Snowfall, Shooting Stones Disrupt Traffic On Kashmir Highway
BANIHAL – The traffic on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway was disrupted on Saturday due to fresh snowfall and shooting of stones from the hillocks overlooking the only all-weather road linking Kashmir with the rest of the country, officials said. Light snowfall occurred at Jawahar Tunnel, the gateway to Kashmir, while rains triggered shooting of stones from […]
Balakot Airstrike kept militants at bay: Rajnath Singh
New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday said that the Balakot airstrike carried out by the Indian Air Force had sent a clear message that it was not safe anymore for the militants to continue using areas “beyond Line of Control (LoC) and International Border (IB)” for anti-India activities. “Balakot reflected our approach against the […]
DCC could not come to a decision on providing relief to telcos: Sources
The meeting of Digital Communications Commission (DCC), the interministerial decision-making panel of DoT, on Friday could not come to a decision on providing relief to the telecom sector, reports stated. No decision has been taken on any relief, sources said, adding, the department needs more data, and that there will be more meetings and reconciliation […]
Boucher wants bowlers to ease pressure on SA batsmen
PAARL: South Africa may have capitulated with the bat in their recent Twenty20 International series against Australia, but coach Mark Boucher wants to see improvement with the ball heading into three One-Day Internationals that start on Saturday. South Africa recorded paltry scores of 89 and 96 chasing big Australian totals in the 20-over matches, which […]
Afghan peace: US, Taliban set to sign historic deal in Qatar
America’s longest war may finally be nearing an end. The United States and the insurgents it toppled from power in Afghanistan are poised to sign a peace deal on Saturday after a conflict that outlasted two US commanders in chief and is now led by a third eager to fulfill a campaign promise to extricate […]
Kashmir tourism sector is still deep in a hole
Srinagar: Even after the expiry of over six month when Jammu Kashmir lost its special status, the mood in the tourism sector is far from normal. The biggest revenue earner, the tourism sector is still deep in a hole. Desperate measures to cushion the tourism industry from the aftermath of India’s drastic move in August, last […]
Public Interaction on ‘Ground Water Related Issues’ held at Jammu
JAMMU, FEBRUARY 28: Central Ground Water Board Department of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Ministry of Jal Shakti Jammu today conducted one day Public Interaction programme (PIP) on the theme “Ground Water Related Issues’” here at Panchayat Ghar, Pirkhoo. The PIP programme was aimed at to make aware the local people, youths, farmers […]
Div Com inspects work progress on Jammu-Akhnoor Road Project
Directs executing agencies to set weekly, monthly targets JAMMU, FEBRUARY 28: Divisional Commissioner, Sanjeev Verma today directed National Highway Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited (NHIDCL) to set weekly and monthly targets and expedite the progress of work on 4 lanning of Jammu-Akhnoor Raod Project for its timely completion. The Div Com passed these directions during his […]
District admin retrieves 70 kanals encroached land in Shopian
SHOPIAN, FEBRUARY 28: A mega anti-encroachment drive was launched by Tehsildar Shopian Bilal Ahmad, during which 70 kanals of government land was retrieved in Hanjipora and Feeripora Shopian. District Development Commissioner Shopian, Choudhary Mohammad Yasin, said that the drive for removing encroachments would continue till the whole encroached land is retrieved in the district. The […]
Director Horticulture (P&M) conducts two days visit to fruit & vegetable markets of Kashmir Division
SRINAGAR, FEBRUARY 28: To review the progress of work on upcoming terminal markets at Jablipora Bijbehara and Aglar Shopian and to take stock of procurement of Apples by NAFED under MIS 2019-2020, Director Horticulture (P&M), Imam-u-Din conducted two-day extensive tour of fruit and vegetable markets of Kashmir division. He was accompanied by Dy. Director Kashmir, […]