Srinagar: Chief Secretary, Atal Dulloo, today chaired a meeting to take stock of ongoing works on various roads and bridges taken under PMGSY, CRIF, NABARD and UT Capex across Jammu and Kashmir. Secretary, PWD; Secretary, Law; Engineer-in-Chief; Deputy Commissioners; Chief Engineers besides senior officers from the concerned department attended the meeting. Outstation officers participated in […]
Jammu: Police have busted a racket of forged gun licences here and recovered 435 of them, officials said on Wednesday. A tip-off was received about Tirath Singh, who owns several gun houses in Jammu, allegedly storing fake gun licenses in an under-construction building, a police spokesperson said. Based on the input, the police raided the […]
SRINAGAR: The Kashmir Chamber of Commerce & Industry (KCCI) has appealed to the administration to close down schools in the Kashmir Valley due to the ongoing heatwave, which has caused historically high temperatures in the region. The KCCI in a statement raised concerns over the impact of the extreme heat on school-going children, particularly given […]
JAMMU: In a significant stride towards enhancing legal awareness and strengthening the legal education in Udhampur, Justice Tashi Rabstan, Chief Justice (Acting), High Court of J&K and Ladakh, and Executive Chairman, J&K Legal Services Authority on Thursday inaugurated a Legal Literacy Club at Delhi Public School (DPS), Udhampur. On his arrival, Justice Tashi accompanied by […]
SRINAGAR: Chairperson of J&K Waqf Board Dr Syed Darakhshan Andrabi on Thursday paid obeisance at the shrine of Sufi saint Lala Baba Sahib (RA) at Zakura Srinagar on the occasion of Annual Urs and participated in the special Sufi event held there as the chief guest. A local Management Committee looks after the affairs of […]
SRINAGAR: Government Medical College (GMC) Srinagar on Thursday expressed deep shock over the sad demise of Prof (Dr) Qazi Masood (Ex-Principal/ Dean, GMC Srinagar), who left for heavenly abode earlier in the day. As the news of the demise of Prof (Dr) Qazi Masood poured in a pall of gloom encompassed Govt. Medical College, Srinagar […]
SRINAGAR: A massive fire broke out in the main market of Boniyarin Baramulla district of Jammu and Kashmir, which resulted in endangering damage to persons and their shops& stores. However, the swift response of the Indian Army and Police played a crucial role in controlling the fire and preventing any loss of life. Upon receiving […]
BARAMULLA: Director Agriculture Kashmir, Chowdhury Mohammad Iqbal on Thursday visited Hi-tech Agro-Forestry Nursery (Sub mission on Agro-Forestry centrally sponsored scheme) at Jalsheeri, Baramulla. Speaking on the occasion, the Director highlighted the importance of centrally sponsored schemes, projects under HADP. He said that the effective implementation of different schemes, projects could only be achieved when the […]
SRINAGAR: The District Legal Services Authority (DLSA), Srinagar on Thursday organized an awareness program on Juvenile Justice (Care & Protection of Children) Act, 2015, Child’s Custody, Guardianship and Right to Education at Juvenile Observation Home, Harwan, Srinagar. The programme was held under the guidance of Jawad Ahmed, Chairman DLSA Srinagar (PDJ, Srinagar). The program shed […]
KULGAM: Continuing the crackdown on sale of underweight cylinders, the Legal Metrology Department on Thursday slapped a fine of Rs. 75,000 on Anantnag based LPG bottling plant for supplying underweight LPG Cylinders for public distribution at Kulgam. Earlier the field executives of Legal Metrology Department Kulgam under the supervision of Assistant Controller came across a […]