Shops, establishments in Pulwama violate labour norms

  Pulwama :Majority of the shops and establishments in South Kashmir’s Pulwama district violate norms prescribed by the labour department Kashmir for welfare of employees working in the private sector. Around 99.25 percent shops and establishments in Pulwama district violate labour norms, officials of the labour department revealed to ‘Kashmir Vision’. The data obtained from […]

Govt abolishes subsidy on sugar for APL consumers

The sugar supplied by the government to the consumers will get costlier from this month as the government has stopped subsidy to the Above Poverty Line (APL) consumers and kept only Rs 12 for BPL and other priority rations card holders. Before this month, the consumers would sugar at lower costs as its subsidy was […]

Power defaulters booked in Rajouri

In the ongoing drive against power defaulters in Rajouri district, as many as Rs 10 lakh were imposed on violators in less than a week. The drive has been launched by the District Administration through Power Development Department (Electric Maintenance and Rural Electrification) and assisted by Police and Executive Magistrates. It was said that the […]

CAG finds serious lapses in HUD department

The Comptroller Auditor General (CAG) has found serious lapses in the fund utilization by Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Department. In its latest report CAG has highlighted the shortfall of state share worth Rs 33 core which resulted in delay in release of funds, mis-utilisation of Rs 1.07 core and non-refund of interest of Rs […]

PCI team calls on CM

Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti has asked country’s top media watchdog organizations to help in correct and contextual portrayal of the happenings in the State. Interacting with the visiting team of Press Council of India which met her here today, the Chief Minister said a section of country’s media has been indulging in debates, discussions and […]

DIPR mulls constitution of State Media Advisory Committee

The Department of Information and Public Relations (DIPR) has decided to move a proposal before the Government for constituting a State Media Advisory Committee (SMAC) to look into the operational issues  faced by the journalists while performing their professional duties in J&K. The decision was taken after the issue regarding day-to-day operational hassles faced by […]

CM in a hurry to inaugurate incomplete Modern Hospital: Mir

Lashing out at Chief Minister Mehbooba for neglecting Dooru Veerinag on every front, , J&K Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) Chief G.A. Mir said today that CM is desperate enough to see her inaugural plates on incomplete projects, rather than ensuing overall development of the State, she seems more interested in inaugurating incomplete projects in order […]

Uri Police solves blind murder case, arrests two

Uri Police on Friday claimed to have solved a blind murder case by arresting two people involved in the crime. According to the police spokesman, on July 03 this year, Police Station Uri received a phone call that the body of 15 years old Maqsood Ahmad Khanday,  son of Mohammad Zameer Khanday, resident of Sikki […]

Police apprehends ‘Chronic’ drug peddler in Old City

Police Friday claimed to have arrested a drug peddler from Old city area of Srinagar, a police spokesman said here. He said that police apprehended a ‘chronic’ drug peddler identified as Zuhaib Hussain Bhat @ Raja, son of Mohammad Hussain Bhat, a resident of Kadikadal, Rajouri Kadal on July 09 this year. “Six boxes of […]

SASMM : ESS, RSP qualify for semis

Two quarter final matches of ongoing Shaheed Aga Syed Mehdi Memorial (SASMM) t20 Cricket tournament were played today here. The first quarter final match was played between team Rising Star Paller (RSP) and Srinagar Gym Khana (SGK). SGK won the toss and decided to bat first, the entire team of SGK was bundled out at […]