2019 Pulwama terror attack accused dies of heart attack in Jammu hospital
Jammu: A 32-year-old man chargesheeted in the deadly terror attack on a CRPF convoy in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district five years ago has died of a heart attack in the Government Medical College Hospital here, officials said. Bilal Ahmad Kuchey of Kakapora’s Hajibal village was among 19 people formally charged in the case. Forty CRPF […]
Pulwama residents demand shifting of dumping site from circular road
Pulwama: The dumping site along the circular road in the main town of Pulwama in this south Kashmir district continues to irk locals for the last several years and they continue to demand the shifting of the site since many years now, locals said Tuesday. The residents of the area said that the municipal committee […]
Assembly Elections-2024 DEO Rajouri briefs media on Polling Day preparedness
RAJOURI: District Election Officer (DEO) Rajouri, Abhishek Sharma, briefed the media persons regarding the district’s preparedness for the Polling, scheduled for tomorrow. The DEO listed various steps taken to ensure smooth, free, and fair elections in the district, with an emphasis on transparency, security and compliance with the Election Commission of India (ECI) guidelines. The […]
General Observer inspects Facilitation Centre & Postal Voting Centre in Pattan AC
BARAMULLA: In a proactive measure to ensure a transparent and efficient electoral process, General Observer for 13-Pattan Assembly Constituency, Ujjwal Kumar accompanied by concerned Returning Officer, Gulzar Ahmad visited Pattan and conducted a thorough inspection of the Facilitation Centre located at Degree College Pattan today. He also assessed the Postal Voting Centre (PVC) at the […]
DGP sanctions 2.04 Cr Special Welfare Relief
Srinagar: Director General of Police (DGP) R.R. Swain sanctioned Rs. 2.04 crore as Special Welfare Relief for NoK of deceased police personnel and SPO’s who have passed away while in service. He has also sanctioned financial assistance of rupees one lakh for the marriage ceremony of a martyr’s daughter, a police spokesman said Tuesday. He […]
Police arrests two drug peddlers in Kupwara
Srinagar: Police in Kupwara arrested two drug peddlers and recovered contraband substance from their possession, a police spokesman said Tuesday. He said that a police party at a checkpoint established in their jurisdiction, intercepted two individuals coming from Diver towards Lalpora. The have been identified as Bashir Ahmad Sheikh son of Ghulam Hassan Sheikh resident […]
KU appoints Prof Shariefuddin Pirzada as new Dean Academic Affairs
Srinagar: The University of Kashmir (KU), Tuesday, appointed Prof Shariefuddin Pirzada as the varsity’s new Dean Academic Affairs. His appointment has been warmly received by the KU community, including officers of the administration, faculty, scholars and students. Prof Shariefuddin Pirzada has a distinguished career at KU, having served as Dean, School of Physical and Mathematical […]
Expenditure Observers for Baramulla conduct second inspection of Exp. registers of all contesting candidates
BARAMULLA: The second inspection of expenditure registers of the contesting candidates of all the seven Assembly constituencies of Baramulla district was conducted at Dak Bungalow Baramulla under the supervision of Sidlingappa Teli and Amit Dahiya, Expenditure Observers for the Assembly Constituencies of District Baramulla. The Nodal Officer for district expenditure monitoring cell along with all […]
Home Voting for 85+ and PwD Voters Begins in Baramulla, shall continue till September 26th
BARAMULLA: The District Administration Baramulla, led by District Election Officer (DEO) Minga Sherpa, has started home voting on 24th of September, allowing registered voters aged 85 and above, as well as Persons with Disabilities (PwD), to cast their votes from home. The initiative that shall continue till September 26th, aims to ensure that every eligible […]
Home Voting commences across Bandipora
Drum beating adds festive atmosphere in Home Voting process 41 Home voting teams constituted to facilitate 504 eligible voters BANDIPORA: The Home voting process commenced officially across the Bandipora District and will continue until September 26. This initiative is designed to facilitate eligible PWD voters with 40 percent benchmark disability and Senior citizens above 85 […]
