After years, Govt plans new development bank for big infra funding
YEARS AFTER some of India’s biggest Development Finance Institutions (DFIs), such as ICICI, IDBI, IFCI and IRBI, either reinvented themselves or faded away, the government is veering towards setting up a new DFI essentially to fill the gap in long-term finance for infrastructure sectors. “Discussions have been held at the highest level over the last […]
ASI ITBP dies of cardiac arrest in Srinagar
Assistant Sub Inspector (ASI) of Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) died due to cardiac arrest on Sunday morning at Pantha Chowk area of Srinagar outskirts. Unidentified official sources told a local news agency, Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that a 55-year-old ASI of ITBP identified as Prem Lal of Haryana of 21 Battalion posted at Pantha Chowk […]
Rajnath Singh to meet Iranian defence minister after 3-day Russia visit
Defence minister Rajnath Singh reached Iran on Saturday to discuss bilateral ties between the two countries after concluding his three-day Russia visit during which he urged the Persian Gulf countries to resolve their differences. Singh arrived in Tehran on Saturday evening from Moscow where he attended a meeting of the defence ministers of the Shanghai Cooperation […]
Ladakhis battle Covid, worry about LAC clashes
Residents of the Union Territory of Ladakh say they have been suffering both due to the standoff between the Indian and Chinese armies and growing cases of Covid-19. Residents of the region have had to do without a tourist season and are now living under the shadow of war. Fresh cases of Covid-19 have added […]
J&K Govt issues around 12.44 lakh domicile certificates till August 31, 2020
The Jammu and Kashmir government has issued near about 12.44 lakh domicile certificates across twenty districts of the union territory. As per the figures, total 1718887 lakh applied for the issuance of the certificate of which 12,43996 were issued the domicile till August 31, with two third of them issued in the time ranging between […]
COVID-19: Govt evacuates 3,98,370 stranded JK residents; 2,79,031 via Lakhanpur, 1,19,339 through special trains
JAMMU, SEPTEMBER 05: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has evacuated about 3,98,370 JK residents, stranded in other parts of the country due to COVID lockdown, via Lakhanpur and through special trains and buses till date amid strict observance of all necessary guidelines and Standard Operating Procedures. As per the official data received in this regard, […]
Centre approves Rs. 4 cr for up-gradation of Soil testing labs in Kmr
SRINAGAR, SEPTEMBER 05: The Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers welfare GOI has approved Rs 4 crores for up-gradation of Soil Testing labs across the valley. The Director Agriculture Kashmir Altaf Aijaz Andrabi said this while chairing a review meeting to take stock of various activities undertaken by the department at the grass roots level. He […]
Army trooper killed, 2 others injured along LoC in north Kashmir
An army trooper was killed and two others were injured as India and Pakistan troops traded fire along the Line of Control at Naugam sector in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district, reported a local news agency, Global News Service (GNS). Unidentified sources told GNS that the Pakistani army targeted army posts in Naugam sector in which […]
J-K records highest spike as 1,251 test positive for COVID-19
Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday reported 1,251 new COVID-19 cases, the highest single-day count so far, taking its tally to 42241. This is for the third day in a row that Jammu and Kashmir recorded cases in excess of one thousand. With 86 travelers among the cases, official sources told GNS that 739 of them […]
Lt Governor Sinha greets Teaching fraternity on Teachers’ Day
SRINAGAR, SEPTEMBER 05: In his Teachers’ Day Message, Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha has extended his greetings to the teaching fraternity of Jammu and Kashmir. Following is the full text of the Lt Governor’s Teachers’ Day Message: Dear Teachers, Students and Friends, 1. Accept my heartiest greetings on the occasion of Teachers Day. I especially wish to congratulate […]
