Lok Sabha polls: Traffic police Srinagar issues advisory for motorists
Srinagar : Traffic Police Srinagar city on Wednesday issued a traffic advisory in view of Lok Sabha polls for the Srinagar parliamentary constituency on Thursday, April 17, 2019. “In view of the Lok Sabha Elections-2019 & District Magistrate Srinagar order issued under endstt. No. DMS/Jud/144CrPC/2019/331-334/2019 dated 16.04.2019 to provide hassle-free movement of the polling staff […]
No ban on civilian traffic today: Police
Agencies Srinagar: There will be no ban on civilian traffic movement on the national highway, the only road linking the Kashmir valley with the rest of the country, on Wednesday and vehicles will ply from Jammu to Srinagar, a traffic police official said. Interestingly, no security force convoy would be allowed to ply on the […]
Thrashing of SDM: J&K Police registers FIR against army
Srinagar: A day after army manhandled Sub- District Magistrate (SDM), Dooru and other government officials in Qazigund area of south Kashmir, Police today filed an FIR against army for allegedly thrashing SDM. Quoting GNS, a senior police officer said that the case under FIR number 61 /2019 under section 323, 341 RPC has been registered in […]
50 Lakhs Jobs Were Lost After Demonisation, Youth Worst Hit: Report
NEWDEHLI:Between 2016 to 2018, nearly 50 lakh people lost their jobs in India, a report said highlighting that the “beginning of the decline” coincided with demonetisation, although “no direct causal relationship could be established” between the trends. The report by Azim Premji University’ titled State of Working India was based on the CMIE-CPDX data that […]
39 killed, 135 injured as rain continues to lash cities
LAHORE: At least 39 people were killed and 135 got injured as rain continued to wreak havoc in the cities in Punjab, Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP). The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) on Wednesday said that at least 80 houses have been damaged due to the rain. Meanwhile, FESCO spokesperson told media that heavy rain caused […]
Geelani urges people to boycott April 18 elections, observe shutdown in poll-bound areas
Srinagar;Hurriyat (g) Conference chairman, Syed Ali Geelani on Tuesday urged people for a complete election boycott and shut down on April 18 in poll-bound areas of Srinagar, Budgam and Ganderbal. The spokesman in a statement said that on one hand ruthless killings, unabated arrest spree, economic strangulation, vehicular restriction, is on its peak and on […]
Kartarpur Corridor: Pakistan, India hold talks to discuss project’s plan
LAHORE: Pakistan and India delegations held talks at the designated zero point to discuss the project plan of Kartarpur Corridor. As per media reports, technical experts and foreign policy officials from both countries took part in the meeting and discussed the road plan and a border fence. The official sources stated that the talks held at […]
Billionaires and private donors mobilise to rebuild Notre-Dame
PARIS: Billionaires and private donors pledged hundreds of millions of euros on Tuesday to help rebuild Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris which has been devastated by fire. President Emmanuel Macron has vowed the emblematic monument will be rebuilt after its spire and roof collapsed Monday night in a blaze thought to be linked to extensive renovation work. […]
Bangladesh announce squad for cricket World Cup 2019
DHAKA:Bangladesh have named pace bowler Abu Jayed as part of their 15 for the World Cup. Jayed, who is yet to debut in ODIs, had impressed with his swing bowling during the Tests in New Zealand last month. Middle-order batsman Mosaddek Hossain, who last played for Bangladesh in the Asia Cup in September 2018, also […]
JKEDI holds boot camp at SSM College of Engineering
Srinagar:The boot camp campaign of Jammu & Kashmir Entrepreneurship Development Institute (JKEDI) Tuesday reached SSM College of Engineering, Parihaspora where more than 225 students from different streams participated in the camp. Besides engineering and management students, the faculty members of the college also participated in the day-long event. The camp was part of the boot […]
