Sarpanch among three booked under PSA for drug peddling
Kupwara: Authorities in Kupwara district have detained three persons including a Sarpanch under Public Safety Act (PSA) for their alleged involvement in narcotics peddling in the north Kashmir district. A warrant under Public Safety Act against trio was issued by Divisional Commissioner Kashmir after PSA dossiers were submitted by Jammu and Kashmir police. Sharing details, […]
Two killed, several injured in Rajouri road mishap
Jammu: Two persons were killed and several others were injured when a bus they were travelling in turned turtle in Rajouri district on Thursday. Official sources said that a bus bearing registration number (JKO2AE-3393) on way from Rajouri to Gambir Mughala met with an accident near Kakora mode, resulting in on spot death of two […]
Police arrests drug peddlers in Sopore
Srinagar: Police on Thursday said to have arrested four drug peddlers in Sopore area of north Kashmir and recovered psychotropic substances from their possession. A police party arrested four drug peddlers during checking and recovered 768 capsules of Spasmoproxyvon from their possession. They have been arrested and shifted to police station where they remain in […]
DLIC Anantnag sanctions 22 cases under Mumkin scheme
ANANTNAG: District Development Commissioner (DDC) Anantnag, Dr. Piyush Singla Thursday chaired District Level Implementation Committee (DLIC) meeting of Mumkin scheme in which 22 cases were sanctioned. Speaking during the meeting, the DDC said that constitution of task force committees, sensitization of field functionaries and awareness camps have been instrumental in accelerating credit facilitation to the […]
Awareness programme on self-employment schemes held
SRINAGAR: In its continuous endeavor to generate awareness and mobilize/motivate the unemployed youth to establish employment generating units in the most promising sectors, the District Development Commissioner (DDC) Srinagar, Aijaz Asad and Director Employment, J&K Nisar Ahmad Wani, District Employment & Counseling Centre, Srinagar organized a one day mega Awareness Programme at Kashmir Govt. Polytechnic, […]
Baldev Prakash takes charge as J&K Bank’s first MD & CEO
SRINAGAR: Baldev Prakash Thursday joined the J&K Bank as its first Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer (MD & CEO). Bank’s Executive President Sunil Gupta, who was flanked by Presidents, Vice-Presidents and other senior officers warmly welcomed the MD & CEO on his first day at the corporate headquarters here. With his national level knowledge […]
Power shutdown in Jammu areas
JAMMU: Superintending Engineer (Distribution) JPDCL, O&M Circle, Kathua has informed that the power supply to Patel Nagar, Shiva nagar, Hatli Morh, Saraswati Nagar, Aazd Puram, Krishna Colony, Karan Nagar, Happy Palace, Hazi Colony and PHE installations shall remain affected on January 01 and 02 from 8 am to 2 pm. Likewise, the power supply to […]
DC Srinagar chairs Revenue meeting
Directs for launching massive anti-encroachment drive
SRINAGAR: To review the functioning of Revenue Department and to ensure efficient and prompt public service delivery in the district, the Deputy Commissioner (DC) Srinagar, Mohammad Aijaz Asad Thursday chaired a meeting of the Revenue Department in the Meeting Hall of the DC Office Complex, here. The meeting held threadbare deliberations on various Revenue related […]
