Mayor SMC visits Animal Birth Control Centre, Srinagar
SRINAGAR, NOVEMBER 01: Junaid Azim Matoo, the Mayor of Srinagar today took a detailed review of the ongoing work on the Animal Birth Control Centre at Tengpora in Srinagar. Srinagar Municipal Corporation is building an Animal Birth Control Centre in the area on modern lines which will be equipped with all the modern facilities. Having […]
South Kashmir: Gunfight Rages in Bijbhera Anantnag
Srinagar, November 01: Encounter broke out between militants and government forces in Simthan Bijbhera area of South Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Tuesday. Reports reaching GNS that a joint team of Police and army launched a cordon and search operation in Simthan Bijbhera. As the joint team of forces approached towards the suspected spot, the […]
Sri Lanka keep T20 World Cup hopes alive with Afghanistan win
Dhananjaya de Silva scored an unbeaten 66 as Sri Lanka kept their slim Twenty20 World Cup hopes alive with a six-wicket win over Afghanistan at the Gabba in Brisbane on Tuesday. The Asia Cup champions moved to four points in Group 1 and can still make the semi-finals, but they need other results to go […]
Rains lash Kashmir plains; MeT forecasts more wet weather in J&K
Srinagar : Rains lashed plains and snowfall was recorded over higher reaches of Kashmir Valley while as the meteorological department on Tuesday forecast more wet weather in days to come. “Today weather will be generally cloudy. There is possibility of light to moderate rain/snowfall(1-2 inches over middle and higher reaches). No snow in the plains,” […]
Srinagar-Leh highway closed after fresh snowfall at Zoji La Pass
Srinagar : The Srinagar-Leh road was on Tuesday closer for vehicular movement after fresh snowfall at Zoji La Pass, officials said. An official told said that the road has been closed keeping in view the slippery condition of the road. Meanwhile, Jammu and Kashmir police traffic on its official Twitter handle also confirmed that SSG […]
Rural tourism
The Government of Jammu and Kashmir is enhancing the tourism industry and has introduced new tourist places in rural areas. In the recent past the government has added 75 new tourist destinations most of them in villages for the tourism to pick up. In this direction recently Secy. Tourism conducted Jan Abhiyan at Drang, Tangmarg. […]
Advisor Bhatnagar tours Ganderbal, participates in B2V4 programme
Listens issues of PRIs/locals at Panchayat Ghar Wussan, Kick starts indoor/outdoor sports events Distributes Land passbooks, RBA certificates, income certificate among beneficiaries GANDERBAL, OCTOBER 31: As part of Government’s ambitious initiative to listen the issues of people at their doorsteps through Back to Village Programme Phase 4 (B2V4), Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Rajeev Rai Bhatnagar […]
Tragedy convinced Wasim Akram to ditch cocaine habit
LONDON: Pakistan cricket legend Wasim Akram says it took the death of his first wife Huma to spark him into finally kicking his addiction to cocaine which had replaced the thrill of playing when he retired. Wasim, a key member of the Pakistan side that won the 1992 World Cup told the Sunday Times it was Huma […]
100 killed, 300 injured in Somalia twin blasts
Twin car bomb explosions targeting Somalia’s Education Ministry building here on Saturday killed at least 100 people and injured more than 300 others, Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud said on Sunday. After visiting the bombing site early Sunday, Mohamud said the fatalities would likely rise. According to police, a vehicle packed with explosives rammed into […]
BJP’s condition not good in Gujarat: Mayawati
Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) president Mayawati on Sunday said ahead of state assembly elections in Gujarat, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has made Uniform Civil Code an election issue, which proves that the situation of the party is not really good in the state. Mayawati also accused BJP of raising divisive issues instead of development and […]