Lt Governor inaugurates Phase-I of Jammu Ring Road
“Govt to provide basic minimum amenities across UT”: LG “Ring road to decongest, reduce pollution, help Jammu prosper” “Good roads key to prosperity” “Early completion of projects to be rewarded” JAMMU, AUGUST 21: Lt Governor J&K Manoj Sinha today inaugurated Phase-I of much awaited Jammu Ring Road. The 8-kilometer stretch between Akhnoor Road, Kangrail […]
JK reports 654 new positive cases, 23805 recovered so far
JAMMU, AUGUST 21: The Government on Friday informed that 654 new positive cases of novel Corona virus (COVID-19), 114 from Jammu division and 540 from Kashmir division, have been reported today thus taking the total number of positive cases in Jammu and Kashmir to 31371. Also 15 COVID-19 deaths have been reported from Kashmir Division. […]
Judge rules Trump must give his tax returns to prosecutor
NEW YORK: Donald Trump cannot block a prosecutor’s subpoena for eight years of his tax returns, a federal judge ruled on Thursday, in the latest setback in the US president’s long-standing effort to keep his finances under wraps. District Judge Victor Marrero in Manhattan rejected Trump’s claims that the grand jury subpoena from Manhattan District […]
Militants release video of Baramulla attack, Police says an attempt to glamorise militancy
A video of Kreeri militant attack in Baramulla district has gone viral since last night showing militants firing on CRPF personnel during an ambush. The attack that happened some two days ago had left two CRPF personnel and a cop dead. The video shows volley of bullets being fired by militants towards the CRPF men […]
Progress on establishment of Sprinkle Irrigation Systems under NMS reviewed
Director Agriculture Kashmir Altaf Aijaz Andrabi who is also Mission Director, National Mission on Saffron (NMS) held a joint meeting of Agriculture Officers and the Engineers of Mechanical Engineering Department (M.E.D) to review the progress on establishment of Sprinkle Irrigation Systems under National Mission on Saffron (NMS). Er. Sanjay Sharma Superintending Engineer MED Kashmir, Ab […]
Jammu-Srinagar NH remains closed for second day, 3000 vehicles stranded
Jammu: The Jammu-Srinagar national highway remained closed for the second consecutive day on Friday due to multiple landslides triggered by heavy rains in Ramban district, leaving over 3000 vehicles stranded, officials said. The highway was blocked by a major landslide at Trishul Morh, Battery Cheshma and Pantiyal areas on Thursday, officials said. Deputy Superintendent of […]
Army trooper dies by suicide along LoC in Poonch
An army trooper shot himself dead with his service rifle along the Line of Control in Poonch district of Jammu region, reported a local news agency, Global News Service (GNS), quoting unnamed official sources. The source informed that the trooper, Mohit Kumar, of 39 Rashtriya Rifles died on the spot after he shot himself on […]
CRISIS AND SOLUTION
What has the government done in the past five months of lockdown to equip the hospitals of Kashmir to treat Covid-19 patients? With the authorities failing to flatten the curve, now the government has decided to ease the lockdown showing that their previous decisions to keep the population indoors were wrong and ill conceived. Has […]
Will Discuss J&K Political Agenda After All Leaders Freed: Farooq Abdullah
Srinagar: National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Thursday said the party would discuss and review the political agenda with regard to Jammu and Kashmir only after all leaders including former chief minister Mehbooba Mufti have been set free. “The aim of today’s meeting was to ensure that the four leaders were free. We will discuss […]
Shashi Tharoor-led MPs’ Panel To Meet Facebook Reps On Sept 2 To Discuss ‘Misuse Of Social Media’
The parliamentary standing committee on Information Technology, led by Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, has summoned Facebook on September 2 to discuss the issue of alleged misuse of social media platforms in the wake of claims that the US firm did not apply hate-speech rules to certain BJP politicians. A day before, the panel will also […]
