Srinagar, Oct 03: After facing losses due to halting of trucks on NH44, apple growers in Kashmir are now suffering due to freight rise, transport shortage and low demand for the fruit. Growers from several areas said that the demand for the fruit has remained low this year so far but freight has doubled and […]
Srinagar, Oct 3: The government on Monday called for ‘discouraging’ the ‘culture of anonymous or pseudonymous’ complaints even as it issued a slew of instructions for lodging and disposal of the complaints against a public servant. “In order to eradicate corruption for providing robust service delivery mechanism and increase participation of citizens in governance at […]
Kupwara, Oct 3: A school bus and at least 100 apple boxes were gutted in a fire incident in Haril Mawar area of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district last night, official sources said on Monday. They said that the bus (JK09-9791) of New Millennium Public School Handwara, parked on a roadside open area in Darbal village […]
Srinagar October 03: A resident of North Kashmir’s Langate was found dead under mysterious circumstances in a hotel in Songmarg, officials said on Monday. The youth identified as Tawseef Ahmed (25), a resident of Badbugh Village of Handwara was found dead under mysterious circumstance at hotel in Sonmarg. A police officer said “Apparently, it seems […]
Srinagar, Oct 03: Security has been stepped up across Jammu and Kashmir with additional troops being deployed on highways and vital road links while as check points have been increased in Srinagar, Baramulla, Rajouri and other parts of the UT in view of the Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s visit commencing today. A police official […]
Srinagar, Oct 03: The Jammu & Kashmir Government has appointed advocate Mohsin Qadri and advocate Monika Kohli as additional advocate general. According to orders issued by J&K department, advocate Mohsin Qadri has been appointed as AAG in Srinagar wing of J&K High Court and advocate Monika Kohli in Jammu wing of J&K High Court.
Budgam, Oct 03: Doctors at sub-district hospital Beerwah in Central Kashmir’s Budgam district claimed to have extracted the world’s “longest” tooth. Block medical officer Beerwah, Dr Javaid Ahmad said that this tooth was extracted on Saturday at SDH Beerwah and was found over 37.5 mm on measuring the tooth. He said the dental […]
Jammu, Oct 3: One person was killed and fourteen others injured when a mini-bus they were travelling in skidded off the road and fell into roadside area in Udhampur district on Monday. The bus (JK14C-5286) hit a tree adjacent to the roadside parapet and otherwise it would have rolled down into the gorge and number […]
Srinagar, Oct 3: An army soldier died of gunshot wounds under mysterious circumstances in Boniyar area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Monday. Possibility of him having committed suicide and reasons under that eventuality are being also investigated, official sources said. They said the soldier identified as Rahul Bhagat son of Anand Bhagat of Maharashtra […]
Srinagar, October 2: The J&K government has reconstituted the Higher Education Council for two years which is to be headed by Lieutuenant Governor Manoj Sinha. The HEC has been constituted to guide the government on policy-making and innovations in the Higher Education Department. According to the GAD order, copy of which lies with KNS : […]
