A team of officials from Ganderbal district administration and police Sunday visited Zojilla Pass to review the status of the Sonamarg-Drass road along the Srinagar-Leh Highway. The team was led by Deputy Commissioner GanderbalHashmat Ali and Senior Superintendent of Police of the district, Khalil Muhammad Poswal. The officials took stock of the road condition from […]
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A village without road, potable water, electricity
Vewan village, located on the foothills of famous Harmukh peak in Bandipora district, craves basic facilities like road connectivity, electricity, mobile connectivity and potable water supply, its residents said. “Even in the 21st century we don’t have road connectivity and the irony is that we have to walk through thick forests to reach the village […]
JKSECC hails protesting contractors’ decision to carry road repairs
Jammu and Kashmir Socio Economic Coordination Committee (JKSECC), an amalgam of various trade organisations and civil society formations, has hailed the decision of protesting contractors to carry the roads repairs. The contractors, who have boycotted development works as a protest against government for non release of their pending payments, on the request of civil society […]
2 bridges on Pohru river await completion
The inordinate delay in the completion of two bridges on river Pohru in Drugmulla area here is causing great inconvenience to the residents. The construction work on the 450-meter bridge connecting dozens of villages with Drugmulla was started in 2009. The project that was estimated to cost Rs 6.72 crore is far from completion. The […]
Encroachments along Tral-Awantipora road serve as obstructions
The district administration has failed to remove encroachments along the Tral-Awantipora road near Mukdam Mohalla in Pulwama district, locals complained. Sources in the revenue department said that the administration has several times in the past issued notices to the “encroachers” asking them to remove the “illegal structures” voluntarily “but nothing has been achieved by these […]
Japanese F-35 fighter crashes into Pacific
The wreckage of a Japanese F-35 stealth fighter jet was found on Wednesday, a day after it disappeared from radar over the Pacific Ocean, Japanese military officials said. The pilot of the plane, however, was still missing, the BBC reported. Parts of the plane have been recovered during search operations at sea. It is not […]
One Belt One Road
One Belt One Road (OBOR) Chinese flagship project also known as belt road initiative (BRI) is being woven in global legal order, albeit a changing one. Given the dynamics of change, inherent in one epoch after another, China is gradually working it out subtly, as per studies emerging on the subject in various academic quarters. […]
HIGHWAY CLOSURE: High Court seeks response from Centre, J&K Govt
The High Court Tuesday asked the government of India and the Jammu and Kashmir government to respond to pleas seeking directions to scrap the state government order banning movement of civilian vehicles along the Jammu-Srinagar national highway on Sunday and Wednesday every week to facilitate movement of security forces. A division bench of Chief Justice […]
Gulabgarh villages await electrification
Several villages of Gulabgarh area in sub-division Mahore await electrification as the government has failed to supply the areas with electricity. The residents of Dewal Bhat Poora, Dogga, Nihoch and Shabrass alleged, “On one hand, the concerned department erected power poles a few months ago, but on the other, they forgot to lay down the […]
‘Private airlines decline to carry cargo supply from Srinagar’
Citing “security reasons”, most private airline carriers are refusing to carry vital pathological samples and certain electronic goods from the Valley, stakeholders said here today. They said the move has been badly affecting healthcare sector and online shopping business. Owners of several courier companies told Greater Kashmir that pathological items like blood samples being stored […]
Seven additional flights to operate on Srinagar route this tourist season
Airliners operating on Srinagar route have decided to add seven new flights in their summer schedule, submitted to central aviation regulator. It will take total number of flights operating to Srinagar to 38. An Airports Authority of India (AAI) official said the new flights include a Delhi-Srinagar flight of AirAsia and three new flights of […]
IAF probing Budgam helicopter crash: Officials
Among the threads being investigated in the February 27 crash of an IAF Mi-17 helicopter near Srinagar during a tense standoff with Pakistan include the possibility that it may have been “accidentally” shot down by Indian Air Defence System, officials said. The officials, who are familiar with the investigation and spoke on condition of anonymity, […]