Rs 7300 fine recovered from erring traders
SRINAGAR: The Enforcement squad of Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs (FCS&CA) collected a fine of Rs 7300 from 21 erring shopkeepers for violation of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955. The market checking squad headed by Assistant Director Enforcement North and South zones inspected 73 business establishments in Eidgah, Hawal, Boatkadal, Lalbazar, Mahrajbazar, Lalmandi, Jawharnagar, […]
JK Forests deptt wins 2 gold, 3 silver at 24th All India Forest Sports meet
JAMMU: Advisor to Governor, K Vijay Kumar today felicitated the sportspersons of the State Forest department here who have won 5 medals in recently concluded 24th All India Forests Sports Meet–2019 held at Raipur, Chhattisgarh. Commissioner Secretary Forests Manoj Kumar Dwivedi, PCCF J&K Suresh Chugh, CCF Faroq Ahmad Gilani and other senior officers of the […]
Science City to come in Kashmir soon
Div Com directs land identification
Srinagar: Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Baseer Ahmad Khan today directed Deputy Commissioners to identify 100 kanal State lands at suitable places in their respective districts for the establishment of first Science city in Kashmir. The DCs were also directed to furnish the details like road and rail connectivity, water, electricity, health and other major facilities adjacent […]
Woman kills husband for opposing her illicit relationship
Vadodara, Jan 17 (PTI) A 40-year-old man died after his wife set him on fire in Govindi village in Panchmahal district of Gujarat, for opposing her extra-marital relationship, police said on Thursday. The incident took place on Wednesday night and the victim, Guruji Manorbhai Tadvi, died in a hospital on Thursday morning. The woman, Budhiben (40), […]
Biggest data breach in recent years reported
San Francisco: In what could be the biggest data breach in recent years, a whopping 773 million unique email IDs and 21 million unique passwords have been leaked, a researcher said on Thursday. The leaked files, however, do not include information such as credit card details. According to web security researcher Troy Hunt, this data […]
Man held with 7 kg poppy in Jammu
Jammu, (PTI) A man, suspected to be a drug peddler, was arrested and seven kilograms of poppy was seized from his possession in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district Thursday, police said. Acting on a tip-off, a police team intercepted the man, identified as Mansoor of south Kashmir, and seized the poppy from him, they said. A […]
UN chief hails ‘historic’ moment as Palestine takes over reins of G77
United Nations, (PTI) UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres welcomed the “historic leadership” of Palestine which assumed the chairmanship of G77, the global body’s largest intergovernmental organisation of developing countries including India. Egypt was the previous Chair of the Group of 77 (G77), a coalition of 134 members, along with China which aligns itself with the bloc. […]
Uniform rate for diagnostic tests across state patient friendly move: DAK
Srinagar: Doctors Association Kashmir today on Thursday welcomed the order issued by state administration where in fresh directions are given to hospital authorities to ensure that patients get diagnostic services in public hospitals on uniform rates across the state. The authorities were directed to implement the directions in letter and spirit to ensure all […]
Farm loan waiver only a temporary step, says Vice President
Hyderabad,(PTI) Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu said Thursday that farm loan waiver was only a temporary step to alleviate problems faced by farmers as he stressed the need for finding long-term solutions to improve the agriculture sector. He also emphasised the need for bringing structural changes in the agriculture sector through policy interventions at central and […]
Examine effect of hookah on indoor air pollution: NGT to govt
New Delhi, Jan 17 (PTI) The National Green Tribunal (NGT) directed the Ministry of Environment and Forests Thursday to examine the effect of hookah in respect of indoor air pollution and prescribe appropriate standards on the issue. A bench headed by Justice Raghuvendra S Rathore, however, said that it lacked jurisdiction to restrain the use of […]
