Srinagar: The three youths killed in a gunfight with security forces in Lawaypora last month were involved in militancy, Inspector General of Police-Kashmir Vijay Kumar said on Monday and added that police will soon convince their parents of it with concrete evidence. “Their involvement has been — almost 60 per cent — proved. We are […]
Srinagar: Retail mutton dealers in Srinagar on Monday staged a protest here urging authorities to end the “stalemate” over mutton rates. They said that the rates fixed by the government have led to losses worth crores for them. Chanting slogans, dozens of mutton dealers gathered at Srinagar’s Press Enclave and demanded an end to the […]
Jammu: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Monday recommended a compensation of Rs 3 lakh each to the families of 11 children who died due to consumption of spurious medicines in Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur district between December 2019 and January last year. The NHRC ordered the compensation in favour of the victim families, […]
Srinagar: One Covid-19 death was recorded in Jammu and Kashmir on Monday. The deceased was a resident of Samba district. The number of fresh cases reported in the last 24 hours up to Monday evening was 82, of which 46 were from Kashmir division and 36 from Jammu division. Srinagar reported 13 new cases while […]
Srinagar: Ruling on a petition by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) corporator of Srinagar Municipal Corporation, Nazir Ahmad Gilkar, seeking security cover due to threat perception from unknown elements, the J&K High Court on Monday said that it is the constitutional obligation of the State to protect the life and liberty of citizens if there is […]
JAMMU: Financial Commissioner Finance Dr Arun Kumar Mehta on Monday launched an online platform named Government Receipt Accounting System (GRAS) portal for easy payment of government receipts from anywhere without visits to treasuries or banks. An official handout said that Mehta enquired about the different features of this portal. He asked the developers to inculcate […]
SRINAGAR: To build awareness about road safety and reduce road accidents, a month-long 32nd National Road Safety, 2021 awareness drive themed ‘Sadak Surakhsha Jeevan Raksha’ was today launched across all the districts of Kashmir. The month long programme that commenced today is scheduled to culminate on February 17. On the occasion, IGP Kashmir Zone,Vijay Kumar […]
AWANTIPORA: The Jammu and Kashmir Police on Monday organised two functions in Awantipora Police district on the inaugural day of road safety month. Police Pampore and Awantipora distributes pamphlets containing road safety tips in an inaugural event of National Road Safety, police said. Pamphlets regarding road safety tips were distributed at two places in Pampore […]
SRINAGAR: Over two hundred deputations and individuals today thronged the Grievances Cell to apprise Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Baseer Khan of their grievances and demands. A delegation led by Ashiq Shangloo, President Aglar Industrial Unit Holders expressed gratitude to Advisor Baseer Khan for fulfilling their demand of providing electricity to Aglar Industrial Estate, Shopian. A […]
SRINAGAR: District Development Commissioner (DDC) Srinagar, Dr. Shahid Iqbal Chowdhary today convened a meeting of District Level Advisory Committee (DLAC) on Food Safety at Banquet Hall here. On the occasion, a detailed presentation was given by Assistant Commissioner, Food Safety Srinagar Hilal Ahmad Mir who is also the Member Secretary of the committee. The meeting […]