J&K govt orders transfers, new postings in forest department
Jammu and Kashmir government on Friday ordered transfers and new postings in the forest department. As per an order, Abhijeet Joshi, in-charge DCF, DFO Basholi has been transferred and posted as DFO Social Forestry, Jammu vice Sanjay Kumar Gupta. The Charge of DFO Basholi shall be looked after by Ashwani Kumar, ACF, DFO Eco Task […]
PUF Protests Against Highway Ban During Amarnath Yatra
SRINAGAR — Peoples United Front — an alliance between the parties of bureaucrat-turned-politician Shah Faesal and former MLA Sheikh Abdul Rashid — Friday staged a sit-in here to protest the ban on civilian traffic on a stretch of Srinagar-Jammu national highway for over five hours a day during Amarnath yatra. Members of the front led by […]
Govt revives Road Accident Victims Fund
Srinagar : The State Administrative Council (SAC) which met under the chairmanship of Governor, Satya Pal Malik on Friday approved notification of the “Road Accident Victims Fund” along with scheme for realization and disbursal of amount. Officils said the objective of the fund is to provide immediate succor to the dependents/ kith and kins/ legal […]
Green J&K State
Governor’s administration has decided to make J&K State greener and has embarked on a ambitious project of making it a success with the first phase to start from Jammu on July 8 to implant 9 lakh samplings during the current monsoon season. This is one of the biggest projects taken by the Governor’s administration in […]
Highway ban will affect local people immensely: CPI(M)
Srinagar : Sate Secretary CPI(M) Ghulam Nabi Malik, Friday said that the decision of Jammu and Kashmir administration to restrict plying of civilian vehicles on the 97-km stretch from Qazigund to Nashri on Srinagar-Jammu highway and suspension of train services on Banihal-Qazigund rail section from 10 am to 3 pm for 46 days during Yatra […]
Youth found dead inside water tank in Anantnag
Srinagar : A body of 25-year-old youth was found inside a water tank at Achabal area of south Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Friday. Reports said that some locals spotted the body inside water tank (water reservoir) constructed by PHE department in forest area of Achabal and immediately informed police about it. A police team reached […]
South Kashmir: Militant Killed In Shopian Gunfight
SRINAGAR — A Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) militant was Friday killed in a gunfight with state forces in Narwani area of Shopian district of south Kashmir, police said. Acting on a specific information about the presence of militants in Batpore-Narwani area of Imam Sahib in Shopian district, state forces launched a cordon and search operation Friday morning, a […]
Back up programme
State Administration has decided to do the follow-up action for the back to village programme after it received the entire feedback from all the three regions of the State. In this direction, State Chief Secretary recently chaired a marathon meeting to discuss the follow up action on the recently concluded ‘Back to Village’ Programme. He […]
RBI appoints AK Mishra as Additional Director on Board of Directors J&K Bank
Srinagar : Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has appointed A K Misra, ex-Executive Director RBI as Additional Director on the Board of Directors (BOD) of the Jammu and Kashmir Bank Limited, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of Section 36 AB of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 (10 of 1949). His appointment […]
Driver critically injured as excursion bus turns turtle in north Kashmir’s Watlab
Srinagar : A minibus driver was critically injured after his vehicle met with an accident at the famous shrine of Baba Shakoor-ud-Din in Watlab area of Sopore in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Thursday. An official said a minibus (bearing registration number JK01J-9633) rolled down a deep gorge while making way for another vehicle to […]
