Govt to install more tube-wells in Kandi areas: Sham Choudhary
JAMMU, : Saying that the Government is on the proposal to install more tube wells to make sure adequate supply of safe drinking water to people especially living in kandi areas of the State, Minister for PHE, Irrigation and Flood Control, Sham Lal Choudhary said that the issue would be taken up with the Central […]
State Marriage Assistance Scheme: Govt revises timelines for speedy disposal of cases
Jammu, :To ensure speedy and effective implementation of the State Marriage Assistance Scheme (SMAS) and deal strictly with inordinate delay in settling of cases under the scheme, the Government has revised the timelines at different levels on this account. The Government today issued a circular, in modification to its earlier version, detailing the revised timelines […]
LMD Samba launches market checking drive; realizes Rs 24000 penalty
SAMBA : A team of the officers from Legal Metrology Department (LMD) headed by Assistant Controller LMD Ajay Kumar Verma and Inspector LMD Mohsin Khateeb conducted extensive checking of various business establishments at Bari Brahmana, VijaypurSwankha Morh, Raya Morh and adjoining areas. More than 20 traders of different business establishments including provisional stores, karyana shops, sweet shops, […]
Dy CM reviews power scenario in Kashmir, calls for reducing T&D losses
SRINAGAR,: Deputy Chief Minister, Dr Nirmal Singh today called for making concerted efforts to reduce the transmission and distribution losses in the electricity sector and continuous innovations in work execution to improve overall power scenario in the Valley. The Deputy Chief Minister, who is also Minister for Power Development and Housing & Urban Development, said […]
Educational institutions should help address social chaos in Kashmir: Dr Drabu
SRINAGAR,: Minister for Finance and Labour & Employment, Dr Haseeb A Drabu today said schools in Kashmir Valley should become centres for change in addressing the social disorder and chaos in our society. “No human being is born with the innate desire for ferment. We grew up in a normal environment but today, it’s an […]
Governor participates in 55th Raising Day of Home Guards & Civil Defence
JAMMU, : Governor N.N. Vohra attended the 55th Raising Day of Home Guards & Civil Defence (HG & CD), here today. On his arrival at the Gulshan Parade Ground he took the salute and inspected the parade. Emphasizing the importance of valuable relief and rescue work being done by the HG & CD in J&K, Governor […]
Sepoy Irfan’s murder case solved :Police
Police on Wednesday claimed to have solved the murder case of sepoya Irfan Dar by arresting a con-conspirator. “The recent gruesome murder of sepoy Irfan Dar who was working with 175 Territorial Army has been worked out and one of the co-conspirators has been arrested by the Shopian Police,” said a spokesman. The bullet-riddled body […]
Western disturbance likely to affect state from Dec 11:MeT
The Meteorological Department for Jammu and Kashmir has issued a weather warning from December 11 to December 15. In a statement issued today, the MeT said: “A fresh Western Disturbance is most likely to affect the state of J&K from 11th to 15th Dec. 2017 with moisture feeding taking place from the Arabian Sea.” “Under […]
Nowshera sector is indo pak battle ground again
There seems to be no respite to the people living on both sides of the divide in Jammu and Kashmir as nowshera sector of Rajouri district again witnessed heavy cross border shelling on tuesday evening.the villagers living in the sector on both shellingsides have to bear the brunt of this hostility between the two neighbouring […]
Civilian injured as forces fire on protesters in Qazigund
Srinagar—A protester was seriously injured when government forces opened fire on them at Nusu, Badragund and Bonigam villages in Qazigund area, the scene of last night’s gunfight between militants and the forces which left three militants and a securityman killed and two others wounded. The injured identified as Manzoor Ahmad Magrey, son of Gul Mohammad […]
