Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Monday paid tributes to former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his death anniversary, saying he was a true statesman whose vision will continue to inspire coming generations. Vajpayee, the first BJP prime minister, had passed away on this day in 2018. “Humble tributes to Shri […]
Instructs for completion of projects till September end SRINAGAR: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor Baseer Ahmad Khan today inspected various ongoing projects of Power Development Department and visited the Stores at Bemina. He enjoined upon the officers to provide better Power supply to the consumers and take all necessary measures to gear up for upcoming winter […]
SRINAGAR: The Chief Secretary, Dr. Arun Kumar Mehta today chaired a meeting to review the progress achieved under the centrally sponsored scheme ‘UMEED’ in Jammu and Kashmir. Principal Secretary, Rural Development Department and Mission Director, J&K Rural Livelihood Mission along with concerned officers of the Department participated in the meeting. It was informed that J&K […]
SRINAGAR: The Advocate General (AG) Office, J&K has issued a clarification regarding issuance of fake appointment orders that are in circulation in social media. In a statement issued here, the office of Advocate General has refuted that neither such so-called selection committee was constituted by this office nor any such orders have been issued. This […]
Awantipora: Following his appointment as Vice Chancellor, Islamic University of Science and Technology(IUST) Prof. Shakil Ahmad Romshoo on Monday assumed the office and took over the charge from varsity`s acting Vice Chancellor Prof. Talat Ahmad. A warm reception and welcome was given to Prof. Romshoo by University officials and staff members. Lieutenant Governor J&K, Manoj […]
SRINAGAR: Director General Institution of Management and Public Administration and Rural Development (IMPARD), Saurabh Bhagat, today inaugurated week long offline Evaluatory Training Course held for 87 JKAS Probationary Officers (Batch-2019), here at Srinagar. Saurabh Bhagat informed the officers that the purpose of this Evaluatory Training Course was to fill the gap that had resulted due […]
Srinagar: Police have arrested 02 drug peddlers in Budgam and recovered psychotropic substances from their possession. Officers from Police Station Budgam at a checkpoint established at Dafpora Nasrullahpora intercepted 02 persons riding a Scooty bearing registration number JK01H-0789. They have been identified as Javaid Ahmad Dar son of Abdul Rahman Dar resident of Nasrullahpora and […]
Festival Director,Media Executive of KWFF meet Khan at Srinagar Srinagar: Festival Director of Kashmir World Film Festival (KWFF) Mushtaaque Ali Ahmad Khan and Media Executive Idrees Bukhtiyar met Bollywood actor and filmmaker Aamir Khan in Srinagar. The actor was in Srinagar to shoot for his upcoming film Lal Singh Chaddha. They briefed the actor about […]
Banihal: An 18-year-old boy drowned while taking bath in a pond in Ramban district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said Monday. Moien Khan, a resident of Chamlwas, had gone for bath in the pond at Tethar village of Banihal, they said. The body of the deceased was fished out from the water body and was […]
Jammu: Two interstate smugglers were arrested in Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba district and over 100 kilograms of poppy husk was recovered from them, officials said Monday. The arrest was made after a police party signalled a truck, which was on its way to Punjab from Jammu, to stop for routine checking on a highway at […]