1500 kanals covered with silt due to a faulty tube-well
Anantnag: Despite crores being spent on multiple water supply initiatives, several villages in south Kashmir’ s Anantnag remain completely devoid of potable drinking water. Besides, a faulty tube well covers more than 1500 kanals of paddy land with a thick coat of silt, rendering it unsuitable for cultivation at least in the near future. The […]
NEW DELHI: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested LoC trade organisation president Tanveer Ahmed Wani in connection with a case related to suspended Deputy Superintendent of Police Davinder Singh, who was caught “escorting” militants out of the Valley. Wani was called to the NIA headquarters and questioned about providing funds to Hizbul Mujahideen militant […]
Jammu: The Congress on Friday alleged that holding the by-election to panchayats in Jammu and Kashmir was a deliberate attempt to keep the opposition away as no effort was being made for creating a conducive environment for the electoral exercise. The CPI(M) also said political situation in the union territory was not conducive for holding […]
Jammu: Lieutenant Governor, Girish Chandra Murmu, who is also the Chairman, Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board (SASB), presided over the 37th Board Meeting held here on Friday at Raj Bhavan, Jammu. Regarding the duration and date of commencement of the Yatra 2020, based on the approach set out by the Sri Sri Ravi Shankar Committee, which […]
New Delhi: The Pulwama attack was at the centre of a bitter war of words between the opposition and the BJP on Friday with Congress leader Rahul Gandhi asking who benefitted from the strike and the ruling party accusing him of being a “known sympathiser” of LeT and JeM. While the Congress as well as […]
Srinagar: A man from Maharashtra handed over an urn containing soil collected from the homes of each soldier killed in the Pulwama attack last year to the CRPF on Friday. The urn was placed at the wreath-laying ceremony at the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) campus in the Lethpora camp here to mark a year […]
PAMPORE: Member Parliament for Anantnag parliamentary Constituency, Justice (retired) Hasnain Masoodi, has appealed Lieutenant governor administration to review the decision of banning of quarrying in Letpora and adjoining areas. He told Kashmir Reader that district administration Pulwama banned the quarrying in Letpora and adjoining areas without any justification. “The ban has disempowered the villagers and […]
Srinagar: Lieutenant General B S Raju is all set to take over the charge of General officer Commander (GoC) of Srinagar based army’s 15 Corps headquarters thereby relieving incumbent GoC Lieutenant General KJS Dhillon. “Yes, Lt Gen BS Raju will take over as GoC 15 Corps on March 1,” sources in the army told KNO. […]
SRINAGAR: The J&K High Court directed Government authorities to file response to the contentions raised in a public interest litigation moved against malpractices in vogue in the Revenue Department. The plea seeks entire details of mutation in the patwari halqas of J&K UT besides a stringent action against those pathwaries who have carved out a […]
MCC imposed with announcement of 8-phase schedule
Jammu: By-election to over 12,500 panchayat seats in Jammu and Kashmir would be held in eight phases from March 5, Chief Electoral Officer Shailender Kumar said on Thursday. Polling would be held from March 5 to March 20 and ballots would be used for casting votes, he said. The Model Code of Conduct has come […]