35 senior officers suspended over corruption charges in J-K
The Jammu and Kashmir administration has placed thirty-five senior officers under suspension for their alleged involvement in corruption, IANS reported. According to the report, five officials from the Department of Food, Civil Supplies and Public Distribution, two from transport department, one each from Revenue department and Rural Development department, 24 from forest, ecology and environment […]
Kupwara man electrocuted to death in Bandipora
Hajin: A 30-year old labourer from north Kashmir’s Kupwara district died while another was injured in electrocution in Hajin area of Bandipora district on Wednesday, officials said. They identified the deceased as Imtiyaz Ahmad Bhat son of Mohammad Rastum Bhat a resident of Watapora village of Handwara area of Kupwara. Bhat as per officials worked […]
Shikara with flowers roving in Dal Lake with no tourists
By: Tariq Shah VOV Srinagar Many Shikara Wallas in Dal Lake used to go with their Shikaras around houseboats with a variety of flowers to present to the tourists and earn their livelihood. Most of them have switched over to other businesses but an aged person with his Shikara is still searching for tourists on […]
For DDC elections, about 50 additional companies to be dispatched
By: Tariq Shah VOV Srinagar For the smooth conduct of the coming DDC and by elections of panchayat union government has reportedly ordered deployment of 49 additional battalions of paramilitary forces to Jammu and Kashmir. Media reports suggested that these additional companies have been ordered to move various states to union territory of Jammu and […]
No Sop’s in the passenger transport of Srinagar as the covid curve goes up
By: Mudasir Ahmad Khan VOV Srinagar Authorities are paying no attention whether the people and the different wings of life are taking the Sop’s seriously prescribed by the government in order to save common people from this virus. Earlier when the government allowed passenger transport, they gave them the guidelines to maintain social distance and […]
Maruti Suzuki Ertiga crosses 5.5 lakh units sales mark
SRINAGAR: Auto major Maruti Suzuki India on Tuesday said its next-gen Ertiga multi-purpose vehicle (MPV), has crossed 5.5 lakh cumulative sales milestone since its launch in November 2018. Powered by a 1.5L K-series petrol engine, the next gen Ertiga is equipped with Smart Hybrid and automatic transmission technology. It also has a factory-fitted S-CNG option. […]
Williamson, Boult skip T20s as NZ focus on Test Championship
WELLINGTON: Kane Williamson and Trent Boult will skip New Zealand’s Twenty20 series against West Indies to ensure they are raring to go for next month’s Test series against the Caribbean islanders, Black Caps coach Gary Stead said in naming his squads on Tuesday. New Zealand are currently fourth in the World Test Championship and need […]
Thieves steal $6.6m of Apple products in UK truck heist
LONDON: British police said on Tuesday they were hunting for thieves who made off with 5 million pounds ($6.6 million) worth of Apple products after tying up a driver and security guard during a truck heist in central England. The thieves targeted the truck on a slip road to the M1 motorway in Northamptonshire last […]
Army captain injured in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch
Srinagar: An army captain was injured in a blast while handling a grenade at a post on Line of Control in Balakot sector of Poonch district, officials said on Wednesday. They said the incident occurred at about 1230 hours last night and a Captain of (19 Kamoon) namely Saurav Kumar was injured. He was shifted […]
39 per cent of Kashmir’s population has COVID antibodies: Sero survey
Srinagar: A sero survey conducted in Kashmir has found that two out of every five people in the valley have developed antibodies against the coronavirus. The survey carried out in October found the highest prevalence of antibodies in Pulwama at 43.1 per cent and the lowest in Kulgam at 28.5 per cent. “We conducted a sero […]
