Amid heavy Snowfall all major roads open in Kupwara
KUPWARA: All the major roads of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district remained open for traffic on Monday. These roads include Kupwara-Sopore road, Handwara-Baramulla, Kupwara-Sogam, Kupwara-Kralpora-Chowkibal and other roads. According to Executive Engineer Mechanical, all priority-I roads have been cleared twice during the day. Meanwhile Deputy Commissioner (DC) Kupwara Dr. Doifode Sagar Dattatray on Monday inspected various […]
Bpr admin retrieves 33000 kanal State, Kahcharie land
BANDIPORA: The district administration Bandipora has retrieved around 33000 Kanals of encroached land comprising around 16000 Kanals of State Land and 17000 Kanals of Kahcharie land through intensified anti-encroachment drives. The drives have also evicted around 500 Kanals of high value land from various influential persons of the district especially in Tehsil Bandipora and Sumbal. […]
All major roads, link-roads, streets, cleared of Snow: SMC
SRINAGAR: The Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) on Monday pressed all the men and machinery of the corporation for snow clearance jobs since Monday morning to ensure hassle free movement of general public and vehicular movement. The operation was launched on the directions of the Commissioner SMC Athar Amir Khan following the prediction of Snowfall. An […]
ADDC Bpr launches Sparsh Leprosy Eradication campaign
BANDIPORA: The Health department Bandipora on Monday organised an awareness programme to inaugurate leprosy eradication campaign at mini secretariat, here. The programme was held in collaboration with the District Administration Bandipora and was presided over and inaugurated by Additional District Development Commissioner (ADDC) Bandipora Ali Afsar Khan. The VC District Development Council Bandipora, DDC Members, […]
2nd AGM of BCC Bank held at Dak Bungalow Bla
BARAMULLA: The Baramulla Central Cooperative (BCC) Bank convened its 2nd Annual General Meeting (AGM) under the supervision of Assistant Commissioner Revenue Baramulla Peerzada Mumtaz. The meeting was held after the Professional Board of Directors (PBODs) took over the management of the bank in December 2018. Apart from the Directors of Board, the meeting was attended […]
ADC, SP Awantipora inaugurate CBC’s 3-day multimedia exhibition
Srinagar: The Additional Deputy Commissioner Awantipora Zaffar Hussain Shawl and Superintendent of Police Awantipora Syed Fayaz Ahmad on Monday inaugurated a three-day multimedia exhibition at Government Polytechnic College Awantipora. The exhibition is being organised by the Central Bureau of Communication (CBC), Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India as part of a series of […]
Khankah Awantipora residents rue lack of basic amenities
Pulwama: The residents of Khankah village in Awantipora hamlet of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district are up in arms against the administration for neglecting the area over the past years. The residents said the area sans proper link road connectivity despite being close to Jammu-Srinagar National highway. They said the interior roads of the area were […]
Terrorists hideout busted in Awantipora, 4 terrorist associates arrested
Srinagar: Police along with security forces have busted a hideout in Awantipora and arrested four terrorist associates linked with proscribed terror outfit LeT, a police spokesman said on Monday. The spokesman said that Police along with Army (42RR) and CRPF 180Bn launched a cordon and search operation at Hafoo Nigeenpora forests. “During the search, a […]
Kidnapped minor girl recovered within hours in Pulwama, 3 arrested: Police
Srinagar: Police in Pulwama have recovered a kidnapped minor girl and arrested three accused persons involved in the commission of crime, a police spokesman said on Monday. He said that Police Station (PS) Rajpora received a written complaint from a resident of Sonabanjer Khaigam on January 29 that his daughter aged about 15years was kidnapped […]
Overnight snowfall: Police establishes emergency helpline numbers

Srinagar: In view of inclement weather and advisory issued by MET department regarding heavy snowfall, the J&K Police on Monday established Emergency Helpdesk Control Rooms for the general public. The control rooms have been established to facilitate the public in case of emergencies. “For any emergency, the general public can also dial 112,” the spokesman […]