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SRINAGAR: Kashmir Power Distribution Corporation Limited has announced scheduled power shutdowns in various areas of Budgam and Srinagar due to maintenance work on several 33 kV transmission lines. According to the Chief Engineer, Distribution, shutdown of the 33 kV Soibugh-Wadwan line will be observed on April 8, due to which power supply to Soibugh, Dharmuna, Wadwan, Rasoo, Gotpora, Chatbugh, Pymus, Gariend, Nadigam, Banggam, Wahpora and adjoining areas will remain affected from 9 am to 12:30 pm. The corporation further said that the shutdown of the 33 kV Bemina-Fateh Kadal line and the 33 kV Bemina-Barbarshah line will be observed on April 11 and April 13. As a result, power supply to K.K. Mohalla, Nowpora, Bohrikadal, BB Shah, Babademb, Bishembarnagar, Gousia Hospital, Nai Sarak, Barbarshah, Exchange, Basantbagh, Car Parking, Maisuma Bazar and adjoining areas will remain affected from 10 am to 3 pm on both days. Meanwhile, the shutdown of the 33 kV Beerwah-Arizal tap line will also be carried out on April 8, affecting power supply to Arizal, Zanigam, Reyar, Doodhpathri and adjoining areas from 9 am to 3 pm.
Jhansi: A bomb threat delayed the Durg-bound Chhattisgarh Sampark Kranti Express on Friday night, when it was halted at Virangana Laxmibai Jhansi railway station for nearly an hour. The threat turned out to be a hoax, and the train resumed its journey after a thorough inspection. According to SP, GRP, Vipul Srivastav, after the train left Hazrat Nizamuddin railway station in Delhi around 6pm on Friday, a call was recieved at the railway helpline 139, claiming that a bomb had been planted in a sleeper coach of the train. The railway control room in Lucknow started preparations for search of the ...Read More >
Srinagar, Oct 18 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday strongly asserted that his party National Conference would never join hands with the Bharatiya Janata Party to hasten the return of statehood to the Union territory, indicating a refusal to repeat the "mistakes" of the past made by others. The NC leader claimed that a deal with the BJP for the return of statehood is "out of the question", making reference to the negative consequences of the 2015 PDP-BJP alliance. "We have already seen how much that (alliance) ruined J-K. It was a useless coalition between the B ...Read More >
Srinagar: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday said his government will revoke the controversial Public Safety Act (PSA) as soon as the Union territory gets statehood. Commenting on his party's commitment to the Act made in its election manifesto, the CM said that his government can do it only once law and order is its domain. "We need to have a full statehood to remove it (the PSA). Security and law and order should be with the elected government. The day these powers are vested with us, I will not even wait for the assembly session; we will remove this law through an ordinance," Abdull ...Read More >
Patna, Jul 19 (PTI) The Bihar government on Saturday said that more than 12,000 new polling stations have been created in the state as per the recommendation of the Election Commission, as part of special intensive revision (SIR). According to a release issued by the election department, the total number of polling stations has risen to 90,712 from 77,895, after the establishment of 12,817 new ones. Of these, 12,479 polling stations have been set up "at the same building or premises housing the existing ones", while the remaining ones are "in the vicinity". A "district-wise list" of the new ...Read More >
Govt admits illegal constructions across major tourist hubs like Gulmarg, Pahalgam Jammu, Apr 01: The government on Wednesday said over 800 building permissions have been granted by Tourism Development Authorities across Jammu and Kashmir in the last three years, even as illegal constructions continue to surface at several key tourist destinations. In response to MLA Waheed-ur-Rehman Para's query, Tourism Minister said a total of 807 permissions were issued between 2023 and 2026. The number sto ...Read More >
Jammu and Kashmir CM Omar Abdullah stated he will not ally with the BJP, citing its destructive impact on the region. He is considering making the J&K CM a party in the Supreme Court case for statehood restoration. Abdullah also criticized linking statehood to the Pahalgam attack and the closure of tourist spots. Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday said he will not repeat the mistake of People's Democratic Party by aligning with the BJP as it has destroyed the region and p ...Read More >