Advisor Bhatnagar meets several delegations, individuals
JAMMU: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Rajeev Rai Bhatnagar, Monday met scores of delegations and individuals during the public outreach programme held at Civil Secretariat here. The delegations and individuals apprised the Advisor of their issues and demands and sought an early resolution for the same. A deputation of individuals working in Drug De-addiction and Rehabilitation […]
Dead body recovered in Bemina
Srinagar: A dead body of a man was on Monday found at Dal Colony Bemina in Srinagar, officials said. Officials said that the dead body of a man identified as Manzoor Ahmad Sheikh, son of Ghulam Nabi of S R Gunj Srinagar aged about 48/50 years was found at Dal Colony Bemina. They said the […]
Husband, Wife injured in leopard attack In Handwara
Srinagar, Feb 15: A man and his wife were injured after a leopard attacked them in Handwara area of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Monday. Reports said that panic gripped Waderbala village of Zacheldara Rajwar in Handwara after a leopard appeared and attacked the husband-wife duo. Both, identified as Abdul Rashid Mir and his wife […]
BJP praises police for successful anti-militancy operations in Jmu
Jammu: Lauding the police for their alertness and professionalism in exposing militant networks active in the Jammu region, the Jammu and Kashmir unit of the BJP on Monday said it is the responsibility of every citizen to act as a frontline warrior against terror by acting as the eyes and ears of the security forces. […]
Police officer injured by cattle smugglers in Jammu
Jammu: A police officer was injured in an attack by suspected bovine smugglers on the outskirts of Jammu city, officials said on Monday. Station House Officer (SHO) of police station Bishnah, Inspector Tahir Yousuf suffered head injuries when his team was attacked by the cattle smugglers with stones and lathis at village Lalyana on Sunday […]
Tourism Department restarts online registrations
SRINAGAR: The Tourism Department has restarted the online mode of registration of tourism units. Secretary, Tourism, Culture & Youth Services & Sports, Sarmad Hafiz Monday formally kick started the restart of the online service by clicking the button and handing over the registration to two unit holders. He said the portal is very dynamic and […]
DDC Sgr inaugurates workshop on conversion of Agri land
SRINAGAR: One day workshop cum awareness program on ‘Conversion of agricultural land into non agriculture use – its catastrophic effects on our sustenance’, organised by Agriculture department at Lalmandi was inaugurated by Dr Shahid Iqbal Chowdhary (Deputy Commissioner Srinagar, who is acting Divisional Commissioner Kashmir). Addressing the gathering, Dr Shahid said that a large scale […]
Transport Commissioner inaugurates Fitness Mela
JAMMU: The Regional Transport Office, Jammu, Monday organized a fitness Mela which was formally inaugurated by Transport Commissioner, Pardeep Kumar. Speaking on the occasion, Pardeep Kumar lauded the efforts of the department for holding such an innovative event which would be immensely beneficial for the transporters. He appreciated Regional Transport Officer, Jammu, Dhananter Singh, and […]
Tourist season: Secy Tourism conducts meeting with stakeholders, reviews preparations
SRINAGAR: Secretary, Tourism, Culture, Youth Services & Sports, Sarmad Hafeez Monday convened an interactive meeting with the representatives of travel and hospitality sector here to chalk out the strategy for upcoming publicity campaigns and roadshows to be held across the country. While expressing satisfaction over the tourists’ flow to the Valley, the Secretary Tourism said […]
JK BOSE initiates textbooks translation into four official languages
JAMMU: In order to realize the vision of National Education Policy 2020, a two-day workshop was organized by the J&K Board of School Education (JK BOSE) Monday to initiate translation of text books of environmental studies from class 3rd to 5th and Mathematics from class 1st to 5th in four official languages including Urdu, Dogri, […]