Principal Secretary Mining Department discusses various issues of mining
JAMMU, MARCH 30: Principal Secretary Mining Department, Ashok Kumar Parmar today chaired a meeting to discuss various issues of the Department. The meeting was attended by the Commissioner Secretary Forest, Ecology and Environment, Director Ecology, Environment and Remote Sensing J&K, Director Geology and Mining, Director Finance, Mining Department, Managing Director, Jammu and Kashmir Minerals Ltd. […]
Petrol, Diesel Prices Hiked By 80 Paise; Total Increase Now Stands At Rs 5.60
Petrol and diesel prices were on Wednesday hiked by 80 paise a litre each, taking the total increase in rates in the last nine days to Rs 5.60 per litre. Petrol in Delhi will now cost Rs 101.01 per litre as against Rs 100.21 previously while diesel rates have gone up from Rs 91.47 per […]
Allahbad court order release of 3 Kashmiri students on bail
‘Trio were arrested in October last year for cheering in favour of Pak victory against India in T-20 world cup match’ The Allahbabad court Wednesday ordered the release of three Kashmiri students, studying engineering in an Agra college, who were arrested on sedition and cyber-terrorism charges. As per news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), […]
Government sack five more employees, Mehbooba reacts
By: Tariq Shah VOV Srinagar While the J&K government has terminated the services of five of its employees for their alleged militant links, Former Chief Minister and PDP Chief Mehbooba Mufti has reacted and said that it amounts to disempowerment of locals in Kashmir valley. In a tweet she said, “On one hand GOI is […]
Question mark over stability of international order; BIMSTEC cooperation need of the hour: PM
Stressing that the Russia-Ukraine conflict has raised a question mark over stability of international order, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday called for greater cooperation among BIMSTEC nations and said it has become essential to give more priority to “our regional security”. In his opening remarks at the fifth BIMSTEC Summit being held online, Modi […]
Thorpe named Afghanistan head coach
KABUL: Former England batsman Graham Thorpe has been named head coach of the Afghanistan senior men’s team, the country’s cricket board (ACB) announced on Tuesday. Thorpe, who played 100 test matches for England between 1993-2005, stepped down as England batting coach in February, following their 4-0 Ashes defeat by Australia. The 52-year-old was among a […]
Hospitals in Sri Lanka running out of life-saving drugs
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s state-run hospitals are running out of life-saving medicines due to a shortage of dollars needed to import essentials as the country reels from a dire economic crisis, officials said on Tuesday. Teaching Hospital Peradeniya which serves a population of 2.4 million people in the Central province said it was suspending all routine […]
Improving power supply
There is a marked improvement in the power supply especially in Kashmir valley and the credit goes to the recent construction and inauguration of many such projects in Jammu and Kashmir. Recently Lt Governor Manoj Sinha said that the newly executed power projects will substantially improve the power supply in all 10 districts of the […]
Transporters Body ‘Defers’ ‘Chaka Jam’ Strike Today After Midnight Negotiations With Govt
Kashmir Welfare Transporters Welfare Association, an amalgam of various transporters associations, on Wednesday deferred ‘Chaka Jam’ (stop wheels) strike scheduled today after midnight negotiations with the government. “There were two rounds of meeting with officers at Jammu during the day on Tuesday and both ended without any headway. However late last night we were called […]
Two militants killed in nocturnal encounter in Rainawari: Police
IGP says one of the slain militants was carrying media ID, which indicates clear misuse of media Srinagar, Mar 30: Two militants were killed in an encounter that broke out in Rainawari area of Srinagar late last night, police said here. An official told Kashmir News Service (KNS) that encounter broke out in Rainawari at […]
