‘Back to Village’: Exhaustive deliberations, dev activities mark Day 5 across North Kashmir
SRINAGAR: The Day-5 of ‘Back to Village’ programme across north Kashmir commenced with great enthusiasm and response from the public who are taking keen interest in this ambitious programme. People raised various issues with regard to the development of the villages with the officers seeking their intervention for early redressal. North Kashmir remained abuzz with […]
‘Back to Village’ campaign in full swing across South Kashmir districts
SRINAGAR: The third phase of the ‘Back to Village’ programme commenced across the South Kashmir districts of Kulgam, Pulwama, Shopian and Anantnag wherein designated officers reached out to people in their panchayat halqas under the ambitious initiative of the government to address people’s grievances and ensuring good governance at the grassroots. In Kulgam, 55 Panchayat […]
‘Back-to-village’ programme arousing people’s interest: Govt
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir government’s ‘Back to Village’ programme which started last week is getting a massive response, specially from people in the militancy-infested areas, an official spokesperson said Monday. The participation by people from the areas which escaped due attention owing to various administrative exigencies too are quite encouraging, said spokesperson on the […]
Police arrest four youth for injuring officer, damage to CCTV cameras
Srinagar: Police on Monday arrested four youth for allegedly damaging CCTV cameras and inflicting injuries to a police officer in Kashmir capital Srinagar. A police spokesperson said that they had busted a group of youth involved in stone-pelting incidents and causing damage to public property in Rainawari area of Srinagar city. “This group had caused […]
Police-public meeting held in Srinagar
Srinagar: Police in Srinagar Monday organized a PCPG meeting which was held at Police Station Pantha Chowk. The meeting was chaired by SHO Police station Pantha Chowk. The meeting was attended by traders, senior citizens of adjacent areas including Athawajan, Pandrethan and Panthachowk. The participants raised various issues during the meeting. The chairing officer assured […]
Centre to provide all help in providing internet connectivity to Panchayats: Govt
SRINAGAR: Advisor to Governor, K Skandan, Monday chaired the concluding session of a workshop here to discuss recommendations over the implementation of hi-Speed internet connectivity to Gram Panchayats in the state. While chairing the valedictory session of the two-day workshop on ‘Extension of Broadband and Internet Connectivity to all Gram Panchayats’ of the State under […]
RBI launches CMS for filing online complaints against banks, NBFCs
Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India Monday launched an application on its website for lodging complaints against banks and NBFCs with a view to improve customer experience in timely redressal of grievances. The Complaint Management System (CMS) is a software application to facilitate RBI’s grievance redressal process. Customers can lodge complaints against any regulated entity […]
Pak court accepts review petition of jailed doctor who helped CIA track down Osama
Peshawar, Jun 24 (PTI) A Pakistani court on Monday accepted the review petition of Dr Shakeel Afridi, a surgeon who helped America’s CIA track down then al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden in 2011, against his over two decades long sentence. A two-member bench of the Peshawar High Court comprising Justice Abdul Shukur and Justice Ejaz […]
National Highway toll tax exempted during Amarnath Yatra-2019: Div Com
SRINAGAR, JUNE 24: In order to ensure free movement of Amarnath Yatra vehicles on the National Highway, the Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Baseer Ahmad Khan today issued directions to all concerned officers that the toll tax which is collected at Chachikoot Toll Plaza, shall be exempted for all kinds of vehicles during the Yatra period (from […]
J&K BJP opposes talks with Hurriyat
Jammu, Jun 24 (PTI) The Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday opposed a dialogue with the Hurriyat Conference, claiming that any talks with the separatists at this stage would be counter-productive and a retrograde step. “The Joint Resistance Leadership (a body of separatists groups) should publicly acknowledge the undisputable status of Jammu and Kashmir and it being […]
