District Administration Shopian acts tough on illegal mining, 20 vehicles seized
SHOPIAN: Acting tough on the illegal mining at Rambiara Nallah of district Shopian, District Development Commissioner Dr Owais Ahmed directed for seizure of vehicles and detention of the people involved. During the action against violators a total of twenty vehicles including tippers, tractors, JCB and excavators were seized in a single day. DDC Shopian Dr […]
Tackling crime: 8 states including JK join hands to cut crime rate
Chandigarh: Top police brass of eight northern states and some paramilitary forces proposed a slew of measures to enhance coordination among them to tackle crime in the region. The proposed measures included shifting of hardcore criminals to jails of other states and deploying paramilitary forces for prison security besides sharing real time inputs about criminals […]
Pak’s SC dismisses PML-N leader’s petition seeking Imran Khan’s disqualification
Islamabad, Oct 18 (PTI) Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed a review petition filed by a Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader seeking disqualification of Prime Minister Imran Khan over non-disclosure of his assets and ownership of offshore companies. An apex court bench headed by Chief Justice Saqib Nisar dismissed the review petition filed by PML-N […]
Pakistan’s revolutionary poet Habib Jalib’s daughter runs taxi to earn livelihood
Lahore, Oct 18 (PTI) Pakistan’s revolutionary poet Habib Jalib’s daughter runs private taxi in Lahore for the livelihood of the family after her mother’s stipend was stopped in 2014 by the Punjab government. Tahira Habib Jalib, a resident of Mustafa Town in Lahore, is serving as a captain of private taxi service in the city […]
116 Pakistan policemen suspended over 2014 firing incident
Lahore, Oct 18 (PTI) Authorities in Pakistan’s Punjab province have suspended at least 116 police officials, including top officers, in connection with the killing of demonstrators during a public protest here in 2014, according to a media report. The incident occurred in 2014 at Model Town area of Lahore where at least 14 people were […]
Oil companies cut petrol, diesel prices
New Delhi, Oct 18 (PTI) Petrol and diesel prices Thursday were reduced for the first time in over two months because of a drop in the cost of production, according to state-owned oil firms. Petrol price was cut by 21 paise per litre and diesel by 11 paise, a price notification issued by state retailers […]
J-K: Two bovine smuggling bids foiled, three held
Jammu, Oct 17 (PTI) Three persons were arrested and two separate attempts of bovine smuggling were foiled in Rajouri and Samba districts of Jammu and Kashmir, police said Wednesday. Three persons, travelling in a mini truck, were arrested after they broke a police checkpoint during a bovine smuggling bid in Rajouri district, a police official […]
Dr Kunzes Dolma appointed Director Health Services Kashmir
Srinagar: The J&K Govt on Thursday appointed Dr Kunzes Dolma as Director Health Services, Kashmir (DHSK). The order vide number 579-HME of 2018 issued on Thursday ordered the appointment of Dr Dolma as the Director health services Kashmir, while as Dr Sameer Matoo was appointed as Director Health Services, Jammu. “Dr Kunzes Dolma, I/C Deputy […]
Azad’s remarks at AMU event an “abuse” for Hindus: BJP
New Delhi, Oct 18 (PTI) The BJP on Thursday accused the Congress of “demeaning and demoralising” Hindus and termed as an “abuse” a reported remark by the opposition party’s leader Ghulam Nabi Azad that the number of Hindu candidates inviting him for campaigning has reduced drastically. Azad reportedly made the comments at an event of […]
No move to deploy ‘Black Cat’ commandos in J-K: Guv Malik
Srinagar, Oct 18 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik said there is no move to deploy ‘Black Cat’ commandos of the elite National Security Guard (NSG) in counter-militancy operations in the state, and made it clear that the specialised force could be used only in the “gravest of grave” situations. Complimenting the state […]
