JAMMU: The government on Monday ordered full exemption of certain categories of vehicles, using any public road in Jammu and Kashmir, from road/token tax. According to a notification issued here today in this regard, the Transport department, in exercise of powers conferred by section 9 of Jammu and Kashmir Motor Vehicle Taxation Act, 1957 and […]
SRINAGAR: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Baseer Ahmad Khan, on Monday conducted an extensive city tour and visited several tourist destinations in Srinagar to assess development works being executed there for enhancing utilities for the visitors. Advisor Khan visited Peerzoo where he inspected newly inducted jetties and functionality of water transport down the Jhelum river course. […]
JAMMU: National Voters’ Day was celebrated with much enthusiasm across the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, with Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha leading the celebrations. To mark the day, the Lt Governor inaugurated Nirvachan Bhawan at Rail Head Complex, Jammu and administered the National Voters’ Day Pledge to the officers/officials present there. Acknowledging the officers […]
PAMPORE: Block officer Wetlands for Pampore area in South Kashmir’s Pulwama district, Jan Mohammad Mir, told Kashmir Reader that there are no signs of bird flu in migratory birds which are on visit to various wetlands in the Saffron town. He informed Kashmir Reade that bird flu has been reported from four districts of Kashmir […]
JAMMU: The Online Consent Management and Monitoring System (OCMMS) of the Pollution Control Board was today reviewed by the Chairman, JKPCB, Suresh Chugh, here at a meeting. He said that main objective of taking review meetings regularly is to expedite the processing of on line cases under consent mechanism, so as to give boost to […]
PAMPORE: A cb driver was critically injured on Monday after the vehicle he was driving turned turtle near Galander area of Pampore in South Kashmir’s Pulwama district, police said. Local residents told Kashmir Reader that the accident took place on Monday morning when the Sumo vehicle skidded off the road. “It was a miracle that […]
Baramulla: Two people were held by the police in Baramulla in connection with the burglary in a mobile showroom in Kunzar area of district. Police said that, police station Kunzar recieved a written complaint from a person Khalid Suhail Wani, that during intervening night of 16/17 January 2021 some burglars had broken shutter of his […]
KUPWARA: The District Administration Kupwara headed by Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC), Nazir Ahmad Lone today convened a meeting here to review arrangements put in place for smooth celebration of Urs Hazrat Ziti-e-Shah Wali (RA) on January 27 and 28 at Muqam-i-Shah Wali Drugmulla. The ADC directed the concerned officers to place all arrangements beforehand so […]
SRINAGAR: In the wake of opening of schools in Srinagar after closure due to Covid-19 pandemic followed by winter vacations, the Deputy Commissioner, Srinagar, Dr. Shahid Iqbal Choudhary on Monday launched a comprehensive ‘Covid-19 Safe School Programme’ here at Banquet Hall. The programme was organized by District Disaster Management Authority, Srinagar in joint collaboration with […]
SRINAGAR: In view of frequent blockade of highway, a team of Food Safety Officers headed by Assistant Commissioner Food Safety Srinagar today conducted an inspection of various fruits and vegetable wholesalers within the Parimpora Mandi. During inspection, the dealers were directed to destroy rotten fruits and vegetables of their own and ensure that no such […]