Handwara: A residential house was gutted in a fire incident at Audoora Mawer village in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Wednesday. Reports said that the house of Muhammad Afzal was completely damaged in a mysterious blaze. However, the cause of fire is yet to be ascertained. “No loss of life or injury was reported during […]
Pulwama: A complete shutdown was Wednesday observed in Tral sub division of South Kashmir’s Pulwama district for third consecutive day against the killing of imprisoned militant, Mushtaq Ahmad Chopan who according to the police was killed in a grenade blast. According to the Police, Mushtaq Ahmad Chopan, resident of Waged village in Aripal Tral was […]
Srinagar: Police on Wednesday said that certain sections of media mostly on cyber platforms are carrying news related to Hajan in a manner which is not correct. “Such malicious campaign indicates designs of mischief mongers to exploit the situation,” a police statement said. ”General Public is requested not to pay heed to such rumours, ” […]
Anantnag: Residents of Sheikhpora Zamalgam Dooru on Wednesday staged protest against Public health Engineering (PHE) department for failing to provide potable water to them. The protesters including men, women and children blocked Dooru Verinag road for hours, resulting in traffic mess. The residents said that they are getting drinking water from last many months. Taja […]
Baramulla: Rajya Sabha Member Fayaz Ahmad Mir accompanied by MLA Baramulla Javed Hassan Beigh Wednesday inaugurated Post Office Passport Seva Kendra (POPSK) at Baramulla. The opening of the Kendra would help in pacing up the process of passport issuance and delivery by bringing the service closer to people’s doorstep benefitting around 20 lakh souls of […]
New Delhi: Minister for Agriculture, Ghulam Nabi Lone Hanjura Wednesday raised various requirements to give further boost to agriculture sector and activities in Jammu and Kashmir. He specially demanded integrated drought research centre at SKUAST (K) for studying the drought responses for various crops and develop mitigation strategies in the state. The Minister was attending […]
Srinagar: Minister for Tourism, Tassaduq Hussain Mufti Wednesday chaired a meeting to review the functioning of the Department of Tourism, Kashmir and Jammu and Kashmir Tourism Development Corporation (JKTDC). During the meeting, the Minister sought details about the departmental assets, their upgradation and renovation, capacity building programmes of the staff, waste management of the […]
Jammu: Chief Secretary, B B Vyas Wednesday reviewed the progress of the 330-MW Kishanganga HEP being constructed in Gurez area of Bandipora district, which has reached its final stages of commissioning. Commissioner/Secretary Revenue, Secretary PHE and I&FC, MD JKSPDC and other senior officers were present. Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir, DC Bandipora, Chief Engineer, I&FC and NHPC […]
Ganderbal: District Development Commissioner (DDC) Ganderbal, Dr. Piyush Singla Wednesday flagged-off a group of 30 sheep breeders of the district for a day-long Exposure visit. The farmers were flagged-off from Mini Secretariat, DC office complex Ganderbal to sheep breeding farm Daksum, Anantanag under Agricultural Technology Management Agency (ATMA) scheme. Dr. Abdul Majeed, District Sheep husbandry […]
New Delhi: Minister for Public Works Naeem Akhtar and Minister for Rural Development Panchayati Raj, Law and Justice, Abdul Haq Khan attended a meeting convened here on Wednesday by the Union Minister for Rural Development, Panchayati Raj and Mines, Narendra Singh Tomar to discuss implementation of Prime Minister’s Awas Yojana (PMAY) and Prime Minister’s Gram […]