J&K, Ladakh Under Deep Freeze As Srinagar Sees Season’s Coldest Night At Minus 6.0°C
Srinagar: Cold conditions intensified in J&K and Ladakh as Srinagar experienced the coldest night of the season so far at minus 6.0°C on Saturday. A meteorological department official here told GNS that the mercury in the summer capital was down from previous night’s minus 3.8°C by minus 2.2°C and overall it was below minus 4.5°C […]
Omar, Mehbooba criticize govt’s agriculture land conversion order
Says It’s Aimed At ‘Demographic Changes’ In J&K Srinagar, Dec 17: Former Chief Ministers of J&K, Mehbooba Mufti and Omar Abdullah, on Friday critized J&K government’s order allowing conversion of agriculture land for non-agriculture. While Mehbooba termed it as “engineering demographic changes” in erstwhile state, Omar said that the latest move “rekindle fears about the […]
Portal for e-filing of property return statement launched
Manual filing of Property returns to be dispensed Online filing to facilitate access and monitoring details JAMMU, DECEMBER 17: As a major relief to 4.5 lakh employees serving in various departments across the UT of J&K, Chief Secretary, Dr. Arun Kumar Mehta launched an online portal for submission of yearly property returns mandated by the […]
JKPCL to buy 200 MW Solar Power from SECI for next 25 years
AC approves decision for ensuring 24X7 reliable electricity supply in Jammu and Kashmir JAMMU, DECEMBER 17: The Administrative Council (AC) which met here under the chairmanship of the Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha, approved the purchase of 200 MW Solar Power through the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) to meet the growing power demand and […]
DC Shopian for plantation at the landslide prone areas
SHOPIAN, DECEMBER 17:- Deputy Commissioner Shopian, Sachin Kumar Vaishya today chaired a meeting to review the landslide prone areas in the district. The meeting was attended by ADC Shopian Mushtaq Ahmad Simnani ,DFO,ACP, all tehsildars, all BDOS and other concerned. DM had a detailed review of the landslide prone areas and asked the concerned to […]
J&K Reports 2 Covid-19 Deaths, 136 Cases
Srinagar, Dec 17: Jammu and Kashmir reported two fresh deaths due to covid-19 while 136 persons tested positive for the virus in the last 24 hours, officials said on Friday. 40 of the fresh cases were reported from Jammu Division and 96 from Kashmir, taking the overall tally to 339540. There were two deaths reported […]
Officer among three troopers injured in south Kashmir’s Kulgam
At least three CRPF paramilitary personnel, including an ASI rank officer, sustained injuries after a vehicle they were travelling in met with an accident in Kader Kulgam, officials said. They told GNS that the ‘BP Bunker’ of 18 Batallion CRPF was on way from Behibagh to Kulgam. In the incident, two constables Ambit and Anil […]
Sub zero temperatures prevail in Ladakh and Kashmir
By: Tariq Shah VOV Srinagar Winter is showing its teeth especially during the night hours as the mercury continues to slide down in Ladakh and Kashmir. Clear skies and sunshine during the day time is making life pleasant but soon after the sunset intense cold waves prevails and the nights witness minus temperatures. According to […]
Murder of woman by servant: Police question involved Agency
The Domestic-Help that allegedly murdered an elderly woman in Lal Bazar area of Srinagar city was supplied to the house owner by an Agency without asking concerned police station to verify his credentials. The men who run the Agency with regard to offering services of domestic-help (servant) to different house owners in Srinagar are being […]
Ombudsman finds Smith, Boucher and De Villiers showed racial prejudice
JOHANNESBURG: South African cricket legends Graeme Smith, Mark Boucher and A.B. de Villiers were all found to have engaged in racially prejudiced conduct in a report by an independent ombudsman released on Wednesday. Cricket South Africa (CSA) made public a 235-page interim report by Advocate Dumisa Ntsebeza, who headed a Social Justice and Nation Building […]
