curfew like restrictions on saturday to prevent protests
Authorities have imposed severe restrictions in Srinagar city to prevent protests on the call of separatists on saturday. Reports said that most parts of downtown Srinagar woke up to concertina wires laid by police to declare restrictions. Joint Resistance Leadership has given bandh call and has appealed people to protest against the killing of Hurriyat […]
Power shutdown
JAMMU FEBRUARY 16:To execute various development works by M/s IRCON International Ltd under R-APDRP Jammu, the power supply to Muthi, MES and its adjoining areas fed from Muthi 33/11 KV Substation (33 KV Line) shall remain affected on February 19 from 9 am to 1 pm. Likewise, the power supply to Toph, PHE and its […]
Governor inaugurates ‘Kisan Mela’
JAMMU,: Governor N.N. Vohra, Chancellor of the Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology-Jammu (SKUAST-J), inaugurated a two day “Kisan Mela” at the Chatha Campus of the University today when Sh. Gulam Nabi Lone Hanjura, Minister for Agriculture Production, and Sh. Daljit Singh Chib, Vice Chairman J&K State Advisory Board for Development of Kisans were […]
Showing Way on Labour Reforms: Chairman PM’s Economic Advisory Council hails JK Govt
JAMMU: Chairman Prime Minister’s Economic Advisory Council, Dr BibekDebroy today hailed the Jammu and Kashmir Government for taking the lead in pioneering wide-ranging Labor Law reforms in the State. “While the whole country currently grapples with the issue of LabourLaw reforms, J&K Government has taken the lead and is showing the way to other states […]
Govt contemplating to engage Rehbar-e-PashuPalan: Kohli
JAMMU: Government is contemplating to engage Rehbar-e-PahsuPalan in the State to provide temporary employment to Veterinary Graduates under a scheme with fixed contingency of Funds out of Capex. This was stated by the Minister for Animal, Sheep Husbandry and Fisheries, Abdul Gani Kohli in an officers’ meeting convened to discuss the status of staff position […]
Finance Deptt releases 50% budget allocation for 2018-19 beforehand
JAMMU: Keeping with the announcement made by the Finance Minister, Dr Haseeb Drabu in his Budget speech in the state legislature on January 11 this year, the Finance Department today released 50 percent of Rs 95666.97 crore budget allocation for the financial year 2018-19. “We have today released to the Administrative Departments half of the […]
Govt resolute to give new direction to JK’s tourism sector: Dy CM
JAMMU: Deputy Chief Minister Dr Nirmal Singh on Friday said that the Jammu and Kashmir state possesses immense potential for growth in tourism sector and that resolute efforts are underway to give new dimensions to State’s tourism industry by placing J&K in the world map as one of the major tourist destination. He said this […]
Young Russian skier killed in snow avalanche at Gulmarg others rescued
Srinagar: A Russian skier died after being buried by an avalanche in a skiing resort in Jammu and Kashmir’s Gulmarg, police said on Friday. Four others were rescued alive from the resort and taken to a local hospital for treatment, a police spokesman added. Authorities had issued an avalanche warning for the higher reaches of […]
DoT to unveil 5G roadmap by June: Telecom Secretary
New Delhi, Feb 16 Telecom Secretary Aruna Sundararajan on Friday said the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) will unveil the roadmap for 5G or fifth-generation by the end of June. “The DoT has received good inputs on 5G in the new telecom policy or NTP 2018 which is yet to be unveiled. The draft of […]
Pakistan hockey team to play World Cup in India despite tensions: FIH
February 16, 2018 NEW DELHI: Hockey’s governing body indicated Thursday that Pakistan will take part in the men’s World Cup this year in India despite acute tensions between the two countries. Pakistan have qualified for the World Cup to be held in the eastern Indian city of Bhubaneswar between November 18 and December 16. But […]
