Flood Preparedness reviewed in Bandipora, SDRF conducts mock drill
A review meeting of preparedness of floods was today held under the chairmanship of Assistant Commissioner Revenue Reyaz Ahmad Beigh at Mini-Secretariat. On the occasion ACR directed the concerned officers to keep their men and machinery ready with tents, sandbags, life jackets, and other rescue equipment. It was informed that sandbags are available at vulnerable […]
Flower expects Rahul to bloom under pressure
With Mahendra Singh Dhoni retiring from international cricket, KL Rahul is the frontrunner to replace the legend as the wicketkeeper-batsman when Team India’s limited-overs campaign resumes. But the job won’t be easy for Rahul, who is currently the Kings XI Punjab captain, feels Andy Flower, who besides being the assistant coach of the IPL franchise […]
Honda all Jazz-ed up for BS-VI
Honda Cars India Ltd (HCIL) is betting big on its new BS-VI Jazz to lure first time buyers. While car makers are launching SUVs to revive a market that is on a tailspin, Honda is relying on its premium hatchback to tap first time buyers. “The Jazz was up for a model changeover with the […]
Tablighi Jamaat: 1,095 Lookout Notices Deleted, 630 Foreign Members Left India, Says MEA
As many as 1,095 lookout circulars have been deleted and 630 foreign members of the Tablighi Jamaat have left India, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Thursday. On the issue of foreign Tablighi Jamaat members stuck in India for violating visa rules and pandemic restrictions, MEA Spokesperson Anurag Srivastava said the ministry has been […]
Imran invites Afghan peace chief for talks
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday invited Afghan peace chief Dr Abdullah Abdullah to discuss ways for clearing the path to intra-Afghan dialogue. Prime Minister Khan, according to his office, called the chairman of Afghan High Council for National Reconciliation, Dr Abdullah Abdullah, and invited him “to visit Pakistan at the earliest to share […]
JKAP appoints first batch of office bearers
Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party (JKAP) president, Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari, on Tuesday appointed the first batch of office-bearers of the party including the Senior Vice President. Senior leader of the Party Ghulam Hassan Mir has been appointed as the Senior Vice President of the party. The JKAP president also appointed Aijaz Ahmad Khan, Choudhary […]
Centre issues rules for smooth functioning of J&K administration
New Delhi:The Centre has issued rules for a smooth functioning of the Jammu and Kashmir administration, specifying that the police, the all-India services and the anti-corruption bureau will be under the direct control of the Lieutenant Governor (LG) of the Union Territory. The rules, notified by Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla under the Jammu and […]
UPGRADING SCHOOLS
It is surprising that despite schools closed for the past 13 months, JK Government has decided to spend over Rs 350 crore for improvement of infrastructure and purchase of textbooks and uniforms for children in government schools across the Union Territory. Government should have waited a little and should have conducted a lot of consultations […]
Missing Srinagar panch’s body found in south Kashmir orchard
The body recovered by police from an orchard in Dangam area of Shopain district has been identified as that of a missing Panch from Khonmoh area of Srinagar, reported a local newsagency, Global News Service (GNS). Unnamed official sources told the agency that the body was buried and was spotted by some passersby who informed […]
48-yr-old man dies in road accident in north Kashmir
A 48-year-old man was killed after he was hit by a speedy car at Lalad area of Sopore in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Friday morning. Unnamed officials told a local news agency, Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that a pedestrian was walking on a road when a speedy vehicle bearing registration number JK15A-3006 hit him, […]