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Barring Gulmarg, Mercury Stays Above Normal In Kashmir

Barring Gulmarg, Mercury Stays Above Normal In Kashmir

Srinagar, Feb 5: With overnight cloud cover, the minimum temperature remained above normal in Kashmir Valley except for Gulmarg, the weather said on Friday. A meteorological department official told GNS that the mercury settled at 1.0°C against the previous night’s 0.4 °C in the summer capital of J&K. The minimum temperatures have consistently remained far […]

HC Stays Circular On Charging New Stamp Duty Retrospectively

HC Stays Circular On Charging New Stamp Duty Retrospectively

Srinagar, Feb 4 (GNS): Jammu and Kashmir High Court has stayed a government circular issued by the Inspector General of Registration, J&K regarding stamp duty on 30 December last year. The Circular requires all Registrars and Sub-Registrars to charge stamp duty as per new rates with effect from 1 January 2021 irrespective of the date […]

Jammu- Kashmir Highway To Remain Closed on Friday

Jammu- Kashmir Highway To Remain Closed on Friday

Srinagar, Feb 4: Jammu-Srinagar highway, the only road link connecting Kashmir Valley, shall remain closed for traffic tomorrow, officials said on Thursday. “On 05 February 2021, no vehicular movement shall be allowed from either side on Jammu-Srinagar highway in view of maintenance/repairing of the road,” a traffic department official said. Meanwhile, Mughal road, connecting Shopian […]

Pakistan successfully conducts training launch of 290 Km range Ghaznavi missile

Pakistan successfully conducts training launch of 290 Km range Ghaznavi missile

ISLAMABAD: The Army Strategic Forces Command (ASFC) on Wednesday cond­ucted the ‘training launch’ of nuclear-capable ballistic mis­sile Ghaznavi as part of its annual field training exercise, Dawn news reported. The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) through a media statement announced the “successful training lau­nch” of the surface-to-surface ballistic missile Ghaz­navi, which is capable of delivering both […]

Petrol price hits new record high in Srinagar

Petrol price hits new record high in Srinagar

Srinagar, Feb 04: The fuel prices on Thursday hit a new record in Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir as the rates cross the mark of Rs 90 for the first time while the prices of Diesel also soared to Rs 80 per litre. Petrol prices as per notification from oil marketing companies […]

Flight Operations Disrupted At Srinagar Airport On 2nd Day

Flight Operations Disrupted At Srinagar Airport On 2nd Day

Srinagar, Feb 4: Flights to and fro Kashmir Valley were disrupted for the second consecutive day due to snowfall on Thursday, officials said. Officials  said that several flights were delayed due to the snowfall but “obstacles” have been cleared. “MeT department has predicted that weather will improve by around noon and therefore we expect the […]

NIA conducts raids in Kashmir, Seize cell phones, documents

NIA conducts raids in Kashmir, Seize cell phones, documents

Srinagar, Feb 3: National Investigation Agency (NIA) team conducted multiple raids in parts of Kashmir. Sources revealed that sleuths of NIA team accompanied by Para military Forces raided a Jio Digital Centre in Central Kashmir’s Budgam area of Magam. The Centre is owned by one Muhammad Yousf Parray of Gagerpora village. Sources said some cell […]

MHA launches programme for recruiting cyber Crime Volunteer to identify terrorism, radicalization, anti national activities etc

MHA launches programme for recruiting cyber Crime Volunteer to identify terrorism, radicalization, anti national activities etc

Jammu, Feb 03: The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), Government of India (GoI) launched a programme for recruiting cyber Crime Volunteer Framework, which can be accessed on URL http://Cybercrime.gov.in. Under this initiative, any Indian citizen can get himself/herself associated by registering in any of three categories of cyber Volunteer. Cyber Volunteer Unlawful Content Flagger- for identifying […]