The Army on Wednesday foiled an infiltration bid along Line of Control (LoC) in north Kashmir’s Boniyar sector while the combing operation are still going on in the area, defence sources said. Sources said that army’s 21 Sikh Regiment last night opened fire on a group of militants who tried to sneak into this side […]
The killing of army officer Lt Ummer Fayaz Parry by unidentified gunmen at Shopian has left his friends and family members shell-shocked today. The young Army officer, who was abducted and then killed by unknown gunmen, was buried at Sursun village of South Kashmir’s Shopian district. Lieutenant Fayaz from RAJRIF unit in Akhnoor had gone […]
Army Wednesday said that militants killed one of its officers after abducting him in Shopian district. Ummer, 24, a resident of Sarsun village in Kulgam district, was commissioned as Liteunant in December 2016 and was posted with RAJRIF unit in Akhnoor. Army said he was found killed in Harmen village in Shopian district on the […]
Minister for Public Works, Naeem Akhtar today inaugurated a day long workshop on Urban Mobility Transformation Solutions for Srinagar City organized by SMC Speaking on the occasion, Minister called for smooth mobility of transport for entire valley including Srinagar city and stressed on revival of traditional water transport, which has been abandoned in contemporary […]
Minister for Industries and Commerce, Chander Parkash Ganga, Wednesday chaired District Development Board meeting of Budgam district during which a CAPEX budget of Rs 184.79 crore for year 2017-18 was approved. Minister for Agriculture, Ghulam Nabi Lone Hanjura, Legislators, Hakeem Mohammad Yasin, Aga Syed Rohullah, Aga Sayeed Mahmood, Ali Mohammad Dar, Saif ud Din Bhat, […]
Minister for Forests, Ecology and Environment, Choudhary Lal Singh today inspected various forest compartments and nurseries here at Kralsangri and interacted with locals. The Minister asked the Divisional Forest Officers (DFOs) to involve local people in the plantation drives in the area. He said Government is making all efforts to cover all open spaces with […]
Minister for Horticulture, Syed Basharat Ahmed Bukhari, today chaired a meeting to take a comprehensive review of procurement of high density plants and overall functioning of the Horticulture Department. Secretary Horticulture Department Mohammad Hussain Malik, Director Horticulture Kashmir Rafiq Ahmad Hakim, Director Finance Horticulture and other officers were present in the meeting. The Minister said […]
Around Rs 5000 crore are available for upgradation of roads in Jammu and Kashmir under the flagship Centrally Sponsored Schemes (CSS), PMGSY and CRF for the current fiscal. This information was given at a meeting convened here today under the chairmanship of Minister for Public Works Department, Naeem Akhtar. The meeting was convened to finalize […]
Minister for Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs (FCS&CA), Choudhary Zulfkar Ali, today directed the officers of the Department to effect transfers of assistant store keepers (ASKs), and store keepers (SKs) in a fair and transparent manner, and prepare a uniform prototype for the recruitment of Class-IV employees. Speaking at a review meeting of FCS&CA […]
The Jammu and Kashmir Board of Professional Entrance Examinations (J&K BOPEE) on Wednesday conducted Polytechnic Entrance Test (PET) in various centres at Jammu and Srinagar. In a statement issued today, BOPEE said a total of 8175 candidates had registered for the entrance test, out of which 6759 candidates appeared while 1416 candidates remained absent. BOPEE […]