Democratic Progressive Azad Party (DPAP) Chairman Ghulam Nabi Azad while speaking on the Jammu and Kashmir administration’s scheme of land for “homeless” people said land should be given to poor residents of the union territory only. “We welcome the land allotment step, but there should be a condition for that and the […]
Srinagar July 06: J&K People’s Conference President, Sajad Gani Lone, strongly emphasized the need for the government to clarify the eligibility criteria for Land for Landless scheme and restrict land allocation solely to the erstwhile state subjects of Jammu and Kashmir, without including any new domicile holders after August 5, 2019. In a statement Lone […]
SRINAGAR, JULY 06: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha today launched various innovative initiatives of Rural Development Department to make Amarnath Yatra a zero-landfill pilgrimage. These initiatives include reusable cloth bags, Yatra Anthem for sustainable and responsible tourism, MIS Portal and Web App for waste process monitoring. In his address on the occasion, the Lt Governor congratulated […]
Pahalgam, Jul 04: Around 50,000 pilgrims have so far performed the ongoing Amarnath yatra and visited the holy cave shrine as the fifth batch of 6,597 pilgrims left Bhagwati Nagar base camp in Jammu on Tuesday for the Valley, Officials said. An official said that since the commencement of the yatra on July 1, as […]
SRINAGAR JULY 04 :- In order to ensure smooth traffic flow on the Boulevard Road axis the District Administration Srinagar has declared Badyari Chowk to Nehru Park segment of Boulevard Road as “No Halt Zone” for vehicles to implement the Decongestion Framework. In this regard, an order has been issued by Chairman Regional Transport Authority […]
Srinagar, Jul 03: The Kashmir Power Distribution Corporation Limited (KPDCL) on Monday said that at least 10,000 consumers have switched their smart meters installed in the phase-I to prepaid mode while all those whose smart meters have been installed in the phase-I have to convert the smart meters into prepaid mode mandatorily. Chief Engineer, KPDCL, […]
Srinagar, Jul 03: Higher Education Department Monday approved Conditional’ enhancement of age superannuation for University Professors from 62 to 65 years. Under Secretary, Higher Education Department, Rubia Afroz Inqalabi said that the government in this regard has directed the Higher Education to convey that the administrative Council under the chairmanship of Lieutenant Governor, J&K has […]
Srinagar, June 24: While weatherman forecast respite from heat wave from June 26, upward trend in night temperature continued at most places in Jammu and Kashmir with Srinagar recording above six degree Celsius on Saturday. A meteorological department official said that Srinagar recorded a low of 22.4°C against 21.0°C on the previous night and […]
Srinagar, June 23 : Weather department here has issued a yellow warning (“be aware”) for “isolated heat wave” for Kashmir Valley today and tomorrow. A meteorological department official said that while dry weather was expected, there is a possibility of isolated (1-25% chances) of rainfall during these days. “Scattered to fairly widespread light rain and […]
