Weather Advisory: Gurez-Bandipora road to remain closed till further orders
Srinagar: In wake of the weather advisory, the authorities in Bandipora district have decided to close the 84-km-long Bandipora-Gurez road for the vehicular movement from Friday afternoon. An order issued by Sub Divisional Magistrate Gurez, reads that in view of weather advisory issued by Meteorological department, the traffic on Dawar-Bandipora Dawar-Tulail road shall remain suspended […]
DDC reviews progress of ongoing work projects in Anantnag
ANANTNAG: District Development Commissioner (DDC) Anantnag, Dr Piyush Singla Friday chaired a review meeting of all major departments, here to review the pace/ progress of various ongoing projects by various departments. The DDC directed all the departments to expedite execution of pending works before winter and complete all ongoing works within set timeframe. He laid […]
DC Shopian reviews winter preparedness in the district
SHOPIAN: Deputy Commissioner (DC) Shopian, Sachin Kumar Vaishya Friday chaired a meeting to review winter preparedness of different departments of the district, here. The DC on the occasion took stock of department-wise initiatives and works to be undertaken by the District Administration for winter preparedness. He directed the concerned officers to make necessary arrangements well […]
DC B’pora reviews implementation of Jal Jeevan Mission
BANDIPORA: Deputy Commissioner (DC) Bandipora, Dr Owais Ahmad on Friday chaired a meeting to review the progress/ achievements of cent percent coverage of pure drinking water to Hospitals, Schools and Anganwadi Centres under Jal Jeevan Mission. At the outset, the concerned Officer gave a detailed presentation about JJM achievements registered in the district so far […]
DC Shopian chairs meeting on implementation of Forest Rights Act
SHOPIAN: Giving a push for the implementation of Forest Rights Act and setting out guidelines regarding its implementation, the Deputy Commissioner (DC) Shopian, Sachin Kumar Vaishya, Friday chaired a meeting with the concerned officers, here. After taking a thorough review, the DC stressed for adopting a coordinated approach for its effective implementation. The meeting discussed […]
Jashn-e Zaffran festival: Artists from Cultural Unit Kashmir of DIPR enthrall audiences
SRINAGAR: The artists from Cultural Unit Kashmir of Department of Information and Public Relations (DIPR) Friday presented mesmerising performance in Jashn-e-Zaffran festival organised by the Directorate of Agriculture Kashmir, at India International Kashmir Saffron Trading Centre (IIKSTC) Pampore. Jashn-e-Zaffran is a Saffron festival cum Buyers and Sellers meet held at IIKSTC Dussu, Pampore. On the […]
JK reports 108 new covid-19 cases
Srinagar, Oct 22: Jammu and Kashmir reported 108 new covid-19 cases even as there was no death due to the virus during the past 24 hours, officials said Friday. Among the fresh cases, 21 were reported from Jammu Division and 87 from Kashmir, taking the overall tally to 331494. There was no death due to […]
Explosives destroyed by security forces at encounter site in Poonch
Rajouri, Oct 22: Security forces here in Mendhar sub division of Poonch destroyed two explosive materials found planted at the encounter site in Bhata Dhurian, officials said. Both these devices were found planted by militants at the encounter site in Bhata Dhurian Nar forests and both were recovered by forces during combing operation today. “Both […]
Petrol, diesel prices hiked for third straight day
New Delhi, Oct 22 (PTI) Petrol and diesel prices on Friday touched an all-time high across the country after rates were hiked for the third consecutive day by 35 paise per litre each. The price of petrol in Delhi rose to its highest-ever level of Rs 106.89 a litre and Rs 112.78 per litre in Mumbai, […]
Dead body of non-local recovered in Anantnag, police rules out militant involvement
Srinagar, Oct 23: A dead body of an ‘unsound person’, apparently a non-local, was found at Shamshan Gath Bilal Colony area of Janglatmandi on Friday. While police have taken the body into custody, death due to the bullet(s) was unlikely given the nature of the wound, officials said. “Although there is some wound in the […]
