Lt Governor chairs a meeting with Senior Administrative, Police, SASB officials

SRINAGAR: Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha held a meeting with Senior Administrative, Police, Shri Amarnath Ji Shrine Board officials to review the arrangements for pilgrimage and restoration of National Highway stretch that was affected by incessant rain. Secretary, Public Works (R&B) informed the Lt Governor that the restoration work of the damaged stretch at Panthyal Ramban […]

Director Finance, His Wife, Son killed; daughter injured in accident on Mughal road

POONCH: Ranbir Singh Bali, Director of Finance, Forest, Ecology and Environment Department, his wife and son died and his daughter was injured after a vehicle they were travelling in fell into gorge near Pannar bridge along Mughal road on Sunday. Official sources told that the accident took place at 1940 hours when a swift car […]

6491 yatries perform Darshan after yatra resumed today

SRINAGAR: As the weather showed significant improvement on Sunday, a batch of 6491 yatries performed darshan at Holy cave, today. Among the yatries who paid obeisance at the cave included 4700 Males, 1456 Females, 213 children, 116 Sadhus and 06 Sadvis. 93929 pilgrims performed darshan at Shri Amarnathji Shri till today.

Three dead, one injured as car falls into gorge

POONCH: Three persons were killed and one injured when a car they were travelling in skidded off the road and rolled down into a deep gorge on Mughal road in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday. Police said four persons were in the ill-fated car, which was on its way from Shopian towards […]

Florence Nightingale Awardee calls on Lt Governor

SRINAGAR: Firdousa Jan, Florence Nightingale Awardee-2023 called on Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha at Raj Bhavan today. The Lt Governor appreciated the dedication and commitment of Smt. Firdousa Jan who received the prestigious Award from the Hon’ble President of India. The Lt Governor said that her outstanding achievements will serve as an inspiration for healthcare workforce […]

DC inspects Lodgement centres, langer sites along NH in Udhampur

UDHAMPUR: Deputy Commissioner Udhampur,  Sachin Kumar Vaishya, along with SSP and other senior officers of District Administration  today inspected availability of civic amenities at  Lodgement Centres and langer sites established for Shri Amarnath Ji yatra pilgrims  along the National Highway from Jakhani to Kali Mata Temple Tikri.    During the tour, the DC visited Lodgement […]

DC Ramban inspects road clearance work on NH-44

 RAMBAN: Deputy Commissioner Ramban, Mussarat Islam, along with SSP Traffic National Highway, Rohit Baskotra and other senior officers today inspected the road restoration works on NH-44,  besides assessing the damage to road infrastructure due to flash floods and landslides  triggered by incessant rains for the last two days.  The DC was accompanied by the Additional […]

VHP holds camp to train J&K girls in arts of self-defence, combating love jihad

Jammu : VHP-affiliated ‘Durga Vahini’ held a training camp for girls in Jammu and Kashmir to teach them the arts of self-defence and even how to keep their own during terror attacks, the right-wing outfit said here on Sunday. Girls, all aged about 18, from 12 districts of the Union Territory participated in the week-long […]

DC Pulwama takes stock of Flood prevention measures

PULWAMA: The Deputy Commissioner (DC) Pulwama, Dr Basharat Qayoom Sunday undertook an extensive tour of Flood prone areas of the district to assess the present situation of water level and situation  around various low lying areas and adjoining areas of river Jehlum. During visit to Samboora, Kakapora and other areas, the DC directed Irrigation and […]