First ever Khelo India-Winter Games to begin from March 07
Div Com reviews arrangements, 830 players from country will participates in mega event SRINAGAR, MARCH 04: The Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Baseer Ahmad Khan today chaired a high-level meeting to review all arrangements put in place for first ever Winter Games under Khelo India (a National Programme for development of sports). The mega national event will […]
High Court seeks Centre’s response on evacuation
JAMMU, MARCH 04: Jammu and Kashmir High Court today sought the Centre’s response on a plea filed by a Budgam resident regarding the evacuation of J&K students and other persons from coronavirus hit Iran. The High Court directed the administrations of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh to ensure creation of proper isolation and quarantine facilities […]
DDC Pulwama for effective implementation of JJM
PULWAMA, MARCH 4: The District development Commissioner, Pulwama, Dr Raghav Langer today convened a meeting of District Water and Sanitation Mission to finalize the District Action Plan 100 percent coverage of households under Jal Jeevan Mission in the district. The meeting was attended by Chief Planning Officer, Assistant Commissioner Development, SE PHE, members of the […]
Secretary JKSSC reviews arrangements
SRINAGAR, MARCH 04: Secretary, Jammu & Kashmir Sports Council (JKSSC), Dr. Naseem Javaid Chowdhary today convened a meeting of officers to review the arrangement put in place for week long Winter Games event being organized in Gulamarg under Khelo India from March 7. Joint Director Tourism, Tabasum Kamli, Joint Director Information Kashmir, Haris Ahmad Handoo, […]
Govt Extends High Speed Internet Curbs In Kashmir Till March 17
Srinagar – The curbs on high-speed 3G, 4G Internet services have been extended till March 17 in Jammu and Kashmir. As regards service to pre-paid SIMs card, the service providers have been asked to provide access only after SIMs are “verified as per norms applicable to post-paid connections.” The 2G which is synonymous to slow […]
Social media curbs removed in J&K after 7 months
The order, that was issued without the requisite whitelist of websites, stated that internet access shall be available across the UT of J&K with speed restricted to 2G and “these services shall not be made available on pre-paid sim cards”. The J&K administration on Wednesday removed curbs from social media usage across the Union Territory. […]
HC quashes PSA detention of Jamaat spokesman
The Jammu and Kashmir High Court quashed the detention order of the chief spokesperson for the banned Jamaat-e-Islami Zahid Ali. The orders in this regard were passed today by a single Bench of Justice Tashi Rabstan, which was hearing a habeas corpus petition challenging the detention of Jamaat spokesman under the Public Safety Act. Ali […]
Cisco Denies Media Reports That It Is Building Firewall to Restrict Internet Access in Kashmir
Cisco has refuted the media reports claiming that it is helping the Jammu and Kashmir administration build a firewall to block social media access in the Valley. Recent media reports claimed that the San Jose, California-based company was in a collaboration with the administration to prevent Internet users in Kashmir from accessing blacklisted websites and […]
22-year-old youth found hanging in Kupwara
Srinagar : A 22-year-old youth found hanging in forest area of Zurhama in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district in Wednesday. A police officer said that some locals informed the police about the body hanging from a tree at Zurhama area. Immediately a police team reached the spot and recovered the body of the youth. He identified […]
Traffic management
Traffic management is still a huge problem in Srinagar city, despite all the efforts by authorities to make it smooth. In the past several months traffic police has been virtually fining all the vehicles including two wheelers on the streets of Srinagar in order to maintain the order on streets and avoid logjams. Traffic police […]