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Power Crisis: Army roped in to restore electricity in Jammu parts
Jammu, Dec 19 : The divisional administration Jammu has requested the Army to assist the government in restoration of electricity after a dialogue with the agitating Power Development Department (PDD) employees has reportedly failed to break ice. The agitation by the PDD employees has left hundreds of consumers across…
Read More »DG Horticulture flags off first consignment of fruit plants to border, tribal areas of Kupwara
Srinagar, Dec 19 : Director General Horticulture Kashmir, Ajaz Ahmad Bhat on Sunday flagged off the first consignment of different fruit plants for border and tribal areas of Tangdhar and Teetwal in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district. An official said that he was accompanied by Chief Horticulture Officer Kupwara. It…
Read More »NC’s meet with delimitation commission will strengthen August 05 decisions: Sajad Lon
Says government should not create pressure cooker like situation in J&K Srinagar, Dec 19 : People’s Conference chairman, Sajad Lone on Sunday said that if NC meets delimitation commission then it will further strengthen the unconstitutional decisions of August 5, 2019. Talking to reporters, Lone said that on May…
Read More »Blackout in several Tral areas as PDD employees go on strike
BASHARAT RASHID Tral: As the strike of Power Development Department (PDD) employees in Kashmir continued for second consecutive day on Sunday the people in several Tral areas are facing hardships due to power outages. Witnesses from main town and other villages of Tral have said that they have been…
Read More »Teen aged boy hangs self to death in Sopore
Sopore, Dec 19: : A 13-year-old boy committed suicide by hanging himself to death at his home in North Kashmir’s Sopore village on Sunday. According to reports Hakim-u- Zaman son of Mohammad Majnoon Rather resident of Hardu Shiva area of Sopore was found hanged at his home. However, family…
Read More »PDD leaves Covid patients on death bed
Srinagar, Dec 19 : The “work boycott” by Power Development Department employees has left hundreds of covid patients who need oxygen concentrators at home on death bed. Complaints and distress calls were received across the parts of the Valley against the PDD employees for switching off the grid stations…
Read More »IUST bags 20 DST innovative research projects
Awantipora, Dec 19: Islamic University of Science & Technology (IUST) Awantipora is scaling new heights in the field of Research & Development and has recently bagged 20 innovative research projects from the J&K Science, Technology & Innovation Council (JKSTIC), highest for any institution in JKUT. The projects would boost…
Read More »Court Rejects Bail Plea of Man Accused Of Selling Land Belong To Others
Srinagar, Dec 19 : A court here has rejected anticipatory bail application of a man accused in a case involving selling off a piece of land that did not belong to him or co-accused person. The accused, Ghulam Mohi-ud-Din Dar, in league with another accused Kanwal Khrishan Dhar alleged played…
Read More »Two arrested for ‘sharing secret info about security establishments’ in Rajouri
Rajouri, Dec 19 : The security forces in Rajouri district have arrested two persons for allegedly sharing secret information of vital security establishments. The duo, who belong to a single family are resident of Nowshera village. One of them was working as porter with Army. Officials told the local…
Read More »Altaf Bukhari takes strong exception to change in land use policy
‘Policy decisions should be left to an elected government’ Srinagar, Dec 18 : Taking a strong exception to the recent changes in land use laws announced by the Jammu and Kashmir Government, Apni Party President Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari on Saturday demanded immediate rollback of the decision that is…
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