Over 20 houses gutted in blaze in Anantnag
ANANTNAG (J-K ), Mar 21 (PTI): Around three dozen families have been rendered homeless after a massive fire gutted over 20 houses in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag district, officials said on Friday. The fire broke out in a house in Gajinag area of Kadipora in the south Kashmir district on Thursday, and quickly spread to […]
Police recovers dead body of Rajouri youth near Samba railway Bridge
Jammu, Mar 21: Police on Friday recovered body of youth from a railway bridge in Samba district, officials said. A police official said that the body was found near Sarore Adda Bari Brahmana and was subsequently taken to GMC Jammu for post-mortem. The deceased has been identified as Raja Ibrar Khan son of Abdul Rehman […]
J&K Government to fill 7,253 vacant posts by year-end, says CM Omar Abdullah
JAMMU, MAR 20: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today informed the J&K Legislative Assembly that his government has planned to fill 7,253 vacancies—both Gazetted and Non-Gazetted—by the end of the year. He also stated that 11,526 selections have been made across these categories over the past two years. The Chief Minister, who holds charge of the […]
Assembly condoles death of ex-MLA by suicide
Jammu, Mar 20 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir Assembly on Thursday expressed the condolences on the death of BJP leader and former Independent MLA from Gurez Faqir Mohammad Khan. Khan (62) shot himself dead inside the Tulsibagh government quarters in Srinagar, BJP spokesperson said. The news of Khan’s suicide was announced in the Assembly by Chief […]
Former MLA and BJP leader shoots himself dead
Srinagar, Mar 20 (PTI) BJP leader and former Independent MLA from Jammu and Kashmir’s Gurez Faqir Mohammad Khan on Thursday allegedly committed suicide by shooting himself, party officials said. Khan, 62, shot himself inside the Tulsibagh government quarters here, they said. BJP spokesperson Altaf Thakur, while confirming the incident, said the former MLA has died […]
Govt has no proposal for establishing Institute of Hotel Management at Pahalgam: Education Minister
Jammu, Mar 20: Minister for Higher Education and School Education, Sakeena Itoo, today informed the House that there is no proposal at present to establish Institute of Hotel Management at Pahalgam. The Minister said this while replying to a question raised by Altaf Ahmad Wani. The Minister informed that Hotel Management is not offered as […]
Left out family members being added in ration cards on regular basis: Food Minister
Jammu, Mar 20: Minister for Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs, Satish Sharma, today said that the addition of eligible left out family members in ration cards is being done on regular basis in Jammu and Kashmir. The Minister was replying to a question raised by Balwant Singh Mankotia. The Minister said that, as many […]
Stone Crushers established only after securing requisite NOCs: Dy CM
Jammu, Mar 20: Deputy Chief Minister, Surinder Choudhary, today said that the stone crusher/Hot and Wet mix plants are established only after obtaining No Objection Certificate (NOCs) from the concerned departments. The Minister was replying to a question raised by Sheikh Khursheed Ahmad. He said that to streamline the minor mineral based units, they have […]
Chartered flights issue triggers uproar in Assembly
Jammu, Mar 20: A verbal duel broke out between the ruling NC-Congress and opposition BJP in the Assembly over the issue of chartered flights. During the Question Hour, MLA Shopian Shabir Kulley raised concerns about the alleged misuse of public funds on chartered flights. He demanded the constitution of a House Committee to investigate the […]
Efforts on to settle issue of recovery of royalty, tax dues with certain states: Centre to SC
New Delhi, Mar 20 (PTI) The Centre on Thursday told the Supreme Court that it was making efforts to resolve the issue of recovery of royalty and tax dues on mineral rights and mineral-bearing lands between it and several mineral-rich states. The top court meanwhile deferred to April 24 the hearing on subsequent pleas of […]
