COVID-19: Govt evacuates 4,11,803 stranded JK residents; 2,89,182 via Lakhanpur, 1,22,621 through special trains
JAMMU, SEPTEMBER 08: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has evacuated about 4,11,803 JK residents, stranded in other parts of the country due to COVID lockdown, via Lakhanpur and through special trains and buses till date amid strict observance of all necessary guidelines and Standard Operating Procedures. As per the official data received in this regard, […]
Sarmad inspects development works at Bakshi Stadium
SRINAGAR, SEPTEMBER 8: Secretary, Youth Services and Sports (YSS), Sarmad Hafeez, today visited Bakshi Stadium and inspected several ongoing development works being executed in there. Project Manager NPCCL, Amit Pandita, briefed about the progress on works being executed by National Project Construction Corporation Limited (NPCCL). Secretary stressed upon the executing agency to expedite work progress […]
Commissioner Secretary I&C reviews progress on Jhelum Tawi Flood Recovery Project at Govt Silk Factory Rajbagh
SRINAGAR, SEPTEMBER 08: Commissioner Secretary, Industries & Commerce, M.K. Dwivedi, today visited Government Silk Factory at Rajbagh and took stock of various ongoing works being executed there under the World Bank funded Jhelum Tawi Flood Recovery Project (JTFRP). Commissioner Secretary had a detailed assessment of all development works being done in the factory under JTFRP […]
Advisor Baseer Khan holds public hearing in Srinagar
Meets 84 delegations, individuals SRINAGAR, SEPTEMBER 08: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Baseer Ahmad Khan today listened to issues of different delegations and individuals, including representatives of various associations, at Grievance Cell Church Lane Srinagar. As many as, 84 public deputations and individuals, hailing from different areas of Jammu and Kashmir, apprised the Advisor of their […]
Voda Idea unveils new brand identity ‘Vi’
Vodafone Idea Ltd on Monday unveiled a new brand identity, as the struggling telco looked to rediscover itself post the apex court’s ruling on past statutory dues. VIL, which had about 280 million subscribers as of June, said Vodafone and Idea brands will now be called ‘Vi’. “A brand with its eyes set on the […]
Farooq Abdullah accuses BJP of playing communal politics
Member Parliament and National Conference president, Farooq Abdullah on Tuesday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of playing communal politics and said that “it will drown them”. Talking to reporters after offering fateha at the grave of his father and NC founder Sheikh Abdullah, the MP from Srinagar said that the National Conference never played […]
J&K glaciers melting at ‘significant’ rate: report
Glaciers in Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh are melting at a “significant” rate, according to a first-of-its-kind study which used satellite data to find that over 1,200 glaciers in the Himalayan region saw an annual reduction in mass of 35 centimetres (cm) on average between 2000 and 2012. The study, published in the journal Scientific Reports, […]
75,809 new COVID-19 cases take tally to 42.8 lakh; record 1,133 fatalities push death toll to 72,775
New Delhi:India’s COVID-19 caseload rose to 42,80,422 on Tuesday with 75,809 instances of the viral infection recorded in the last 24 hours, while a record 1,133 fatalities took the death toll to 72,775, the Union health ministry data showed. During the same period, the number of recoveries surged to 33,23,950 pushing the recovery rate to 77.65 […]
3 LeT OGWs arrested in north Kashmir’s Bandipora: Police
Bandipora: Bandipora police on Tuesday claimed to have arrested three over ground workers of Lashkar-e-Toiba militant outfit and recovered incriminating material from their possession in Hajin area of north Kashmir’s Bandipora district. A senior police officer said that the police station Hajin received information from reliable sources that some “miscreants at the behest of local […]
‘Logistical issues’ delay Afghan peace negotiations
KABUL: Afghan negotiators have pushed back a planned trip to Doha for long-awaited peace talks with the Taliban as logistical issues are still being worked on in the Qatari capital, delaying the start of the talks, a government and a diplomatic source said on Monday. After months of delays largely due to a disagreement over […]