J&K State Forest Corporation asked to end zoning system for determining timber rates
SRINAGAR: Principal Secretary Finance, Navin K Chaudhary Saturday asked the Jammu and Kashmir State Forest Corporation (JKSFC) to do away with the archaic ‘zoning system’ for determining the rate of timber. The Finance Secretary made these remarks while chairing a meeting of JKSFC management regarding ‘Revision of Sale Rates of Timber’. The meeting was […]
Municipal Election-2018: Counting of votes on Oct 20
SRINAGAR: The Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), J&K, Shaleen Kabra today said that the counting of votes for the Municipal Polls-2018 will be held across the State tomorrow on 20th October 2018 and the results will be also declared the same day. He said the counting updates and results shall be declared by the concerned Returning Officers from […]
GDC Baramulla to remain shut on Saturday: Officials
Srinagar: Government Degree College Baramulla will remain shut on October 20 Saturday, officials said on Friday. An order issued by the principal of the college said that the college will remain shut for counting of recently concluded Municipal polls. However, the order stated that the University examinations will be held as per schedule.
Police seize Rs 59 lakh ‘hawala’ money in Hyderabad
Srinagar: Hawala money to the tune of Rs 59 lakh was seized and five people, including the driver of a TDP youth wing leader, were arrested for allegedly planning to transport it to Jagityal district in poll-bound Telangana, police said Friday. A car and six mobile phones were also seized along with the cash here on […]
Woman jumps into well with three children, all found dead
Mumbai: A 26-year-old woman allegedly committed suicide by jumping into a well with her three children in Maharashtra’s Sangli district, police said Friday. The incident took place in Jat tehsil, a police official said. Radhika Koli, the woman, left home with her three children — Prajwala (5), Aradhya (3) and Harsh (4 months) — after a […]
India’s decision to buy S-400 missile system will further destabilise region: Pakistan
Islamabad: Pakistan said on Friday that India’s decision to buy S-400 missile defence system from Russia will further destabilise stability in the region and renewed the arms race. In a statement, the Foreign Office said the Indian purchase was part of its efforts to acquire a Ballistic Missile Defence (BMD) System through multiple sources. “This (S-400) […]
Forces employing ‘repressive tactics’ to force residents to migrate, says Jama’at
Srinagar: Jama’at-e-Islami Jammu and Kashmir on Friday said that the government forces were employing repressive tactics to compel the civilian population to migrate from their respective villages. “In Trechal Pulwama, the Indian forces personnel crossed all limits of barbarity when they attacked the inhabitants of the village and ruthlessly beat everyone who came in their way […]
Vehicular Traffic suspended on Srinagar-Leh highway
Srinagar: Vehicular Traffic was on Friday suspended Srinagar-Leh highway, the only road linking Ladakh region with Kashmir, due to slippery road conditions following fresh snowfall. However, the Srinagar-Jammu Highway and historic Mughal road are open with some restrictions on traffic movement. “We have suspended traffic movement on the Srinagar-Leh highway due to slippery road conditions following […]
Two Chinese women held for smuggling out Shahtoosh shawls at Delhi airport
New Delhi: Two Chinese women have been arrested by the customs officials for allegedly trying to smuggle out ‘Shahtoosh’ shawls at Delhi airport, according to an official statement issued Friday. A Shahtoosh shawl is made from the hair of ‘Tibetan Antelope’ or ‘Chiru’ (pantholops hodgsonii) — a medium-sized bovid native to the Ladakh region and the […]
Pb govt approves over 400 luxury vehicles for CM, his ministers
Chandigarh, Oct 19 (PTI) Over 400 luxury vehicles have been approved by the Punjab government for the chief minister, ministers, MLAs and bureaucrats, a Transport Department order said Friday. The purchase of new vehicles is likely to cost around Rs 80 crore on the state exchequer, officials said. As per the norms for vehicle entitlement, the […]
