6 Die, Four injured due to suffocation after massive fire in Kathua
Jammu: At least six persons, including two children, died and four injured due to suffocation allegedly caused by a fire in a residential house in Kathua today, officials said. The incident took place in the mid night at a residential house in ward number 16, Shiva Nagar Kathua. As per initial reports, the […]
Common Service Centres
Recently acting on the directions of Minister for Information Technology, , the IT Department conducted surprise inspection of various Common Service Centres (CSCs) working in Jammu and Kashmir. He has issued strict directions to the concerned authorities to launch crackdown on all the CSCs indulging in overcharging facilitating the common masses. Pertinently, the J&K administration […]
Pattan traders federation protest over ‘unscheduled’ power cuts, block Srinagar-Baramulla highway
Srinagar: Traders Federation Pattan on Tuesday held a protest over prolonged and frequent power cuts in the area. The protest led to halting of traffic movement on Srinagar-Baramulla highway, causing inconvenience to commuters Nasir Bashir, president of the traders federation, said that despite being a metered area, Pattan receives only a few hours of […]
Former MP Ladakh Haji Ghulam Hassan Khan Passes Away
JAMMU, Dec 17: Former two-time Member of Parliament (MP ) Ladakh & Retired DIG Haji Ghulam Hassan Khan passed away on Tuesday at the age of 88. He passed away at his residence in Bathandi Jammu.Born on December 11, 1936 in Simloo village of, Batalik, in Kargil district of Ladakh, Khan retired as DIG from Jammu and Kashmir […]
Jal Jeevan Mission
Recently Additional Chief Secretary (ACS), Jal Shakti, Shaleen Kabra chaired a meeting at Civil Secretariat to review the progress on implementation of Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) across Kashmir province. He took detailed assessment on progress of JJM mission, development of sources, Electro-Mechanical works, Har Ghar Jal Certification, progress on languishing projects under CAPEX and NABARD […]
J&K Govt Forms Committee To Resolve Land Issue For Relocation Of GMC Handwara
JAMMU, Dec 16: The Jammu and Kashmir administration has formed a high-level committee to address the land relocation issue for Government Medical College (GMC) Handwara and its Nursing College under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS). Chaired by the Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir, the committee as per an order issued by Government, comprises senior officials from various departments, including […]
Israeli strikes on homes, school in Gaza kill 22
CAIRO: Israeli troops killed at least 22 Palestinians, most of them in the northern Gaza Strip, on Sunday in attacks on targets including a school sheltering displaced Palestinians, medics and residents said. They said at least half of the dead were killed in three separate air strikes on Gaza City houses, nine were killed in […]
Review of projects
Recently Deputy Chief Minister, chaired a comprehensive review meeting of Public Works Department (PWD), Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY), Labour, Industries & Commerce besides Geology & Mining departments at Nowshera. He reviewed the status of Kheora Industrial Estate, which houses 51 industrial units, out of which 31 are operational. He directed the department to […]
Israeli strike on Gaza post office leaves 30 dead
• Families displaced by conflict took refuge in the facility • Palestinians mourn, bury victims CAIRO: An Israeli strike on a post office sheltering Gaza residents killed at least 30 Palestinians and wounded 50, medics said on Friday. Families displaced by the 14-month-old conflict had sought refuge in the postal facility in the Nuseirat camp, […]
Amit Shah To Chair High-Level Security Meeting On J&K On December 19
NEW DELHI, Dec 14: Union Home Minister Amit Shah is likely to chair a high-level security meeting in the national capital on December 19, official sources said on Saturday. The officials, privy to the development, that the meeting will primarily focus on critical security issues, with a special emphasis on the situation in Jammu and Kashmir.Lieutenant Governor […]
