BJP must safeguard lands, jobs, admission in professional colleges of J&K permanent residents: Rana
Jammu June 27:(KNS) National Conference Provincial President, Mr Devender Singh Rana in a statement issued today to KNS, urged the BJP and the Jammu and Kashmir Administration to come up with a roadmap for safeguarding lands, jobs admission in professional colleges of the permanent residents, saying some of the recent moves, especially the domicile rules, […]
Manoj Dwivedi to hold additional charge as Admin Secy of GAD, DG JKIMPARD
Jammu June 27:(KNS) Commissioner Secretary, Industries and Commerce Department, Manoj Kumar Dwivedi will also hold the charge of Administrative Secretary, General Administration Department and Director General, J&K Institute of Management Public Administration and Rural Development. An order issued in this regard by the General Administration Department said that in the interest of administration, Commissioner Secretary […]
Long Haul at the LAC: War-Like Build up in Ladakh With No De-Escalation in Sight
At the Chandigarh airbase, the Indian Air Force’s C-17 Globemaster is airlifting precious cargo to Ladakh, one painstaking sortie at a time. Its T– 90 tank weighs 46 tonnes and a one-way trip will cost over Rs 10 lakh. From across army cantonments and airbases in North India, troops, artillery guns, mechanised infantry, air surveillance […]
J&K Power Development Department Targetted by Hackers, Essential Data Compromised
In the first cyberattack in J&K, hackers on Friday wiped out essential data from the servers of the state Power Development Department, sending its engineers into a tizzy. Chief Engineer Aijaz Ahmad said the department has pressed men and machinery into service to restore the data and systems. Officials of the department have lodged a […]
Petrol price up 25 paise, diesel 21 paise; rates hiked by Rs 9.12, Rs 11.01 in 3 weeks
Petrol price on Saturday was hiked by 25 paise per litre and diesel by 21 paise, taking the cumulative increase in rates in three weeks to Rs 9.12 and Rs 11.01, respectively. Petrol price in Delhi was hiked to Rs 80.38 per litre from Rs 80.13, while diesel rates were increased to Rs 80.40 a […]
Swarm Of Locusts Reaches Gurugram, But Will They Enter Delhi?
A swarm of locusts, about 3 km in length, has hit Gurugram and it is flying across the city in the NCR region from west to east, according to officials. The Gurugram administration is sounding sirens and blowing horns to make noises so that the locusts don’t settle on green vegetation and destroy them. “Besides, […]
Pentagon chief seeks to reassure Nato over US troop plans
BRUSSELS: US Defence Secretary Mark Esper on Friday sought to reassure allies at Nato that Washington will consult them on any future troop movements, after President Donald Trump surprised partners at the military alliance by announcing the withdrawal of thousands of personnel from Germany. At a time when videoconferencing has become the norm due to […]
West Indies coach has no worries over Holder’s fitness
MANCHESTER: West Indies head coach Phil Simmons had no qualms over the fitness of Jason Holder after the captain played a restricted role on the final day of his side’s first warm-up match ahead of next month’s Test series against England. Holder led one team in a drawn intra-squad three-day game against Kraigg Brathwaite’s XI […]
COVID-19: Kashmir reports one more death, tally in J-K reaches 93
Srinagar: A day after testing positive for the novel coronavirus, a 45-year-old woman from Khanabal area of south Kashmir died at a hospital here on Saturday. The woman’s death, second in a day on weekend, took the fatality count due to the covid-19 in Jammu and Kashmir to 93. Professor Farooq Jan, Medical Superintendent SKIMS […]
Narco-terror module busted in Kupwara; 13.5kg heroin, ammunition recovered
Srinagar, June 27 (KNS): Jammu and Kashmir police and army on Saturday claimed to have busted a narco-terror module in Kupwara district of Kashmir and recovered 13.5 kgs of Heroin worth of approximate RS 65 Crore Besides two pistols and four Grenades. Police in a tweet said ‘Kupwara Police & Army got huge success by […]