Srinagar: Chief Secretary, Atal Dulloo, today reviewed progress on JK Samadhan initiative, a key good governance project launched by the UT administration in partnership with the Bhaskaracharya National Institute for Space Applications and Geo-informatics (BISAG-N). The review meeting focused on assessing the current status and future steps of the initiative. The meeting was attended by […]
SRINAGAR: Chief Secretary, Atal Dulloo, today chaired a meeting at Civil Secretariat to review the progress of transitioning the Jammu and Kashmir Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (JK EPFO) to the Central EPFO under the Ministry of Labour & Employment, GoI. The meeting highlighted a substantial increase in subscriber accounts. Before 2019, there were 490,336 accounts, […]
Srinagar: The Central Administrative Tribunal’s Jammu Bench has imposed a fine of Rs 1 lakh on a former IAS officer for filing a “mischievous and frivolous” plea against the Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir and other senior bureaucrats. The tribunal’s judicial member Rajinder Dogra, in the July 16 order, said the application filed by […]
SRINAGAR: Kashmir Power Distribution Corporation Limited (KPDCL) has intensified its drive against non-payment of electricity bills and remotely disconnected thousands of smart-metered consumers. Similarly, in flat-rated areas, those consumers who haven’t paid their pending dues for months together are being physically disconnected, till they clear their bills with KPDCL. In a press statement issued here […]
Srinagar: The National Conference (NC) and the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) on Friday called on the Ministry of External Affairs to facilitate the safe repatriation of Kashmiri students studying in Bangladesh. This appeal comes amidst violent protests in the neighboring country over demands to end a job quota system. NC leader and Srinagar Lok Sabha […]
Srinagar: A clash broke out between police and some people who were protesting against the shortage of drinking water in Baramulla district on Friday, officials said. The personal security officers of BJP leaders were also injured when protesters resorted to stone pelting. The protest was held on the Srinagar-Baramulla highway in Mirgund locality of Pattan, […]
SRINAGAR: The Deputy Commissioner (DC) Srinagar, Dr Bilal Mohi-Ud-Din Bhat today conducted an extensive tour of City’ areas to take onsite appraisal of pace and progress of ongoing works. The DC visited Noor Jehan Bridge Qamarwari, proposed site of Mini Secretariat Srinagar at Batamaloo, Court Complex at Raki Gund Aksha Bemina and Safa Kadal. During […]
Srinagar: Bomb disposal squads have defused a live grenade found on the rooftop of a government building in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district, officials said on Friday. The recovery of the bomb triggered panic and fear among residents of the government quarters from where it was recovered. Some children found the hand grenade while playing […]
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Police have initiated legal action following reports of an imposter falsely claiming to be R.R. Swain, DGP of the Union Territory, using the mobile number 8891979985. The J&K police urged the public and law enforcement officials to exercise caution and avoid any interactions with this individual pending further investigation. As per […]
Jammu: An alleged drug peddlers was arrested in Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur district with 344 kg of poppy plants on Friday, officials said. A police team, after a tip off, intercepted an oil tanker for checking on the highway at Chenani, they said, adding that 23 bags, filled with poppy plants weighing 344 kgs and […]