Dir RDD inspects ongoing works at Kathua

KATHUA, : Director Rural Development Jammu, Mohammad Mumtaz Ali today inspected various ongoing works here in block Hiranagar, Barnoti and Marheen. Later he took a review meeting to take stock of the performance under various centrally sponsored schemes like MGNREGA, PMAY-G and SBM in the district. The Director reviewed scheme wise progress of works and exhorted […]
Commissioner Secy FCS&CA reviews status of shifting oil depots from Jammu city

JAMMU, : Commissioner Secretary Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs (FCS&CA) Department, Dr Abdul Rashid, today convened a meeting to review the status of shifting oil depots from populated areas of Jammu city to an alternate site on its outskirts. On the occasion, State Level Coordinator of Oil Marketing Companies Rajiv Yadav apprised the Commissioner Secretary […]
Governor convenes emergency meeting with Northern Army Commander

SRINAGAR,: Governor N.N. Vohra convened a high level meeting at the Raj Bhavan today to review the security situation in Kashmir Valley, in the context of the incident earlier in the day in which three civilians had lost their lives in district Kulgam. Governor had especially invited Lt Gen Ranbir Singh, Northern Army Commander, to participate […]
Guv’s Twitter handle gets complaints of corruption in Mufti govt, reports sought

Srinagar: Two weeks after he took over the reins in Jammu and Kashmir, Governor N N Vohra’s official Twitter handle has got several complaints of alleged corruption and other wrongdoings against the previous Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)-Bharatiya Janata party (BJP) coalition government headed by Mehbooba Mufti. The Twitter handle was set up on June 19, […]
APSCC APPEAL HURRYAT TO INTERVENE
Srinagar:All Parties Sikh Coordination Committee (APSCC) has asked the separatist leaders to come forward and play their part in resolving the crisis that has come up following the harassment meted out to a Sikh girl in the Tral area of South Kashmir’s Pulwama district. In a statement, APSCC Chairman Jagmohan Singh Raina said that some […]
Teenage girl among 3 killed during clashes with security forces in Kulgam

kulgam: A teenage girl was among the three civilians killed in firing by security forces during clashes with stone-pelting protesters in Kulgam district of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday. According to reports, the girl has been identified as Andleeb and the other two civilians were Shakir Ahmed Khanday and Irshad Majeed. The civilians died of their injuries in hospitals […]
Yatra stalled for the second time due to heavy rains and landslides

Srinagar: On the directions of Governor N.N. Vohra, Chairman Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board, to Shri Umang Narula, Chief Executive Officer of the Shrine Board, an evacuation rescue operations were launched early today to evacuate stranded Yatris from Panjtarni to Baltal. The virtually non-stop rainfall over the past several days has adversely affected the track conditions, […]
Various delegations call on Advisor Khurshid Ganai

SRINAGAR: Various delegations today called on Advisor to Governor, Khurshid Ahmed Ganai and apprised him about various issues faced by them. The delegation from Chopan Mohalla Zone-ReshiChowkibal Kupwara apprised the Advisor about the nexus of timber smuggling, encroachers in the area. In this regard, the Advisor issued on spot instructions and directed Deputy Commissioner Kupwara […]
Mehbooba’s cousin allotted posh wakaf flat is nepotism: NC
Srinagar:National conference on Friday has made allegations against the Peoples Democratic Party for illegally transferring the Wakaf property. Taking to social networking site Twitter NC spokesperson Junaid Azim Matoo wrote: “Illegal transfer of prized Wakf Property allotted to a cousin of @MehboobaMufti and daughter of @jkpdp MLA Dooru Farooq Andrabi on 23/06/2018 without a public […]
Night-landing facility at Srinagar airport soon: Div Com Kmr

SRINAGAR, JULY 06: Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, Baseer Ahmad Khan, today said that the efforts are underway for operationalisation of night-landing facilities at Srinagar Airport and all the requisite requirements will be met soon in this regard. The Divisional Commissioner made these remarks while reviewing the modalities to start night-landing of flights at the Srinagar airport. The meeting […]