Kidnapping of CRPF Commando: Kin stage protest in Jammu, seek his safe release
Jammu: Relatives of a CoBRA commando held hostage by Naxals after a recent gun battle with security forces in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district blocked the Jammu-Poonch highway on Wednesday, demanding an assurance from the government for his safe release. “He is the responsibility of the government, which should take immediate action to ensure his safe return […]
Spike in Covid cases: Designate Administrative Quarantine Centers for tourists says TAAK
Srinagar: Travel Agents Association of Kashmir (TAAK) on Wednesday sought mandatory RT-PCR tests for all tourists besides impressed upon the administration to designate Administrative quarantine centers for Tourists testing positive. President TAAK, Farooq Kuthoo in a statement issued here opined that due to rising number of Covid cases and the huge tourist influx, it’s important […]
Adopt Covid appropriate behaviour, follow SOPs: Div Com Jmu
‘All control measures intensified, committees constituted to check violations’
JAMMU: Divisional Commissioner Jammu, Dr Raghav Langer Wednesday urged the people to cooperate with the administration and follow Covid appropriate behaviour and SOPs keeping in view fresh surge in the cases. Addressing a press conference here, Dr Raghav said “We have witnessed fresh surge in cases in last 3 weeks, particularly in district Jammu and […]
DC Srinagar reviews status of various schemes
Aadhaar Enrolment centers set up at 7 Tehsil offices in City
SRINAGAR: To ensure prompt and effective services delivery to public, the District Development Commissioner (DDC), Srinagar, Mohammed Aijaz Assad Wednesday chaired a meeting to review the status of Ayusman Bharat, SEHAT scheme, Aadhaar enrolment, One Stop Centres and Mahila Shakti Kendra, besides implementation of Social Welfare schemes in the district. The DDC called for effective […]
MD KPDCL reviews preparedness for Ramadhan
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ANANTNAG: The Managing Director (MD) Kashmir Power Development Corporation Limited (KPDCL) Dr. Basharat Qayoom Wednesday Convened a meeting at Dak Bungalow Anantnag and reviewed the preparedness for Holy month of Ramadhan. During the meeting energy accounting, revenue realization during the FY 2020-21, inspection and Safety measures was also discussed. At the outset, the MD took […]
18 hours long search operation called off in Zakura
Srinagar: The eighteen hours long search operation which was launched on Tuesday evening in Gulab Bagh area of Zakura in outskirts of Central Kashmir’s Srinagar district was called off on Wednesday after no militant was found. A senior police officer said that a joint team of Police and CRPF launched a cordon and search operation […]
Covid-19: Two staffers, 6 students test positive at ITI Tral
Srinagar: Two staffers besides six students of an ITI centre have tested positive for novel Coronavirus on conduct of Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) in Tral in south-Kashmir’s Pulwama district. A medical official said that as per guidelines, employees and students of an ITI centre in Tral were tested for the infection through Rapid Antigen Test […]
Sand, stone quarrying, mining contract to outsiders’ totally unjustified: Hot Mix Plants Association
Srinagar: Hot Mix Plant Association Kashmir President Bashir Ahmed Khan Wednesday urged the government to roll back the controversial sand extraction, stone quarry and mining contract order so that original natives of Kashmir can earn their livelihood the way they were doing in the past. Khan said that the cost of material has gone sky-rocket […]
Pakistani intruder shot dead along IB in Amritsar, heroin recovered
Amritsar: A Pakistani smuggler who crossed over to India with around 22 kg of heroin was shot dead along the International Border (IB) here in a joint operation of the Punjab police and the BSF, officials said. They said there was specific information about the movement of Pakistani smugglers towards the Indian territory with consignment […]
DDC Sgr orders enquiry against Ellaquai Dehati Bank
Bank had kept 1503 out of 1509 cases pending under KCC
SRINAGAR: District Development Commissioner (DDC) Srinagar, Mohammed Aijaz Asad Wednesday ordered enquiry against Ellaquai Dehati Bank for withholding cases for financial assistance under the Kisan Credit Card (KCC) scheme. The Bank was targeted for sanctioning only 6 out of 1509 cases under Kisan Credit card scheme and keeping 1503 KCC cases pending/undisposed thereby making the […]
