Illegal encroachment removed, state land retrieved in Anantnag
ANANTNAG: A special team of district administration headed by Additional Deputy Commissioner Anantnag today removed illegal encroachments near Khanabal bridge and retrieved prime state land measuring 17 Marlas. The retrieved land has been handed over to the R&B Division Khannabal. The general public has hailed the drive of district administration Anantnag against the illegal encroachments […]
Chief Secretary announces Rs 15 cr for Mega Fruit Mandi Aglar Shopian
SHOPIAN: Chief Secretary, B V R Subrahmanyam today visited Shopian and chaired a meeting to take stock of developmental activities in the district. The meeting discussed in detail the current status of ongoing developmental activities and other programmes in the district. District Development Commissioner Shopian Dr Owais Ahmed presented details of various ongoing developmental activities […]
Suspicious box found on Mendhar-Poonch road, vehicular movement halted
Poonch: Vehicular movement on Mendhar-Poonch road was suspended Monday afternoon after suspicious material was found on Krishna Ghati (KG) Top road in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir. Forces had found a steel box with wire system lying near a culvert at KG Top creating panic following which road was closed for traffic. More […]
Pak’s former president Zardari arrested in fake bank accounts case
Islamabad:Pakistan’s former president Asif Ali Zardari was arrested on Monday from his residence here in the fake bank accounts case by the country’s top anti-corruption body, officials said. A National Accountability Bureau (NAB) team accompanied by police, including female officials, entered the PPP co-chairman’s house in F-8 sector here after the Islamabad High Court rejected […]
Moderate to heavy rains expected across Valley from tomorrow
Srinagar : Moderate to heavy rainfall expected across kashmir Valley from tomorrow till 12th of june. According to MeT, moderate to heavy rains expected across Kashmir valley from tuesday morning till wednesday evening.Hence, the expected rainfall may create water logging. Travellers should remain cautious. Along with rainfall,thundershowers are also expected across Kashmir valley. The […]
Hundreds gather in Kashmir for annual Kheer Bhawani mela
Tulmulla (JK) (PTI) Hundreds of Kashmiri Pandit devotees prayed at the famous Ragnya Devi temple here in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ganderbal district on Monday as the Kheer Bhawani mela was celebrated amid chants of religious hymns and ringing of temple bells. Nestled in the shade of mammoth Chinar trees in Tulmulla village, the temple […]
Chairman J&K Bank meets Governor
Srinagar: R K Chibber, Interim Chairman J&K Bank, met Governor Satya Pal Malik at the Raj Bhavan here today. Governor and Sh. Chibber discussed several important issues pertaining to the efficient functioning of the bank. Governor urged Sh. Chibber to ensure close monitoring of the fiscal health of the Bank and stressed the high […]
Policeman held with nearly 1 Kg of heroin in Kupwara
Srinagar: While intensifying its drive against drug menace, police have arrested a cop along with nearly one kilogram of heroin in Kupwara district of north Kashmir on Monday. SSP Kupwara Ambarkar Shriram Dinkar told GNS that based on a specific input, a naka party of police yesterday evening stopped a vehicle (Alto 800 JK09A-5927) […]
Kathua rape and murder case: 3 awarded life imprisonment, others five years in jail
Sriangar: Three among the six convicted have been given life imprisonment while three others have been awarded five years jail term. According to officials three of the convicts, Sanjhi Ram, Deepak khajuria, Pravesh Kumar, have been awarded 25 years for the crime. Three others have been awarded 5 years in prison for destruction of evidence. […]
Harshest punishment should be given to convicts in Kathua case: NCW
New Delhi, (PTI) The National Commission for Women has welcomed a Pathankot court decision convicting six persons in the horrific gangrape-and-murder case of an eight-year-old girl in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua, and sought harshest punishment for them. NCW Chairperson Rekha Sharma said, “I welcome the decision of the court and request them to give harshest punishment […]
