Kashmir: Court quashes carpenter’s PSA detention
Jammu and Kashmir High Court quashed the detention of a carpenter from Central Kashmir’s Budgam district under the contentious Public Safety Act (PSA). Court sources informed news agency Kashmir News Trust that the detention of Javaid Ahmed Mir son of Bashir Ahmed, a resident of Gotapora Narbal Budgam was quashed by the court on Thursday, […]
Land Conversion
While the government is trying its best to bring industries to Jammu and Kashmir, there have been fears that agricultural land may be converted for this purpose. In this direction LG Manoj Sinha recently assured the farmers that no agricultural land has been given to any one from outside and to protect the land of […]
Chief Secretary reviews functioning of H&P Deptt
Fixes timelines for various projects SRINAGAR, APRIL 28: Chief Secretary, Dr. Arun Kumar Mehta today chaired a meeting to review the functioning of Hospitality & Protocol (H&P) department at Civil Secretariat here. At the outset, Commissioner Secretary, H&P, Talat Parvez Rohella gave an overview of the department and informed the Chief Secretary about the main […]
Path-breaking initiatives making J&K powerhouse of sports
J&K bags 72 gold, 90 silver and 145 bronze medals in 14 sports disciplines in 2020-21 SRINAGAR, APRIL 28: Jammu and Kashmir government is taking various initiatives to create world-class infrastructure and introduced new policies to make J&K a powerhouse of sports. An official said that the Youth of J&K are immensely talented and deserve […]
J&K Reports 7 Covid-19 Cases, No Death
Jammu and Kashmir recorded seven new covid-19 cases while there was no death due to it in the last 24 hours, officials said on Thursday. They said that three of the fresh cases were reported from Jammu district and two each from Baramulla and Budgam, taking the overall tally to 454028—166331 in Jammu and 287694 […]
Clouds hover over Srinagar skies again
By: Muzamil Bhat CK Srinagar As predicted by the weatherman, clouds have started hovering over the skies of Srinagar and other parts of Kashmir; there is a possibility of light rain spell in coming hours. There has been hot weather prevailing again and if there is a brief spell of light rain, it would be […]
Achievements
Jammu and Kashmir witnessed two pandemic waves crippling life, but the development and growth have not been hampered. Recently the J & K administration said that their GST collections have been very high and other developmental projects have also picked the pace. Jammu and Kashmir figures among the top four states/ Union Territories in the […]
Chief Secretary chairs meeting on registration, renewal of houseboats
Ratings for houseboats to be introduced’ SRINAGAR, APRIL 27: Chief Secretary, Dr Arun Kumar Mehta, today chaired a meeting to review the policy and guidelines on Dal Lake for registration, renewal and operation of houseboats in Dal and Nigeen Lakes besides discussing legal frame work for enforcing the policy. The meeting was attended by Principal […]
Power Crisis Likely To Ease As J&K Govt Announces Allotting Of Additional 207MW Power By GoI
The worst power crisis in Jammu and Kashmir are likely to ease as 207MW additional power has been allocated to J&K by government of India, officials said on Wednesday. Principal Secretary to Lieutenant Governor Nitishwar Kumar said that the order issued by the Union Ministry of Power will “substantially” increase the availability of power in […]
Pulwama Encounter: Unidentified militant killed, operation underway
Operation was halted due to evacuation of civilians, 2-3 JeM militants including foreigner trapped: IGP Kashmir Srinagar, April 27:An unidentified militant has been killed in an ongoing gunfight at Mitrigam area of South Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Wednesday, an official said. A top police officer while confirming to GNS that one militant has been killed […]