Commander 9 Corps, GoC 26 Div call on Lt Governor
JAMMU, NOVEMBER 24: Lieutenant General, Upendra Dwivedi, Corps Commander, 9 Corps, and Major General, Vijay B Nair, GoC 26 Infantry Division today called on the Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha here at Raj Bhavan. They briefed the Lt Governor about the security situation in the area of their responsibility and further discussed various important issues relating […]
16 travelers among 431 new covid-19 cases in J&K, total 107330
Srinagar, Nov 24 : Sixteen travelers were among 431 fresh covid-19 cases reported in Jammu and Kashmir in last 24 hours, taking the total count to 107330. Of them, 253 were from Jammu Division and 178 from Kashmir Division, officials told GNS on Tuesday. Giving district-wise details, they said, Srinagar reported 84, Baramulla 18, Budgam […]
Risk of heart attack, stroke doubles in winter: DAK
Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) on Tuesday said the number of heart attack and stroke patients at Kashmir hospitals doubles in winter “There is increase in number of deaths from heart attacks and strokes during winter months,” said DAK President and influenza expert Dr Nisar ul Hassan. “Not only elderly people, but young and healthy individuals […]
Farooq Abdullah rubbishes the claim of administration that he has purchased land
By: Tariq Shah VOV Srinagar While some media reports have suggested that Farooq Abdullah was one of the beneficiaries under the Roshni Act, both the National Conference and Abdullah himself have rubbished these claims and have said that some vested elements have spread lies to tarnish the image of Abdullah’s. Recently Jammu Kashmir Government has […]
Government publishes list of beneficiaries trigger controversies
By: Tariq Shah Srinagar On the instruction of J&K High Court, JK administration on Monday has released a long list of beneficiaries under Roshni Scheme which the court has described as a scam. In the list figure a lot of politicians’ bureaucrats, businessmen, etc. who influenced illegal vesting of state lands to regularize the plots […]
Looking to ‘sink differences’, Punjab CM Capt Amarinder invites Navjot Sidhu for lunch
Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh on Tuesday invited former Cabinet Minister Navjot Singh Sidhu for lunch on Wednesday. The two leaders have been cold-shouldering each other in the past and it would perhaps be their first meeting to bury the hatchet. FLASH: Punjab CM @capt_amarinder has invited Navjot Singh Sidhu for lunch tomorrow (Nov 25). He & @sherryontopp are […]
Life in Dal Lake during rains and snow
By: Tariq Shah Srinagar The latest spell of snow and rains has its colors in Dal Lake as it has a lot of people living within it. They have their own pile of problems to face rains and snow especially when they have to move to the main market of Dalgate or their children have […]
Farooq Abdullah not a beneficiary of Roshni Act, news attributed to sources spread with malicious intent: NC
The National Conference on Tuesday said that the party president Farooq Abdullah was not a beneficiary of the Roshni Act and that the news in the media suggesting so was completely false. “The news attributing to sources that Dr Farooq Abdullah is a beneficiary of the Roshni Act is completely false and is being spread […]
ACB files chargesheet against Ex-CEO Jammu, 34 beneficiaries
Srinagar: Anti-Corruption Bureau on Tuesday said to have filed a charge sheet against a former Chief Education Officer Jammu, several other officials and 34 beneficiaries in connection with the “illegal” selections of Class-IV employees in Education Department in Jammu in 2014. The ACB said that it presented chargesheet in case (FIR No. 30/2014) U/S 5 […]
2 killed in Ramban accident
Jammu: A day after a vehicle rolled down into river Chenab in Ramban district, the police on Tuesday said that two persons onboard it have been killed and efforts are ongoing to retrieve their bodies from the vehicle. The vehicle Mahindra Bolero plunged into the fast-flowing water body last night near Mehar area along the […]
