Kulgam/ Dec 26: Men, women and children on Thursday blocked road in Nishat here in Srinagar outskirts and staged a massive protest against ‘exorbitant’ increase in electricity bills.
Protesting consumers staged a sit-in on the road during which the road connecting with Srinagar and other areas remain blocked for the vehicular movement as hundreds of the vehicles were stranded on the road.
Holding electricity bills in their hands, the locals chanted slogans against the PDD. One of the l...
Leh/ Jan 12: Amid the India-China standoff, Tourism department in Ladakh union territory has reopened Pangong Lake for tourists from January 10 in this month after nearly a year of closure.
Officials said that the prime tourist attraction in Ladakh UT, Pangong Lake has been reopened for tourists.
Notably, the Pangong Lake in Ladakh was closed for tourists post border tensions with the neighboring country, China. Meanwhile, in a tweet, the Ladakh tourism department informed; “The Ma...
Leh/ Jan 14: Advisor, UT Ladakh, Umang Narula chaired a meeting to review the progress and implementation of Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM), at the Secretariat.
Commissioner/ Secretary, Public Health Engineering (PHE), UT Ladakh, A.K.Sahu; Deputy Commissioner, Leh, Sachin Kumar Vaishya; Superintending Engineer of both Leh and Kargil districts, and other officials from the concerned department from Leh and Kargil, attended the meeting.
Advisor Umang Narula highlighted the importance of the J...
Kargil/ Jan. 14: Acting Chairman and Chief Executive Councilor (CEC), LAHDC Kargil Mubarak Shah Nagvi today flagged off District Kargil Ice Hockey Team for UT Ladakh to participate in the National Level Ice Hockey Tournament scheduled to be held from 16th January, 2021 at Gulmarg Kashmir.
The flagging off ceremony was attended by the District Youth Services and Sports Officer (DYSSO) Kargil, Muhammad Hussain Rehnuma, President Ladakh Olympics Association Kargil, Ajaz Hussain Munshi beside...
Srinagar/ Jan 12: The Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, Pandurang K Pole today chaired a meeting to review pace and progress made on Z- MORH and Zojila tunnels connecting Kashmir with the Ladakh region.
At the outset, Executive Director, NHIDCL, gave a detailed Power Point Presentation (PPP) of Z-Morh tunnel, construction of approach roads, lanes, protective walls, drains besides the road and other projects.
The chair was informed that despite the snowfall the work process was going on ...
New Delhi/ Jan 12: New Delhi based Track-2 Diplomatic Forum ‘Centre for Peace and Progress’ has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi urging him to order an impartial probe into the Srinagar Encounter that resulted into the killing of three youth on December 30, 2020.
In a letter to the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Chairman ‘Centre for Peace and Progress’ O.P Shaw has expressed concern over the killing of three young men – Ajaz Maqbool Ganie, Athar Mushtaq Wani and Zubair Ahmad Lone by...
ایجنسیز/وزیر اطلاعات گلگت بلتستان فتح اللہ خان نے سابق وزیراعلیٰ کے ایک بیان پررد عمل دیتے ہوئے کہا ہے کہ غیر سنجیدہ ٹولہ وہ ہے جس نے مستقبل کی منصوبہ مندی کئے بغیر حکومت کی بھاگ دوڑ اپنے ہاتھوں میں رکھی اور خالی خزانے کے ساتھ حکومت ہمیں منتقل کی۔ اب گرانٹ ان ایڈ سے چلنے والے صوبے کو چلانے کیلئے فنڈز درکار تھے جس کے حصول کیلئے وزیر اعلی گلگت بلتستان کی وفاقی حکومت کے ساتھ تواتر سے ملاقاتوں نے یہ ممکن بنا دیا کہ وفاقی حکومت نے خاطر خواہ فنڈز دے دیئے۔ وزیر اطلاعات نے کہا کہ سابق وزیر اعلی عوا...
Leh/ Jan. 12: Secretary, Animal/Sheep Husbandry and Fisheries Department, UT Ladakh, Ravinder Kumar has notified complete ban on import of live birds, including poultry and unprocessed poultry meat for any purpose, into the Union Territory of Ladakh with immediate effect due to the prevailing Avian flu across the country.
He shared that the decision would be reviewed and monitored as per the evolving situation. The ban shall be in effect until further order from the UT Administration.
...Kargil/ Jan. 11/ News Desk: Nomination of MBBS and BDS seats in various national institutes has rigged a new controversy on social media sites in Ladakh. Some of the nominated candidates allege that the seats are divided among the two districts instead of allotment on merit basis, which they consider violation of norms. This has caused “injustice” with candidates that have scored good in the NTA-NEET entrance exam, alleged students.
A circular from the Office of the Director Health Servic...
Srinagar/ Jan 11/ KNT: Adding more hardships to the people of Kashmir, Government has now curtailed rice and wheat quota for Kashmir Valley. Sources said that over 120371.62 quintals of food-grains (rice and wheat) have been curtailed. Store Keepers and Fair Price Shop dealers have virtually locked their stores demanding supply of rice as per the desired quota.
Official sources told news agency Kashmir News Trust that under National Food Security Act (NFSA), Government of Jammu and Kashmi...
