Chief Justice attends inaugural event for ‘Jammu Tax Conference 2018’
JAMMU, FEBRUARY 24 – Chief Justice Jammu and Kashmir High Court Justice Badar Durrez Ahmed today attended the inaugural event for Jammu Tax Conference 2018 organized by All India Federation of Tax Practitioners North Zone (AIFTP – NZ) and Tax Bar Association (TBA) Jammu here. The objective of the conference is to discuss the “Role […]
Horticulture Deptt organizes awareness at Tral
PULWAMA FEBRUARY 24: Horticulture Department Pulwama today organised awareness cum distribution programme for local fruit growers at Karmulla village of Tral. Deputy Commissioner Pulwama Ghulam Mohammad Dar was the chief guest on the occasion. Speaking on the occasion, the DDC said that horticulture sector plays an important role in the State economy and is a source of livelihood […]
Inclement Weather: DC Srinagar reviews preparedness
SRINAGAR: In view of the inclement weather forecast, Deputy Commissioner Srinagar, Dr. Syed Abid Rasheed Shah, Saturday convened a meeting with heads of different departments to review the preparedness to deal with inclement weather situation in the district. Senior officers from Mechanical Engineering, Public Works, Srinagar Municipal Corporation, PDD, Irrigation and Flood Control, PHE, Fire […]
Deputations from Noorabad, Leh, Udhampur, Shopian, Sonwari meet Chief Minister
JAMMU,: Several deputations from across the State called on the Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti here today. They brought their issues into her notice and sought their redressal. A deputation from Noorabad constituency sought construction of rest house and mini office complex at Damhal Hanjipora, creation of Additional Deputy Commissioner’s post at Damhal Hanjipora, upgradation of […]
Police foils Hurriyat (G) executive body meeting
Authorities on Saturday foiled an executive body meeting called by Hurriyat Conference (G) chairman Syed Ali Geelani at his residence, sources said. The executive meeting of its constituent parties was convened by the Syed Ali Geelani to discuss several important issues, however, police sealed all roads leading to his residence, said a spokesman. Geelani, […]
Fix accountability within 60 days in bank frauds case: Congress to PM Modi
Demanding a thorough probe by the RBI into the alleged Rs 11,400-crore PNB fraud, the Congress today said the prime minister should assure the nation that accountability of the finance ministry, the Reserve Bank of India and the management of defaulting banks would be fixed within 60 days. Senior Congress leader and former Union Minister Kapil Sibal sought to […]
PM Modi launches Rs 1000-cr development schemes for Daman and Diu
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday launched development schemes worth Rs 1,000 crore for Daman and Diu, and also inaugurated a flight connecting Ahmedabad to coastal town of Diu. The prime minister, who inaugurated Air Odisha’s flight connecting Ahmedabad with Diu under the Centre’s regional connectivity scheme UDAN, said air connectivity will boost tourism in the region. […]
Rahul condemns lynching of tribal man in Kerala
New Delhi, Feb 24: Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Saturday condemned the lynching of a tribal man in Kerala and said people must guard against growing intolerance in society and speak out against such acts of mindless violence. “I am deeply disturbed by the savage and cruel lynching of a tribal in Kerala yesterday (Thursday), captured […]
Meghalaya’s most wanted rebel killed in gunfight with police
Williamnagar Feb 24 :Special Force (SF-10) commandos in Meghalaya on Saturday killed in a gunfight a top Garo rebel leader wanted for his alleged involvement in several killings and bombings in the state. Acting on a tip off, the commandos raided Sudugre area in East Garo Hills district and shot dead Sohan Dalbot Shira, the […]
Myanmar bulldozes what was left of Rohingya Muslim villages
Bangkok: First, their villages were burned to the ground. Now, Myanmar’s government is using bulldozers to literally erase them from the earth – in a vast operation rights groups say is destroying crucial evidence of mass atrocities against the nation’s ethnic Rohingya Muslim minority. Satellite images of Myanmar’s troubled Rakhine state, released by Colorado-based DigitalGlobe […]
