Srinagar, Mar 6: Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to summer capital Srinagar, the Jammu and Kashmir Police on Wednesday declared the City as ‘temporary red zone’ for the operation of drones and quadcopters. “Srinagar city has been declared as “Temporary Red Zone” for the operation of drones and quadcopters, as per provisions of...
Day: March 6, 2024
Hawal acid attack: Court sentences convict to life imprisonment, fined Rs 40 lakhs
Srinagar, March 6 : A court here on Wednesday sentenced a man to imprisonment for life for throwing acid on a woman at Hawal here on 1 February 2022. The court of Principal Sessions Judge Srinagar Jawad Ahmed announced the sentence against the main convict, Sajid Altaf Sheikh of Buchwara Dalgate in a jam packed...
KU Postpones Exams Scheduled for Tomorrow
Srinagar, Mar 6: University of Kashmir on Wednesday announced postponement of exams scheduled for tomorrow – March 7, 2024. “It is notified for the information of all concerned candidates that all the examinations of University of Kashmir, which were scheduled to be held on 07/03/2024 stand postponed,” reads a notification, as per GNS. “Fresh dates...
Azad led DPAP announces G M Saroori as it’s candidate from Udhampur LS seat
Srinagar, Mar 06: DPAP led by former Chief Minister of erstwhile Jammu and Kashmir State, Ghulam Nabi Azad on Wednesday announced G M Saroori as it’s candidate for the Udhampur parliamentary seat. DPAP spokesman, Salman Nizami confirmed to the news agency, that party has announced G M Saroori as it’s candidate for Udhampur Lok Sabha...
RBI revises guidelines for issuance of Credit Cards to customers
New Delhi, Mar 6: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) revised its guidelines for the issuance of credit cards on Wednesday and asked the card issuers not to enter into any agreements with any card networks that restrain them from availing services of other card networks. The RBI’s action comes after it observed that...
Light rain, snow over J&K during next 24 hours: MeT
Srinagar, Mar 6 : Meteorological Centre Srinagar on Wednesday predicts scattered very light rain and snow over Jammu and Kashmir during the next 24 hours. The MeT office said that currently the weather is partially cloudy and there is a possibility of light rain, snow at scattered places from tonight to the afternoon of...
Cancer genetic testing on NGS technology begins in Jammu hospitals
Jammu, Mar 6 : In a first of its kind, the Department of Microbiology, Government Medical College and Hospital Jammu has successfully started genetic testing for BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations on cutting-edge Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) technology at Government Medical College. As per officials, as a capacity building in genetic sequencing and to provide...
Tourism to agriculture: PM Modi to announce major development projects for J&K
Srinagar, Mar 6 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi will announce major development projects for Jammu and Kashmir during his one-day visit to Srinagar, an official spokesman said on Wednesday. Modi will arrive in Srinagar on Thursday (tomorrow), and it will be his first visit to Kashmir after J&K’s special status was scrapped in August...
J&K: Police nabs two with heroin, cash in Gadigarh
Jammu, Mar 6: Police on Wednesday nabbed two people with cash worth lakhs and contraband of heroin in Gadigarh area here in the city outskirts. Police sources said acting on tip off, a team of the District Special Branch of Jammu Police apprehended two persons with 56 grams heroin and a cash worth Rs...
PM to dedicate Rs 5000 Cr HADP, integrated development of Hazratbal shrine in Srinagar tomorrow
Will announce tourist destinations selected under Challenge Based Destination Development; To launch ‘Dekho Apna Desh People’s Choice 2024’ and ‘Chalo India Global Diaspora Campaign; distribute appointment orders to new Government recruits of J&K’ Srinagar, Mar 07 : Prime Minister Narendera Modi will dedicate to the nation about Rs 5000 crore worth programme- the ‘Holistic Agriculture...
Iran’s president welcomes improving ties with Pakistan
Tehran, Mar 6 : Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi welcomed further improvement of relations and exchanges between his country and Pakistan, said a statement published on the Iranian presidency’s website on Tuesday. Raisi made the remarks in a phone call with Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif late Monday congratulating him on his election as Pakistan’s prime...
Trump lead in Super Tuesday wins, edging closer to rematch
Washington, Mar 6 : US President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump are leading in “Super Tuesday” wins in their respective party’s primaries of the 2024 presidential election. Biden, challenged by American author Marianne Williamson and Congressman Dean Phillips, has won Alabama’s, Massachusetts’s, Maine’s, North Carolina’s, Oklahoma’s, Tennessee’s, Virginia’s, and Vermont’s Democratic primaries and...
Peru’s PM resigns amid allegations of corruption
Lima, Mar 6 : The Prime Minister of Peru, Alberto Otarola, announced on Tuesday his resignation from the post after an audio linking him to alleged irregular hiring of a young woman in the public sector was released. “After conversations with the President of the Republic, Dina Boluarte, I have taken the decision to submit...