Banihal/Jammu: A truck driver and his helper were killed when their vehicle, loaded with empty LPG cylinders, rolled into a deep gorge along the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway on Monday, a police official said. The truck was on its way to Jammu to refill the cylinders when the accident occurred near Battery Cheshma in Ramban district […]
52 drug peddlers booked under PITs-PSA, PSA, 162 FIRs registered against Narco smugglers, over 269 arrested SRINAGAR: To review the different steps taken to curb the drug abuse and narcotic trade in Srinagar, a District Level Committee of Narco Coordination Centre (NCORD) was held today under the Chairmanship of the Deputy Commissioner Srinagar, Mohammad Aijaz […]
PAMPORE: A man was seriously injured by a wild bear in Ladhoo village of Pampore Tehsil area of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Monday evening. 40-year-old Mohammad Ameen Dar son of Ghulam Mohammad, resident of Herpora Ladhoo was attacked by bear at the orchids in the village on Monday evening, SHO Khrew Manzoor Ahmad told […]
GANDERBAL: The Deputy Commissioner (DC) Ganderbal, Shyambir today handed over ex-gratia relief to the victim families who lost their lives in road accidents in the district. The DC handed over an authority letter of Rs 3 lakh to the victim families of 3 persons (one lakh each) as ex-gratia relief out of Road Victim Fund […]
New Delhi: The Delhi government on Monday approved a budget of Rs 104 crore for hospitals to procure general medicines as part of preparations to deal with emergency situations amid a surge in Covid cases in some countries. At a review meeting, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia directed the heads of government hospitals to share […]
DHAKA: Relatives of around 180 Rohingya refugees adrift on a boat for weeks in the Indian Ocean presume that all those on board are now dead, the UN refugee agency said. Thousands of the mostly Muslim Rohingya, heavily persecuted in Myanmar, undertake risky sea journeys from Myanmar and refugee camps in Bangladesh every year trying […]
SRINAGAR: Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) today kick-started a week-long massive anti encroachment drive in various areas of the city. The drive was held under the supervision of Chief Anti-encroachment Officer and Anti-encroachment Officer along with other officers of the Corporation. The drive started from Jehangir Chowk and continued in the areas of Maharaja Bazar, Maisuma, […]
BANDIPORA: On the direction of Deputy Commissioner (DC) Bandipora, Dr. Owais Ahmed, an inspection drive of the Drug sale retail outlets operating in the district was conducted by a team of Officers/Officials of Drugs Control Department, Legal Metrology Department, Food Safety Department, Revenue Department and Police. The inspection was carried out to verify that every […]
BANDIPORA: The Deputy Commissioner (DC) Bandipora, Dr. Owais Ahmed today convened a meeting of concerned officers regarding the ambitious ring road project. The meeting discussed in detail various objectives and benefits of the ring road project. Speaking on the occasion, the DC asked the concerned authorities to conduct demarcation of the land involved keeping in […]
KISHTWAR: Deputy Commissioner Kishtwar, Dr Devansh Yadav, today directed all officers of the Education Department of the district to start a sustained campaign to re-enroll all 2157 drop outs/ out of school children in the District. Speaking to the officers of the department during a virtual meeting, he shared a seven point template on which […]