CRPF to get 25 high-end drones to tackle militants in Kashmir
New Delhi: The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) is all set to purchase 25 high-end drones to equip itself to better conduct anti-Maoist operations and deal with militants in Jammu and Kashmir. The tendering process for the procurement of the drones has started and they are expected to be introduced by the CRPF – the […]
Governor reviews Security situation
SRINAGAR, FEBRUARY 26: In the context of recent developments and certain reports received by him, Governor N.N. Vohra spent almost the whole day today in meeting senior echelons in the Security apparatus. Governor received an extensive briefing from Lt Gen A.K. Bhat, GoC 15 Corps, about the situation along the entire LoC and activities of […]
Div Com reviews status of land acquisition cases for border fencing, allied works
JAMMU, FEBRUARY 26- Divisional Commissioner Jammu, Hemant Kumar Sharma today held a detailed review meeting with Deputy Commissioners of Jammu, Samba, Rajouri, Poonch and Kathua to review progress on various ongoing works being undertaken by these offices. During the meeting, various matters including status of land acquisition cases of border fencing (135 Feet), status of […]
CM chairs 44th SKIMS Governing Body meet
JAMMU, FEBRUARY 26: A state of the art Cancer Institute is coming up at the Sher I Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Soura, Srinagar and it is expected to be operationalised by the end of this year. This was informed in the 44th meeting of the SKIMS Governing Body meeting here today. Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti, who […]
CUK to function from Ganderbal within 15 days: Altaf Bukhari
JAMMU, FEBRUARY 26: Minister for Education, Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari today said that the Central University Kashmir would start function from Ganderbal within fifteen days, while directing the divisional and district administration to extend full support to the Varsity authorities to shift Vice Chancellor Office and allied offices to the originally designated area. The Minister was […]
Qazigund, Awantipora Bypasses thrown open for traffic
Anantnag, February 26: With the opening of Qazigund and Awantipora bypasses on Srinagar-Jammu highway for traffic today, the Srinagar-Qazigund section of the expressway is now fully operational significantly reducing the travel time. “It is a moment of great satisfaction for me to announce that the Srinagar-Qazigund expressway corridor is now fully operational for traffic with the […]
Mehbooba directs fast-pacing recruitments, devising annual calendar
JAMMU, FEBRUARY 26: Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti has impressed upon the recruiting agencies like Public Service Commission (PSC) and Subordinate Services Recruitment Board (SSRB) to speed up recruitment process in the State even as she asked the Departments to update the vacancy positions and clear the backlog of class IV recruitments. Chairing a review meeting […]
Sridevi died from accidental drowning: Report
Indian actress Sridevi died due to accidental drowning in a bath tub in her hotel here, reports gulfnews.com. Sharing the image of the forensic report, the media publication stated that Sridevi, who had traces of alcohol in her blood, lost balance and fell into the bathtub and drowned. Sridevi, 54, died on Saturday night. It […]
How to fix India’s flawed banking system
February 26, 2018 To the collective dismay of the public, there is one more bank scam, which, not surprisingly, involves a public sector bank — Punjab National Bank. Nirav Modi, a flamboyant jeweller, and his uncle Mehul Choksi (a one-time favourite of foreign institutional investors) have allegedly pulled off a daring heist of over Rs […]
Winless Lahore Qalandars face Karachi Kings in epic showdown
DUBAI: Lahore Qalandars, still searching for their first win of this season, meet Karachi Kings in an epic rivalry tonight in Dubai. After finishing at the bottom of the table in both the previous editions of the Pakistan Super League (PSL), Lahore kicked off this season determined to end their losing streak. However, the nightmare […]
