Srinagar, Jan 01 : The Power Development Department (PDD) has directed the JPDCL and KPDCL to initiate strict actions including deducting up to 50 percent of salary against the officials of divisions and feeders where Aggregate Technical and Commercial (AT&C) losses exceed 40 percent. Besides, the department has issued the revised Load Curtailment Plan (LPC) with…
Shopian, Jan 1 : The District Magistrate Shopian has imposed a complete ban on the use of loudspeakers, public address systems, microphones, and other sound-amplifying equipment across the district, declaring noise pollution a public nuisance under Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 According to the order issued today, the decision follows numerous complaints…
Kupwara, Dec 30: The Court of the Principal District and Sessions Judge, Kupwara, on Monday granted bail to several accused persons lodged in Sub Jail Humhama in connection with a Central Bureau of Investigation case registered under FIR No. RC 482025S0008. As per the court order issued on December 30, 2025, bail has been granted in…
ASIA SPEAKS NEWS SERVICE December 26: In a significant achievement, Cyber Police Station Ganderbal has successfully traced and recovered 46 Missing/lost Cell phones, collectively Worth Lakhs of rupees from different parts of UT of J&K. Cyber Police Station Ganderbal received multiple complaints from the general public in the past 04 months regarding missing mobile phones. Acting…
ASIA SPEAKS NEWS SERVICE SRINAGAR, DECEMBER 26: Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, Anshul Garg, today chaired a meeting of the Multi-Disciplinary Committee (MDC) on Traffic Management System to review the implementation of various proposals aimed at streamlining traffic movement in Srinagar city. The meeting was attended by Deputy Commissioner Srinagar Akshay Labroo; CEO SSCL, Fazlul Haseeb, VC…
Srinagar, Dec 23: The Higher Education Department of Jammu and Kashmir has announced winter vacations for all government degree colleges across the Union Territory. As per Government Order No. 497-JK(HE) of 2025 dated December 23, all government degree colleges in the Kashmir Division falling under the winter zone, as well as those in the Jammu Division…
Srinagar, Dec 23 : A fast-track court dealing with cases under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act in Srinagar has sentenced a man to 12 years of rigorous imprisonment for sexually assaulting a minor boy aged around five and a half years, holding that the statutory minimum punishment would adequately meet the ends of…
ASIA SPEAKS NEWS SERVICE SRINAGAR, DECEMBER 22: Chief Engineer, Distribution, KPDCL has informed that the Shutdown of 33 KV GIS Harwan-Shalimar line will be observed due to which power supply to Deewan Colony, Shalimar-Arabal, SKUAST and adjoining areas will be affected on 24 December 2025 from 11 AM to 03 PM Similarly, shutdown of 33…
ASIA SPEAKS NEWS SERVICE SRINAGAR, DECEMBER 22: The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has urged Food Business Operators (FBOs) engaged in the sale of milk and milk products through temporary or fixed vending machines, kiosks and similar dispensing systems to adopt enhanced measures to ensure food safety, consumer protection and fair trade…
Srinagar, Dec 22 : Five separate fire incidents were reported across different parts of the Kashmir Valley during the past 24 hours, officials from the Fire and Emergency Services said on Monday. The fire incidents occurred in Sopore and multiple locations in Kupwara district, affecting residential structures, cowsheds and a temporary shed. According to F&ES officials,…
