SAC reviews development status of hydro, solar power projects
Srinagar : The State Administrative Council (SAC) which met under the chairmanship of Governor, Satya Pal Malik took note of the status report submitted by the Power Development Department (PDD) regarding the development of Hydroelectric and Solar Power Projects in the State. Pertinent to mention that SAC in February 2019 had mandated the PDD to […]
Three die, two injured due to electrocution in Kupwara
Srinagar : Three persons died and two others were injured due to electrocution in Tangdar area of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Wednesday. Police said that five persons were electrocuted after they tried to switch off their electric appliances in their houses at Nad village of Tanghdar at arounf 3:am. All the injured were taken […]
NIA attaches house of Asiya Andrabi in Srinagar
Srinagar : National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday attached jailed Dukhtaran-e-Millat chief Asiya Andrabi’s house located in Soura area of Srinagar under Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act. In the attachment order, pasted at the entrance of the house located at 90 ft in Soura, the NIA directed all the concerned not to transfer, sale or otherwise […]
Army officer among 3 killed in separate road accidents
Agencies Three people including an Army captain were killed in two separate road accidents in Udhampur and Jammu districts of Jammu and Kashmir, police said Monday. Captain Naveeta Ranjanof Jaipur was killed after she lost control over her private car, which skidded off the road and rammed into a concrete shed near Ghari village in […]
Army man ‘commits suicide’ at camp in Jammu
Jammu: An Army man allegedly shot himself on Monday with his service rifle at a camp in the outskirts of the city, officials said. The incident took place around 5 AM at the guard room in Miran Sahib area, they said. He had joined the Indian Army in December, 2017 and belonged to Andra Pradesh. […]
Amarnath yatra suspended from Jammu today as precautionary measure
Agencies Jammu: The Amarnath yatra was suspended on Monday as a precautionary measure following a strike called by separatists in the Kashmir valley to mark the third death anniversary of former Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani, officials said. The annual pilgrimage to the 3,880-meter high holy cave shrine in south Kashmir Himalayas will resume on […]
Civilian injured in cross-LoC firing in Nowshera
Srinagar: One civilian was injured in cross-LoC firing in Nowshera sector of Rajouri district in Jammu and Kashmir on Monday. Reports said that the armies of India and Pakistan exchanged fire along the Line of Control (LoC) in Kalsian village Monday morning. The injured, identified as Ram Saroop of Kalsian, was shifted to sub district hospital […]
Kashmir shuts on Burhan Wani’s third death anniversary
Srinagar : A shutdown is being observed in Kashmir valley on Monday on the third death anniversary of Hizb-ul-Mujahideen commander, Burhan Wani. Shops and business establishments are closed in Srinagar and other districts of valley. While public transport was off the roads in the city and other parts of the valley, however, private vehicles were […]
4 Executive Officers Of Municipal Committees Suspended For ‘Misconduct, Funds Misappropriation’
Srinagar : The authorities have placed under suspension four executive officers of municipal committees based on “preliminary inquiry” reports into the alleged charges of misappropriation, irregularities in financial transactions, gross negligence and misconduct. According to an order issued by the Director Urban Local Bodies, the officers placed under suspension Including Sarfaraz Ahmad Bhat, Executive Officer […]
J&K Bank appoints Rajni Saraf as CFO
New Delhi: Jammu and Kashmir Bank Saturday announced the appointment of Rajni Saraf as its chief financial officer (CFO). “The Board of Directors of the bank has appointed Rajni Saraf as chief financial officer of the bank for a period of 6 months with effect from July 5, 2019,” it said in a regulatory filing. […]
