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Div Com discusses Mutton rates

Div Com discusses Mutton rates

Asks DCs to submit suggestions within three days to finalize the rates SRINAGAR, MARCH 13: The Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, Baseer Ahmad today convened a meeting to discuss mutton rates in the Valley. During the meeting threadbare discussion was held on ways to ensure price control of Mutton across Kashmir Division. The Divisional Commissioner directed all […]

Coronavirus update: 2 test positive, 159 persons complete surveillance period

JAMMU, MARCH 13: The Government Friday informed that 159 persons have completed their 28-day surveillance period and, so far, only two cases have been tested positive in Jammu and Kashmir. According to the daily Media Bulletin on novel coronavirus (COVID-19), 1743 travellers and persons in contact with suspected cases have been put under surveillance while […]

DARAKHSHAN PRESENTS J&K DEVELOPMENTAL ROADMAP TO PRIME MINISTER AT DELHI TODAY

DARAKHSHAN PRESENTS J&K DEVELOPMENTAL ROADMAP TO PRIME MINISTER AT DELHI TODAY

Srinagar:13 March: Senior BJP leader, Member Central Waqf Council, Govt of India Dr Darakhshan Andrabi today had a meeting with Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi at New Delhi. Dr Darakhshan presented a comprehensive Vision Document regarding J&K to the Prime Minister. Discussing the roadmap regarding development in many important economic sectors in J&K, Dr Andrabi […]

Farooq Abdullah’s detention revoked

Farooq Abdullah’s detention revoked

Srinagar, Mar 13 (UNI) Jammu and Kashmir government on Friday revoked the detention of former chief minister Farooq Abdullah with immediate effect, Principal Secretary Planning said in a tweet. “In exercise of powers conferred under Section 19(1) of the Jammu and Kashmir Public Safety Act, 1978, the government hereby revokes the detention order bearing No […]

Srinagar-Jammu highway closed, hundreds of vehicles stranded

Srinagar-Jammu highway closed, hundreds of vehicles stranded

Srinagar, Mar 13: Hundreds of vehicles remained stranded for the second day on Friday following closure of the 270-km-long Srinagar-Jammu National Highway due to landslides and shooting stones. The highway was closed on Thursday morning following landslides due to rainfall at several places, particularly between Ramban and Ramsu, official sources told UNI. However, the National […]

High speed mobile internet remains suspended since August 5 in Kashmir

High speed mobile internet remains suspended since August 5 in Kashmir

Srinagar, Mar 12 : The high speed mobile internet service remained suspended in the Kashmir valley since August 5 last year, when the Centre abrogated special status of Jammu and Kashmir and divided it into two Union Territories (UT). However, broadband and fixed line internet service and 2G mobile internet service of all Cellular companies […]

Traffic again suspended on Srinagar-Jammu highway due to fresh landslides

Traffic again suspended on Srinagar-Jammu highway due to fresh landslides

Srinagar, Mar 12: Traffic was on Thursday again suspended on the 270-km-long Srinagar-Jammu national highway due to fresh landslides and shooting stones, triggered by incessant overnight rain. Massive snow clearance operation by Beacon project was going on to put through the highway, connecting Union Territory (UT) of Ladakh with Kashmir. The 434-km-long Srinagar-Leh highway remained […]

City Mayor Orders School Closure, Div Com Says No

Mayor says he has power under Corporation Act 2000 Srinagar, Mar 11 (CNS): In what seemed to be tussle of power between Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC)Mayor and Divisional Commissioner Kashmir (Div Com), the latter set aside the order of the Srinagar Mayor, Junaid Mattu, who earlier on Wednesday, made announcement of the closure of all […]

18 Year Old Boy Crushed To Death By Passenger Bus In Model Town Sopore

Srinagar, Mar 11 (CNS): An eighteen year old scooter borne youth lost his life in a tragic accident in Sopore town of Baramulla district, when he was crushed by a passenger vehicle on Wednesday. According to CNS a scooter rider, identified as 18 year old Rizwan Ahmed Dar S/O Farooq Ahmed Dar and resident of […]

Live grenade recovered near CRPF bunker in Srinagar, defused

Live grenade recovered near CRPF bunker in Srinagar, defused

Srinagar, Mar 11 (UNI) A major tragedy was averted when security forces defused a live grenade, which was recovered near a CRPF bunker here on Wednesday morning. ‘Bomb Disposable Squared (BDS) was rushed to the area and the traffic was suspended on the road,’ official sources said. They stated that the grenade was defused without […]