Cyclonic Storm ‘Amphan’ Expected To Intensify In Next 12 Hours As Odisha Braces For It
Already stretched to the limits in fighting the COVID-19 menace, the Odisha government is now bracing for another crisis — cyclonic storm ‘Amphan’ in the Bay of Bengal. The deep depression over the south-east Bay of Bengal, which lay centered about 1060 km south of Paradip on Saturday morning, has now turned into a cyclonic […]
Two killed several injured in highway landslides
By: Mudasir Ahmad Khan Jammu: Massive rains triggered landslides on Jammu Srinagar highway in Ramban sector resulting in death of 2 person and injuries to several others on Sunday. A senior official told VOV that 4 persons were missing while they have rescued 9 persons so far. Giving details he said that huge landslide washed […]
Taliban accuses India of playing ‘negative’ role by supporting Kabul govt
NEW DELHI: The Taliban has lashed out at India, accusing it of playing a “negative” role by supporting the government in Kabul. In an interview to Azm, a news website, Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanekzai, deputy head of the Taliban’s political office in Qatar and head of the negotiating team with the US, was quoted as saying that “if […]
FDI limit hiked, restriction on weapons import for self-reliance in defence
From raising foreign direct investment (FDI) in defence manufacturing to creating a separate budget for buying locally-made military hardware and notifying a list of weapons/equipment that cannot be imported, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday announced a raft of measures to boost self reliance in the defence sector. The other steps announced by Sitharaman to […]
Lawyers In J&K To Get Rs 3,000 Covid-19 Assistance From Govt
Lawyers in Jammu and Kashmir will now get an assistance of Rs 3,000 each from the government. The development comes because of the prolonged closure of the Courts due to the Covid-19 lockdown. Abhinav Sharma, President, High Court Bar Association, Jammu, said that Jammu bar association had requested Lt. Governor of Jammu and Kashmir to […]
Efforts on to reopen schools, colleges in J&K
Srinagar: Lieutenant-Governor Girish Chandra Murmu has asked the administration to prepare a plan to reopen schools, colleges and other institutions in Jammu and Kashmir, as continuous closure of these institutions has brought the entire academic calendar in disarray. With no direction from the Supreme Court for the restoration of 4G services and intermittent snapping of even […]
Big economic packages matter only when common man receives succour: Muzafar Shah
Srinagar, May 16 (KNS): Taking a dig at the centre, Awami National Conference Senior Vice President Muzafar Shah today said implementing ‘much-hyped packages” should provide relief to a common man. “Otherwise big packages are no use to the common man. The benefits of packages Govt talks about mean nothing to a common man unless he […]
JKAP demands release of political prisoners ahead of Eid
Srinagar, May 16 (KNS): Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party (JKAP) senior leader and former minister Ghulam Hassan Mir on Saturday demanded release of political activists, lawyers and tradesmen who have been kept under preventive detention on the eve of Eid-ul-Fitr. In a statement issued to KNS, Mir appealed the Lieutenant Governor G.C Murmu to release […]
COVID-19: First Lady Smita Murmu visits Quarantine Facility in Samba
Distributes kits of essential items, toiletries among inmates SAMBA, MAY 16: Dr. Smita Murmu, First Lady of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, visited a quarantine facility in Samba today and took first hand information of the preparedness of the administration to house the inmates and the various facilities being provided to them. She […]
JNV Hatbara designated as 400 bedded COVID Care Center
DC inspects availability of logistics & allied facilities GANDERBAL, MAY 16: District Development Commissioner, Ganderbal, Shafqat Iqbal today visited JNV Hatbara, designated COVID Care center and took stock of the availability of logistics and other allied facilities being put in place for inmates. On the occasion, the DC visited 400 bedded COVID care Centre and […]
