Abdul Haq lays foundation of various projects in Kupwara district
KUPWARA: Minister for Rural Development, Panchayat Raj, Law and Justice Abdul Haq Khan on Saturday toured Kupwara district and laid foundation stone of various projects and also inaugurated a school building. At Gagal in Wavoora block, Abdul Haq laid the foundation stone of 3 KmsRantsanard to Bata Gagal road to be constructed at an estimated […]
In a first, Kashmir gets Model Apple Village in Bijbehara
ANANTNAG: Minister for Revenue, Relief, Rehabilitation and Reconstruction, Abdul Rehman Veeri today inaugurated the State’s first Model Apple Village at Khiram Sirhama in Bijbehara. The major components of the Model Apple Village include a shift from traditional to high-density apple plantation, digging of borewells, construction of sheds in orchards, rejuvenation of old and saline orchards […]
Mechanical Engineering Deptt prepared to respond to situation effectively: Chief Engineer
SRINAGAR, : In view of the forecast of heavy snowfall and rains in Kashmir from December 11, the Mechanical Engineering Department (MED), today said it has put all the arrangements in place to ensure speedy snow clearance and dewatering. “Mechanical Engineering Department, Kashmir is fully prepared for timely clearance of snow and all the preparations […]
Rambagh flyover construction: Traffic Police issues diversion plan
SRINAGAR, : Traffic Police, City Srinagar today issued a traffic diversion plan in view of the ongoing construction of Jehangir Chowk-Rambagh flyover. “Executing agency has to do some construction work on the flyover near Rambagh Bridge, as a precautionary measure the traffic plying from Jawahar Nagar Bund towards Rambagh Bridge shall be diverted via-a- Bailey […]
8 Municipal Committee Chadoora officials suspended
BUDGAM,: To ensure punctuality of employees in the government offices, SDM Chadoora, Shabir Ahmad today carried out surprise check of offices in Tehsil Chadoora. During the inspection, eight officials of the Municipal Committee Chadoora were found unauthorizedly absent from their duties. Taking strong note of this negligence the SDM on sport ordered the suspension of […]
Weather forecast: Mehbooba directs Kmr divisional admn to be in a state of preparedness
JAMMU,: In view of weather forecast of heavy snow and rains, Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti today directed Divisional Administration of Kashmir to be in a state of preparedness and responsive to any crisis thrown up by the inclement weather. The Chief Minister has directed all the concerned Departments like PDD, R&B, MED, ULB, PHE, Health […]
Fourth Rajasthan lynching demonstrates indoctrination of hate
December 9, 2017 The 25th anniversary of the demolition of Babri Masjid last week was hyped by Hindutva forces, with the demand for a temple in Ayodhya, far too many hate messages on WhatsApp about ‘love jehad’, while sabhas in city after city made hate speeches. And then the ghastly incident, on December 6th […]
5 institutions who may not remain with their teams in IPL 2018
The much awaited player retention policy for the eleventh edition of the Indian Premier League was recently released. An incredible 10 years of IPL have just whizzed by, much like Brett Lee’s deliveries. Under-19 world cup winning captain Virat Kohli is now team India’s record breaking skipper, well on his way towards being an all-time […]
Pakistan’s female powerlifters bag gold in international competition
SINGAPORE: Pakistani female powerlifters Saniha Ghafoor and Twinkle Sohail cleaned sweeped their respective categories during the Oceania Pacific Powerlifting Championship Saturday morning. Saniha won four medals in the 57kg category for squat, bench press, deadlift, and total weight. The powerlifter lifted an aggregate weight of 280kg; 115kg during squat, 55kg during bench press, 110kg during […]
Congress complains of EVM ‘tampering’ via bluetooth, EC orders probe
December 09, 2017 Senior Congress leader Arjun Modhwadia today complained of possible tampering with electronic voting machines at three polling booths in a Muslim-dominated area of Porbandar claiming that some machines were found to be connecting to external devices via bluetooth. The Election Commission said that based on the Congress leader’s complaint, an inquiry had […]
