National level theatre returns to Kashmir after three decade hiatus
Srinagar: National theatre returned to Kashmir after three decades with popular plays such as Girish Karnad’s Naagmandal being performed as part of a three-day festival here. The 22nd Bharat Rang Mahotsav, which started on Thursday in Jammu and Kashmir’s summer capital Srinagar, has come as an opportunity for theatre groups in the valley to learn […]
RBI imposes restrictions on 5 co-op banks
Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India on Friday imposed several restrictions on five cooperative banks, including on withdrawals, in the wake of the deteriorating financial condition of the lenders. The restrictions will remain in place for six months, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said in separate statements. With restrictions in place, the banks, without […]
Saurabh Bhagat inaugurates week long mega solar expo in Jammu
JAMMU: Commissioner Secretary, Science and Technology, Saurabh Bhagat, Friday inaugurated a week long mega Solar Expo at Rail Head, Bahu Plaza here. The expo being held from February 24 to March 2, 2023, is being organized by J&K Energy Development Agency (JAKEDA) in collaboration with multiple vendors of RE industry and other line departments of […]
Bandipora admin holds interaction with traders, civil society members
Officers explained ease of Taxation, importance for vibrant ULBs
BANDIPORA: The Bandipora district administration on the directions of Deputy Commissioner Bandipora Dr Owais Ahmad on Friday held special interaction programmes with locals including traders and civil society members in Sumbal and Bandipora town with an aim to clarify the misconceptions with regard to the property tax. In Bandipora the meeting was attended by Executive […]
DC Kupwara clears misinformation regarding property tax
KUPWARA: Deputy Commissioner, Kupwara, Dr.Doifode Sagar Dattatray Friday assured the people of Kupwara district that the confusion created regarding Property tax is totally baseless and being propagated to mislead the public. He said that about 70 percent people in Kupwara, Handwara and Langate towns do not fall in the property tax category and added that […]
Police seizes illicit timber in Baramulla, three held
Srinagar: Police in Baramulla seized illicit timber and arrested three accused persons involved in the crime. A police party arrested three persons identified as Mohammad Rafiq Poswal son of Umer Din, Ishtiyaq Ahmad Thakria son of Mohammad Sageer and Abdul Hamid Paswal son of Mohi-u-Din, all residents of Gowhallan and recovered illicit forest timber measuring […]
Decades on, NTPHC building awaits completion in Pulwama’s Rohmoo
Pulwama: A New Type Primary Health Centre in Rohmoo Pulwama’ reflects completely a contrary picture of what is being claimed on ground as the centre has been functioning from an incomplete building on which construction was started some 21 years ago, locals have alleged. Health centre in Rohmoo village, which is about ten kilometers from […]
Man allegedly commits suicide in Sopore
Sopore: A 56-year-old man allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself in Noorbagh locality of Sopore town in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Friday. Officials said that the man hanged himself to death at his residence in Noorbagh. They said that he was rushed to SDH Sopore where doctors pronounced him dead on arrival. They said […]
