Community participation key to flood mitigation: Javaid Mustafa Mir
SRINAGAR: Minister for Disaster Management, Relief, Rehabilitation, Reconstruction and Floriculture Department, Javaid Mustafa Mir Saturday reviewed the flood mitigation measures. The meeting was attended by Chief Engineer PHE Kashmir, Abdul Wahid, Chief Engineer I&FC Kashmir, Mohammed Shahnawaz, Additional Deputy Commissioner Srinagar Vikas Kundal, Director Disaster Management Department Aamir Ali, Sub Divisional Magistrate Srinagar Reyaz Ahmed […]
Furnish advt bills immediately for release of payment: DIPR to Newspapers
JAMMU, MARCH 16: The Department of Information & Public Relations (DIPR) has asked all the approved newspapers and other periodicals to furnish the advertisement bills of the current financial year immediately for release of payment before the fiscal closure. “The newspapers and other periodicals which have not submitted the advertisement bills of the current year as […]
Forces resort to aerial firing in Pampore
Srinagar: Government forces resorted to aerial firing in Pampore after scores of protesters pelted rocks on them on Thursday. Soon after the incidents shopkeepers downed their shutters and people were seen running in chaos, witnesses said. The incident took place amid a gunfight between militants and government forces in Balehama, Khunmoh area not so far […]
Drive to save Chinar trees launched across Kashmir
SRINAGAR, MARCH 15: A valley-wide campaign to save Chinar trees was launched today with wide-scale plantation of Chinar saplings, a symbol of the famed heritage of Kashmir. At Srinagar, Minister for Relief, Rehabilitation and Reconstruction and Floriculture, Javaid Mustafa Mir today kick-started the plantation drive by planting a Chinar sapling at Emporium Garden here. The Minister […]
Finance and Education Minister meets Governor
JAMMU, MARCH 6: Sh. Mohammad Altaf Bukhari, Minister for Education, Finance, Labour & Employment called on Governor N.N. Vohra at the Raj Bhavan here today. Sh. Bukhari discussed with the Governor certain higher education policy issues which were earlier deliberated in a meeting held on 6thMarch 2018 by Governor with Education Minister and Vice-Chancellors […]
Contractors on strike lockdown R&B office in Srinagar
SRINAGAR: The Jammu & Kashmir Contractors Coordination Committee Lockdown Roads & Building Chief’s Office at Rajbagh. Contractors are on strike from last 14 days besides brought all the developmental works across Jammu and Kashmir to stand still also today locked down offices of Roads and Buildings at Rajbagh Srnagar and its allied departments in the state […]
Kathua rape and murder: HC to hear plea again on April 9
SRINAGAR:-The Jammu and Kashmir High Court on Wednesday posted for further consideration on April 9 a plea regarding gruesome rape and murder of 8-year-old Kathua girl in January this year. A lawyer told Srinagar-based news agency GNS that the proceedings pertained to the status report filed by crime branch about investigation into the incident last week. The case has […]
Police verifying claim about militant from Hyderabad killed in Kashmir gunfight
SRINAGAR: With Ansar Ghazwatul Hind (AGH), an Al Qaeda cell in Kashmir headed by former Hizb commander Zakir Musa, claiming that one of the three militants killed in Sunday’s gunfight with security forces in south Kashmir was a resident of Hyderabad, Telangana, police in Jammu and Kashmir is verifying the claim and is in touch […]
DDC chairs annual credit plan meet, asks for lending in education, housing sector
POONCH, MARCH 14: District Development Commissioner Tariq Ahmad Zargar today chaired a meeting with bankers, government agencies and concerned departments to review the progress made under Annual Credit Plan till December, 2017. Threadbare discussion was held pertaining to various issues including position of deposit, advances under credit related schemes besides various methods to be taken to […]
Shri Anand Jain joins as IGP Headquarter PHQ
JAMMU, : Inspector General of Police Shri Anand Jain-IPS today assumed the office of IGP Headquarter PHQ. He took charge over from Shri Surinder Kumar Gupta-IPS who has been posted as Director SSG. Shri Anand Jain, an IPS officer of 1999 Batch has held a number of field postings in both regions of the state. […]
