LMD Samba launches market checking drive; realizes Rs 24000 penalty
SAMBA : A team of the officers from Legal Metrology Department (LMD) headed by Assistant Controller LMD Ajay Kumar Verma and Inspector LMD Mohsin Khateeb conducted extensive checking of various business establishments at Bari Brahmana, VijaypurSwankha Morh, Raya Morh and adjoining areas. More than 20 traders of different business establishments including provisional stores, karyana shops, sweet shops, […]
Dy CM reviews power scenario in Kashmir, calls for reducing T&D losses
SRINAGAR,: Deputy Chief Minister, Dr Nirmal Singh today called for making concerted efforts to reduce the transmission and distribution losses in the electricity sector and continuous innovations in work execution to improve overall power scenario in the Valley. The Deputy Chief Minister, who is also Minister for Power Development and Housing & Urban Development, said […]
Educational institutions should help address social chaos in Kashmir: Dr Drabu
SRINAGAR,: Minister for Finance and Labour & Employment, Dr Haseeb A Drabu today said schools in Kashmir Valley should become centres for change in addressing the social disorder and chaos in our society. “No human being is born with the innate desire for ferment. We grew up in a normal environment but today, it’s an […]
Governor participates in 55th Raising Day of Home Guards & Civil Defence
JAMMU, : Governor N.N. Vohra attended the 55th Raising Day of Home Guards & Civil Defence (HG & CD), here today. On his arrival at the Gulshan Parade Ground he took the salute and inspected the parade. Emphasizing the importance of valuable relief and rescue work being done by the HG & CD in J&K, Governor […]
RBI keeps repo rate unchanged at 6%
December 06, 2017 Just in: The Reserve Bank of India keeps policy repo rate under liquidity adjustment facility (LAF) unchanged at 6.0 per cent. Consequently, reverse repo rate under the LAF remains at 5.75 per cent and marginal standing facility rate and the bank rate at 6.25 per cent. Repo rate is the rate at […]
Sepoy Irfan’s murder case solved :Police
Police on Wednesday claimed to have solved the murder case of sepoya Irfan Dar by arresting a con-conspirator. “The recent gruesome murder of sepoy Irfan Dar who was working with 175 Territorial Army has been worked out and one of the co-conspirators has been arrested by the Shopian Police,” said a spokesman. The bullet-riddled body […]
Western disturbance likely to affect state from Dec 11:MeT
The Meteorological Department for Jammu and Kashmir has issued a weather warning from December 11 to December 15. In a statement issued today, the MeT said: “A fresh Western Disturbance is most likely to affect the state of J&K from 11th to 15th Dec. 2017 with moisture feeding taking place from the Arabian Sea.” “Under […]
Cyclone Ockhi dissipates, Gujarat spared
Ahmedabad, Dec 6: The people of Gujarat and the state administration today heaved a sigh of relief as Cyclone Ockhi dissipated over the Arabian Sea, sparing the poll-bound state. The cyclone was yesterday headed towards Gujarat after leaving a trail of destruction on the southern Indian coast. The cyclone yesterday passed the Mumbai coast […]
7 Maoists killed in encounter in Maharashtra’s Gadchiroli
Dec 06, 2017 Seven Maoists, including five women, were gunned down in an encounter with the police in Maharashtra’s Gadchiroli district on Wednesday, an official said. The incident took place around 7am at a forest in Kalled village, about 15 km north of Zinganoor outpost in Sironcha tehsil of Gadchiroli, when a squad of C-60 […]
Trump to recognise Jerusalem as Israel’s capital: White House
Washington, Dec 6 : President Donald Trump will recognise Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and start the process of moving the US embassy from Tel Aviv to the holy city, a move against the long-held American principles which many Arab leaders warned could trigger more violence in the Middle East. According to senior administration officials, Trump will […]
