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KTA hails J&K Bank’s decision to extend OTS scheme
Srinagar: Kashmir Traders Alliance (KTA) has thanked the management of J&K Bank for its decision to extend the date for the One-time settlement(OTS) scheme. As per the statement issued by KTA, President Ajaz Shahdhar the decision of the premier bank to extend the scheme’s last date will benefit the business community for…
Read More »Earthquake leave 1.5 mn people homeless in Turkey : UN
412,000 housing units in 118,000 buildings have collapsed or need to be demolished completely A UN Development Program (UNDP) official has estimated that 1.5 million people in Turkey have been left homeless by the recent earthquakes and some 500,000 housing units in the country will have to be rebuilt.…
Read More »Anti-encroachment drive put on hold in Jammu and Kashmir
Sources say govt framing policy to protect poor, small land grabbers Srinagar, Feb 19 : The anti-encroachment drive to retrieve state and kehcharai land in Jammu and Kashmir has been put on hold, official sources said here. They said the higher ups have directed the concerned officials to put the…
Read More »8 year old minor boy dies after tree falls on him in Anantnag
Sameer Ahmad Anantnag: An eight-year-old minor boy died after a tree fell on him here in Magraypora area of Achabal in South Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Saturday evening. The minor boy identified as Azhar Jahangeer son of Jahangeer Ahmad Ganie resident of Kanganhall Achabal Anantnag. Talking to Arising state…
Read More »NCDC to organise Guest Class on Cognitive Distortion
Srinagar (J&K): The National Child Development Council (NCDC), one of prominent child welfare organisations in India is organising a Guest Class on Cognitive Distortion (Don’t Believe Everything You Think). A poster issued by the NCDC, reads that, “the guest class will be held on 20th of February, 2023 at…
Read More »Herath”Celebrated with religious gaiety
Srinagar,18-Feb :Maha Shivratri, locally known as ‘Herath’, was celebrated with religious fervour and gaiety across Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday. Pandits paid obeisance at temples and offered Puja on the occasion. The biggest gathering on the festival was held at Shankaracharya Temple overlooking the Dal Lake in Srinagar. The special…
Read More »Srinagar Smart City projects will be completed in stipulated time: Div Com Kashmir
Says in next 2 months people may face inconvenience as some roads will be closed to carry out works Srinagar, Feb 18 : Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Vijay Bidhuri on Saturday said the ongoing development works in the city centre Lal Chowk for smart city projects have taken pace as…
Read More »Is seismic zone 5, Kashmir, able to withstand strong earthquake jolts?
Sameer Ahmad Anantnag: The large portions of South and Central Kashmir, specifically the districts of Srinagar and Anantnag fall in the most vulnerable Seismic Zone 5- which is prone to natural disasters (earthquakes) that are caused by the movement of plates. The movement of the plates can cause a…
Read More »8 of 19 militants involved in Pulwama attack killed, 7 arrested: ADGP Vijay Kumar
IG CRPF says after 2019 attack situation has largely improved in Kashmir Srinagar, Feb 14 :Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) Kashmir Zone, Vijay Kumar today said of the 19 militants involved in the pulwama attack in 2019, eight have been killed, seven arrested and four, including three Pakistanis,…
Read More »Two separate earthquakes hit Afghanistan, Sikkim India
An earthquake measuring 4.3 on the Richter scale struck Yuksom town in Sikkim on Monday early morning, National Center for Seismology informed. The earthquake took place at around 4.15 am at a depth of 10 kilometres from 70 km north-west of Yuksom. “Earthquake of Magnitude:4.3, Occurred on 13-02-2023, 04:15:04…
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J&K Govt fixes 21-day timeline for building permission NOCs
Srinagar, Oct 8: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has prescribed a 21-day time limit …
