MLA inaugurates fire station in Muji Gund

Member Legislative Assembly from Batamaloo Constituency, Noor Muhammad Sheikh, today inaugurated a fire service station in Mujigund to help ensure effective fire control and management in the area. The legislator said that the opening of the fire station was the long pending demand of the people of the area, as there was dire need of […]

SMC to book people for dumping structural material on roads

Srinagar Municipal Corporation today said that house owners and commercial establishments who keep debris/structural material on roads, lanes and parks will be fined upto Rs 50000 for causing impediment to free flow of pedestrian and traffic movement. The SMC said that all defaulters are informed to immediately remove such debris/waste material within a week’s time. […]

Four hunters arrested with weapons

A team of Wildlife Department and Forest Protection Force today arrested four hunters during a raid in Kana Chargal area and seized their guns, alongwith live and used cartridges and killed birds. Regional Wildlife Warden Jammu Dr. V.S Senthil Kumar, informed that the operation was headed by Amit Sharma and  teams conducted checks in  Kana […]

Take effective conservation measures in Kandi areas, Minister tells officers

  Minister for Forests, Ecology and Environment Choudhary Lal Singh convened a meeting to review the progress registered under State Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority (State CAMPA) and to discuss the works to be taken up on priority during this fiscal.   While addressing the officers Ch Lal Singh  said that necessary Soil […]

Agenda of Alliance has solutions plaguing the state: Mehboob Beg

Declaring Agenda of Alliance (AoA) as pivotal and a broadly accepted document that incorporates solutions to all the issues plaguing the state, People’s Democratic Party (PDP) chief spokesperson, Dr Mehboob Beg, on Sunday, said that the AoA will go a long way. Beg said, “Agenda of Alliance was painstakingly arrived after taking into account the […]

Nayeem Khan arrested on way to Kupwara

Senior Hurriyat leader and Jammu Kashmir National Front chairman, Nayeem Ahmad Khan was arrested on Sunday at Kralpora Kupwara when he was on way to Panzgam to pay homage to Mohammad Yousuf Bhat who was killed at the hands of occupying forces two days back. According to a statement issued here, Nayeem Khan was heading […]

Anantnag by-polls: ECI to take a final call today

The Election Commission is likely to take a final decision on the by-polls on Anantnag parliamentary seat today. Chief Election Officer, Jammu and Kashmir, Shantmanu said that the final decision about holding by-polls on Anantnag parliamentary seat will be taken on Monday. “I have submitted the report to Election Commission of India. The state government […]

Vyas Chairs meet, reviews law and order

In his first interaction with the Civil and Police Administration of Kashmir Division, after taking over as Chief Secretary, B.B. Vyas on Sunday undertook an extensive review of the overall developmental scenario and the law and order situation in Kashmir Valley. Chief Secretary was apprised about a number of issues relating to development projects and […]

Teaching work in SP, MP schools to remain suspended

The administration in Srinagar today said that teaching activity in SP and MP schools will remain suspended on Monday. Deputy Commissioner Srinagar Dr Farooq Ahmad Lone said that teaching activity in SP and MP schools will remain suspended tomorrow. However, “all other educational institutions in the District will function normally,” he said. The two schools […]