CS reviews progress of works on NH-44

Directs enhancement of traffic personnel on NH, Installation of LED signage for real-time traffic advisory SRINAGAR, JULY 26: The Chief Secretary, Dr. Arun Kumar Mehta chaired a meeting to review the status of National Highway-44 and took stock of the ongoing road-widening works especially in District Ramban. Administrative Secretaries of departments of Revenue, Power Development, […]
Farooq says bitter truth in Kashmir is that mainstream politicians are hated

By: Tariq Shah VOV Srinagar Former chief minister and sitting MP of Srinagar Farooq Abdullah in an exclusive with The Print has said that they are being hated in Kashmir being pro-India and it is a bitter truth not being accepted by New Delhi. He said that the government of India will have to rethink […]
One person killed, 12 labourers from UP injured in truck-tempo collision in Ramban

Jammu: One person died and 12 non-local labourers were injured in a head-on collision between a truck and tempo vehicle on Jammu-Srinagar highway at Chamalwas in Ramban district on Monday, officials said. They said a truck (JK13C /4760) driven by Kabir Ahmed Khan of Rafiabad Baramulla collided with tempo (PB07BT/8324) which was on its […]
Gold prices down, but experts say expect profit till Diwali

Gold prices continue to sink in the domestic bullion market. On Monday, the price of gold futures on MCX came down to ₹47,526 per 10 gram. This is nearly ₹9,000 lower than it’s all-time high of ₹56,200 in August last year. But experts say that it is still profitable to invest in gold as long as the price […]
SL vs IND, 1st T20: Suryakumar Yadav, Bhuvneshwar Kumar Help India Beat Sri Lanka By 38 Runs

India beat Sri Lanka by 38 runs in the first T20 International here on Sunday. Suryakumar Yadav top-scored for India with 50 off 34 balls while skipper Shikhar Dhawan made 46 off 36 as India made 164 for five. Surya’s second T20I half-century was complemented by useful contributions from skipper Dhawan and Ishan Kishan (20 […]
Typhoon drenches China’s east, affects Shanghai

NINGBO: Typhoon In-Fa uprooted trees and drenched communities in knee-deep water in parts of eastern China, but there were no reports of major damage as it made landfall on Sunday. Sea, air and rail traffic had been shut down across a swathe of the coast centered on the major shipping port of Ningbo, where the […]
Maharashtra Monsoon Fury: Death Toll Due To Rain-Related Incidents Rises To 164, 100 Missing

Amid torrential rains causing widespread destruction across Maharashtra, the state government on Monday said that as many as 164 people have lost their lives due to rain-related incidents and about 100 people are still missing. Incessant rains last week, caused massive waterlogging, flooding and multiple landslides across the state, with the deadliest landslide occurring at […]
Turnaround in power sector

The government of Jammu and Kashmir has taken slew of measures in the recent past not only to streamline the power distribution system but also to create power infrastructure in different districts of Jammu and Kashmir. The turnaround in the power transmission and distribution sector in the last one year in Jammu & Kashmir has […]
Entrepreneurs can apply for land, registrations, NOCs through online single window

SRINAGAR, JULY 25: The Administrative Council (AC) which met on 24th July under the chairmanship of the Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha, gave administrative approval to the establishment of an industrial estate at Sahar Logate, Kathua. The project with a timeline of 3 years, envisages developing a land bank stretching over 900 kanals at an estimated […]
Kashmir possesses huge potential for mega golf tournaments: Advisor Baseer Khan

SRINAGAR, JULY 27: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Baseer Ahmad Khan, attended the concluding ceremony of two-day gold tournament at Royal Springs Golf Course here on Sunday. Advisor to Lieutenant Governor R.R Bhatnagar also attended the function. Secretary Tourism, Sarmad Hafeez, Director Tourism Kashmir, Dr. GN Itoo, Managing Director, Golf Development Authority, Javid Bakshi, other officers […]