Govt tells officials to expedite physical verification of 16000 works, projects

Srinagar: In a significant move aimed at enhancing accountability and transparency in governance, the government has directed officers to expedite physical verification of over 16000 works, projects. Documents reveal that regional directors, district statistics and evaluation officers have been directed to speed up physical verification of over 16000 projects. “Regional Directors/District Statistics & Evaluation Officers […]

Kokernag gunfight concludes- LeT commander Uzair Khan among two terrorists killed: Police

Srinagar: Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) commander Uzair Khan was among the two terrorists killed in a gunfight in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district that ended after seven days, Additional Director General of Police, Kashmir, Vijay Kumar said on Tuesday. Four security personnel, including two army officers and a police officer, lost their lives in the gunfight, which Kumar […]

‘Man-eater’ leopard killed in Handwara Village

Srinagar: A ‘man-eater’ leopard was killed in village Nichama of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Tuesday evening, local sources said. They said that a leopard, believed to have killed a three-year-old boy last Monday, was killed by the Wildlife Department shooters. “The leopard had been on prowl and posed an imminent threat to locals and […]

Ganesh Chaturthi celebrated in Kashmir

Idol immersed in Jhelum for first time since terrorism outbreak

Srinagar: Ganesh Chaturthi was celebrated in Kashmir on Tuesday with religious fervour and the idol of the deity was immersed in the Jhelum river here for the first time after the outbreak of militancy in the valley. The biggest celebration and puja were organised at the Ganpatyar temple in the Habba Kadal area of the […]

  Search operations underway in border areas of Rajouri, Poonch

Jammu: Security forces are conducting cordon and search operations in some areas along the Line of Control in Rajouri and Poonch districts, officials said on Tuesday. The operations were launched on Monday evening following information about the movement of suspected persons, they said. The officials said that the operations are being conducted in the Nowshera, […]

Patient jumps to death from 5th floor of hospital building

Jammu: A 38-year-old patient suffering from severe anemia jumped to death from the fifth floor of the Government Medical College (GMC) Hospital here, officials said on Tuesday. Makhan Lal, a resident of Bajalta, was admitted to the hospital on Saturday. He jumped out of the hospital building late Monday night, they said. Preliminary investigation has […]