JAMMU, FEBRUARY 21 : Chief Secretary, Dr Arun Kumar Mehta today in a meeting with traffic authorities made it amply clear that in no case should travel time between the two capital cities of the UT exceed beyond 7 hours on any day for light motor vehicles. He made these remarks in a meeting called […]
Srinagar Feb 21: The Jammu and Kashmir National Conference on Tuesday decried the notification regarding the imposition of property tax in Jammu and Kashmir, saying the notification smacks of arbitrariness. Responding to the notification, party’s State Spokesperson Imran Nabi Dar in a statement said, “The people of Jammu and Kashmir have been at the receiving […]
Srinagar, Feb 21: Wild Life Department Tuesday captured a leopard in Bagandar Lasjan area of Srinagar outskirts. The leopard was seen roaming in the area by some locals during pre-dawn hours when they were on their way to the mosque to offer ‘fajar’ prayers. An alert was sounded and announcements were made using the public […]
Srinagar, Feb 21: Kashmir Power Distribution Corporation Limited (KPDCL) has failed to generate the substantial revenue as it had expected after the announcement of the Amnesty Scheme launched by it for its domestic electricity consumers. Under the Amnesty Scheme consumers with large outstanding dues, can pay their outstanding bills in a maximum of 12 easy […]
Srinagar, Feb 20: Two Pulwam residents were among three Kashmiris, who died in a road accident in Churu area of Rajasthan on Monday, officials said here. An official said that a truck met with accident in Churu area of Rajasthan today. He said all three persons from Kashmir, who were onboard the truck, died on […]
Srinagar, Feb 20: The world famous Pangong Tso Lake in Ladakh on Monday hosted the first-ever frozen lake marathon at an altitude of roughly 13,862 feet while the event was recorded in Guinness World Records. The 21-kilometre marathon was India’s first of its kind. The marathon occurred at a height of 13,862 feet and was […]
Srinagar, Feb 20: The ban on stone quarrying in Jammu & Kashmir since 2016 has devastated thousands of households who relied on the business for a living. Although the Lieutenant Governor-led administration reduced sanctions on stone quarry activities in 2021 by allowing the owners to lift only piled-up loose material, those associated with the business […]
Srinagar, Feb 20: Jammu and Kashmir School Education Department has ordered a special drive against drug peddling in and around educational institutions. Besides, the department has also directed the concerned officials to nominate principals of senior secondary schools as nodal officers. The directives were passed during a UT level NCORD meeting which was held under […]
Srinagar, Feb 20: Special Investigation Unit (SIU) Awantipora on Monday conducted raids at two different locations in Tral area of south Kashmir, officials said. The raids were carried out at residential houses of two suspects namely Jamsheed Ahmad Bhat son of Mohammad Ashraf Bhat at Satoora and Sameer Ahmad Mohand son of Ghulam Mohammad Mohand […]
Srinagar, Feb 18: A special audit report of the Jammu and Kashmir government regarding Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University (BGSBU) Rajouri, has pointed out large-scale financial irregularities and violation of norms on account of procurements made by the university. According to the Special Audit Report of Directorate of Audit and Inspections, sent to Higher Education […]
