Mehbooba tells BJP to wake up after Sri Lanka crisis
By: Muzamil Bhat CK Srinagar PDP President and former ally of BJP Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday in a tweet has said that the prevailing situation in Sri Lanka is the wakeup call for the BJP led central government. She claimed that the central government was “treading the same path” as Sri Lanka. Taking to […]
Alertness key to deal with sticky bombs; jawans being sensitised ahead of Amarnath Yatra: CRPF
Jammu, May 11: CRPF personnel, who will be deployed for the Amarnath Yatra in Jammu and Kashmir, are being sensitised about the threat posed by “sticky bombs”, a senior officer said on Wednesday, asserting that alertness is the best way to deal with the problem. In a first of its kind seizure in February last […]
Govt. asks scientific community to prepare for dealing with future threats
The government today called upon the scientific community to make advancements in technologies, such as Artificial Intelligence (AI) to prepare the nation to deal with future threats. Addressing the National Technology Day function organised by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), Minister of State for Defence Ajay Bhatt said the government was making all […]
Australia monitoring situation in Sri Lanka ahead of tour
SYDNEY: Cricket Australia is monitoring the unrest in Sri Lanka but is confident the national team’s seven-week tour of the island will go ahead as scheduled in June and July, the governing body said on Tuesday. Seven people died and more than 200 were injured on Monday as thousands defied a curfew to protest against […]
WHO terms China’s Covid strategy unsustainable
GENEVA: China’s flagship zero-Covid strategy to defeat the pandemic is unsustainable, the World Health Organisation said on Tuesday, adding that it had told Beijing so and called for a policy shift. China has imposed draconian measures, trapping most of Shanghai’s 25 million people at home for weeks as the country combats its worst outbreak since […]
Elderly man dies after hit by a Sumo in North Kashmir’s Kupwara
An elderly man died after hit by a Sumo in North Kashmir’s Kupwara district. Police sources told news agency Kashmir News Trust that a speeding Sumo (JK05B-3981) hit an elderly man in Ganapora area of Kupwara falling in the jurisdiction of police station Kralgund. The victim identified as Muhammad Yousuf Bhat of Ganapora village was […]
Progress on ground
J&K administration has taken slew of measures and has created land banks for the industrial estates. Recently LG Manoj Sinha said that tremendous progress has been made in upgrading infrastructure, connectivity and a host of incentives are available now for new investments. Infrastructure projects worth Rs one lakh crore are already ongoing in J&K. For […]
Srinagar Court Sentences Police Sub-Inspector to 3 years jail
Directed to Pay Rs 2 lakh compensation to victim Srinagar, May 9: Srinagar Court on Tuesday sentenced a Police Sub Inspector Tariq Ahmad Ganie to three years rigorous imprisonment for committing cruelty on his wife and also directed the convict to pay Rs 2 lakh compensation to his spouse. After hearing additional public prosecutor Mohsin […]
DDC Chairperson Budgam calls on Lt Governor
SRINAGAR, MAY 10: Sh Nazir Ahmad Khan, Chairperson, District Development Council, Budgam called on Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, at the Raj Bhavan here today. The DDC Chairperson expressed his gratitude to the Lt Governor for ushering in a new era of development in the UT, setting new records in project execution and ensuring the welfare […]
Dir Horticulture discusses road map for implementation of schemes
JAMMU, MAY 10: Director Horticulture Jammu, Ram Savak today chaired a meeting of Chief Horticulture Officers and Chief Canning Instructor of Jammu Division here at Horticulture Complex Talab Tillo to discuss the roadmap for implementation of various developmental activities during the financial year 2022-23 in Jammu Division. During the course of the meeting, a threadbare […]