Today in News

 VoV Web Desk

Australian PM says Scott Morrison secretly held five cabinet posts

Australian PM says Scott Morrison secretly held five cabinet posts

SYDNEY: Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Tuesday that his predecessor secretly seized control of five ministerial posts, labelling it an “unprecedented trashing of our democracy”. Albanese said Scott Morr­ison had appointed himself to more ministries than initially thought, and promised further investigation. From March 2020 until he was swept from power in May […]

 VoV Web Desk

Home-Stays

Home-Stays

In the recent past there has been a lot of tourist footfall in Kashmir valley giving relief to the stakeholders as they lived without tourism for a long time. Giving the increasing number of tourists who are visiting Jammu and Kashmir, the government has identified new tourist destinations and has also launched Home-Stays in the […]

 VoV Web Desk

6 semi-decomposed bodies found in two houses in Jammu

6 semi-decomposed bodies found in two houses in Jammu

  Police say preliminary investigation reveals all belong to Kashmir; ‘Have informed their families, cause of death will be known after post-mortem’ Jammu, Aug 17: In a shocking incident, at least six semi-decomposed bodies were found in residential houses in Sidhwa area of Jammu city of Wednesday. An official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer […]

 VoV Web Desk

Grenade hurled at CRPF bunker in south Kashmir

Grenade hurled at CRPF bunker in south Kashmir

Suspected militants lobbed grenade on CRPF BP Bunker in Batpora area of south Kashmir’s Shopian district on Tuesday evening. A top police officer told a local news agency, Global News Service (GNS), that militants this evening lobbed a grenade on CRPF BP Bunker which exploded with a bang. In this incident, no loss of life […]

 VoV Web Desk

Chief Secretary inspects de-weeding operations in Dal lake

Chief Secretary inspects de-weeding operations in Dal lake

Directs for complete extraction of Lily pads by October Compliments officers for successful transplantation of Chinars at ‘Char Chinar’ SRINAGAR, AUGUST 16: Chief Secretary, Dr Arun Kumar Mehta today took an extensive tour of the Dal Lake to inspect progress of several de-weeding and cleanliness works being executed there. Principal Secretary Housing & Urban Development […]

 VoV Web Desk

Power shutdown

Power shutdown

  JAMMU, AUGUST 16: Chief Engineer (Distribution), JPDCL Jammu has informed that the power supply to Industry, Sarore, Gowal and adjoining areas shall remain affected on August 17 from 6 am to 9 am. Similarly, the power supply to Arnas, Dharmari, Mahore, Sarh Bagga and adjoining areas shall remain affected on August 17 from 9 […]

 VoV Web Desk

JK reports 217 fresh positive cases, 465736 recovered

JK reports 217 fresh positive cases, 465736 recovered

SRINAGAR, AUGUST 16: The Government today informed that 217 fresh positive cases of novel Corona virus (COVID-19) have been reported today; 13 from Jammu division and 204 from Kashmir division, thus taking the total number of positive cases to 474272. Moreover, 614 moreCOVID-19 patients have recovered and been discharged from various hospitals including 129fromJammu division […]

 VoV Web Desk

Comm Secy Revenue visits Kulgam, reviews Development scenario of district

Comm Secy Revenue visits Kulgam, reviews Development scenario of district

Also assesses progress on Digitization of Jamabandis KULGAM, AUGUST 16: Commissioner Secretary, Revenue, Vijay Kumar Bidhuri today paid a visit to Kulgam district and reviewed the overall developmental scenario of the district. During the visit, the Commissioner Secretary, who is also the incharge Secretary for Kulgam district, chaired a meeting with senior officers of the […]

 VoV Web Desk

Wet spell predicted in valley, Jammu to witness isolated showers

Wet spell predicted in valley, Jammu to witness isolated showers

By: Tariq Shah VOV Srinagar After the brief lull, Kashmir valley is going to witness moderate rains and widespread light rains in the coming two days, the weatherman has predicted. According to the MeT office in the coming two days Jammu region will witness isolated showers with cloudy skies. Kashmir valley is going to witness […]

 VoV Web Desk

Shopian Killing: LG ‘Pained Beyond Words’; Omar, Sajad Condemn Too

Shopian Killing: LG ‘Pained Beyond Words’; Omar, Sajad Condemn Too

Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Tuesday said that he was “pained beyond words” over the killing of a member of minority group and injuries to his brother in Shopian district of south Kashmir’s Shopian district. “Pained beyond words on despicable (militant) attack on civilians in Shopian. My thoughts are with the family of Sunil Kumar. […]