Weather improves, Leh highway closed
Kashmir Valley is witnessing pleasant days and with improved night temperatures in the past two days. As the western disturbances have yet to touch J&K state, the Met office of Srinagar has predicted dry weather with cloudy conditions till Sunday. There has been marked improvement in the night temperatures in the twin capitals of Srinagar […]
Kashmir Tourism Dept Woos Tourists From Bangladesh,Thailand
The officials say they have changed the strategy and are going to places like Bangladesh and Thailand to present Kashmir as a perfect tourist destination. NEWDEHLI:-Even as the tourism industry is witnessing slump since last year, following valley wide protests and shutdowns post Burhan Wani’s killing on July 8 last year, the tourism department […]
17 Rohingya, Including Children, Drown Fleeing Myanmar
DHAKA:_Bangladesh coastguards today found the bodies of 17 Rohingya, many of them children, who drowned when their boats capsized as they fled violence in Myanmar that has forced at least 18,500 to seek refuge across the border. Officials in Bangladesh say growing numbers of Rohingya are trying to cross the Naf river that divides the […]
Odisha: Swine Flu Death Toll Mounts To 29
NEWDEHLI:-The death toll due to swine flu in Odisha has increased to 29 today with two more deaths while the number of infected persons has increased to 297, official sources said. While a 33-year-old man died at AIIMS, Bhubaneswar, another 72-year-old person died at SCB Medical College Hospital in Cuttack yesterday, the sources said. Of […]
Kathua Admin organises quiz competition
KATHUA,: A quiz competition on the topic “No Voter To Be Left Behind” was held here today in which 34 students from 17 different Higher Secondary Schools participated. District Election Officer, Rohit Khajuria was the chief guest on the occasion. While addressing the students, District Election Officer congratulated the participants of the contest. He […]
Naeem for ensuring adequate passenger-safety measures on highways, roads
Reviews developmental scenario in Chenab Valley; Stresses on timely completion of connectivity projects DODA, : Expressing concern over loss of precious lives in road accidents, Minister for Public Works, Naeem Akhtar today directed the engineers to install crash barriers along the National Highway and other roads in district Doda to ensure safety of passengers. “These […]
J&K Bank opens cluster office in Doda
Jammu, : J&K Bank today opened its cluster office in new premises at Doda. Premises of Cluster-1, Doda was inaugurated by Executive President, Mr. S S Sehgal on 28.11.2017 in presence of Zonal Head Khursheed Ahmed Fazili and Arvind Gupta, Vice President Business Support Division. Besides valuable clients, the inaugural function was also attended by all […]
Dr Drabu suggests proactive administration, judicious management of resources for PSUs
innovation, efficient marketing strategy key to survival in highly competitive business environment JAMMU, : Minister for Finance, Labour & Employment Dr Haseeb Drabu today asked the Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) to adopt proactive administrative approach mixed with judicious resource management to achieve efficient results. The Minister said this at a meeting convened to review the […]
Minister dismayed over sluggish performance under IWMP in Jammu
Abdul Haq calls for regular performance-check of field officer JAMMU,: Expressing dismay over poor performance in the implementation of IWMP works, Minister for Rural Development Panchayati Raj, Abdul Haq Khan on Tuesday took serious note of the less important works taken up under the program. While reviewing the progress of IWMP works in Jammu […]
Thrashing jail inmates in Tihar jail extremely inhuman: JRL
Appeal UNHRC, Asia Watch, AI to take cognizance Srinagar: Joint Resistance Leadership comprising Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Muhammad Yasin Malik expressed serious concern over the plight of hundreds of Kashmiri prisoners lodged in Tihar and various jails in and outside the state, stating that jail authorities are badly treating all these prisoners […]
