Chairperson DDC Ramban calls on Lt Guv
JAMMU: Shamshad Shan, Chairperson, District Development Council Ramban Monday called on Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha at Raj Bhavan. During the meeting, the DDC Chairperson and the Lt Governor discussed various matters pertaining to the development of District Ramban. Shan also submitted a memorandum of demands including strengthening and rationalization of staff of Education department in […]
Poppy cultivation destroyed in Thathri Doda
DODA: District Administration Doda, in its efforts to curb the drug menace, has launched a major crackdown on drug peddlers and District police have arrested more than a dozen persons involved in the illegal trade and recovered a huge quantity of banned drugs from their possession. In continuation to this drive, the District Administration, under […]
Exaggerated MRP:Trade-margin on Medical Devices capped: Div Com
Says MRP of more than 1000 brands of medical devices dropped up to 89%
SRINAGAR: Divisional Commissioner (Div Com) Kashmir, Pandurang K Pole said that the administration has achieved a major breakthrough in keeping the menace of printing exaggerated Maximum Retail Price (MRP) by pharmaceutical-companies on the label of medical devices. The development took place after Div Com took serious note of information that most medical devices were found […]
Comm Secy Revenue reviews progress on digitization of Revenue records
Directs officers for digitization of pending Jamabandis by April 30
BUDGAM: Commissioner Secretary Revenue, Vijay Kumar Bidhuri Monday chaired a meeting to review the progress of digitization of Revenue records in Budgam District. The meeting was attended by Deputy Commissioner, Budgam, Shahbaz Ahmed Mirza; ADC, Dr Nasir Ahmad; ACR, Shabir Ul Hassan; SDM Chadoora, Tehsildars and other revenue officers of the district. Chairing the meeting, […]
Doda first to achieve 100 per cent first dose vaccination for 12-14 years old
Bhaderwah/Jammu: Doda becomes the first district in the Union Territory to achieve the landmark of administering 100 per cent first dose of COVID-19 vaccine among the 12 to 14 years, officials said on Monday. The district achieved the feat within two weeks of the inoculation drive despite being the most difficult region with 55 per […]
Using fake certificate: CBK produces chargesheet against man for securing govt job
Srinagar: Crime Branch Kashmir on Monday produced chargesheet against a person for producing fake 10+2 certificate to secure his appointment as junior X-Ray Technician in the Health Department in 2016. A spokesperson of the Crime Branch Kashmir said that the charge-sheet in case (FIR No: 15/2017) under section 420, 468, 471 RPC of police station […]
Police arrests three drug peddlers
Srinagar: Police arrested three drug peddlers in Awantipora and Anantnag and recovered contraband substances from their possession, a police spokesman said Monday. He said that a police party at a checkpoint established at Kadlabal Pampore near Bridge intercepted one suspicious person identified as Nasir Ahmad Sheikh son of Ghulam Mohammad Sheikh resident of Kadlabal Pulpar […]
Body of ‘mentally unsound’ person recovered
Poonch: Body of a mentally unsound person was found at Sangla Nallah in Surankote here on Monday, little over 12 hours after he had gone missing from his residence, official sources said. They said that body of the person, identified as Alam Din (60) son of Bagh Ali, of Fazalabad was spotted by some passersby […]
Market checking intensified across Baramulla
BARAMULLA: In order to ensure the quality and price control in market and to keep vigil on erring traders especially in the ongoing month of Ramadan, the Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC) Baramulla, Zahoor Ahmad Raina accompanied by officers of FCS&CA, Food Safety, Municipal Council and various other departments Monday conducted market checking at various locations […]
Three residential houses damaged in Pattan blaze
Baramulla: Three residential houses were completely damaged in a major fire incident in Khore Sherebad Pattan area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Monday. Officials said that the fire erupted from one of the residential houses and later engulfed several houses in vicinity which resulted in two more residential houses being damaged while a grameen […]
