Five residential houses, two sheds damaged by fire
Srinagar: Five residential houses and two sheds were damaged in a massive fire that erupted in congested area of Palpora locality of Noorbagh in Srinagar late last night. Official sources said that fire broke out from a single—storey residential house in Pamposh Colony of Palpora on the intervening night of Monday and Tuesday. They said […]
Unified Command meet: Maintain close relation with general public, says Prez to forces
Srinagar: President Ram Nath Kovind Monday chaired a high level unified high command at Rajbhawan, Srinagar where top officials of the security grid participated. The president Kovind expressed his satisfaction over the peaceful situation prevailing in Kashmir and stressed on maintaining close relations with the general public. A senior officer privy to the meeting said […]
CS reviews progress of works on NH-44
Directs enhancement of traffic personnel on NH, Installation of LED signage
SRINAGAR: Chief Secretary, Dr. Arun Kumar Mehta chaired a meeting to review the status of National Highway-44 and took stock of the ongoing road-widening works especially in District Ramban. Administrative Secretaries of departments of Revenue, Power Development, Public Works (R&B), and Forest, Ecology & Environment, besides District Development Commissioner (DDC), Ramban, SSP Traffic, National Highway, […]
CS reviews progress under Jal Jeevan Mission
Directs for providing drinking water in all schools, anganwadi centres by 15th August
SRINAGAR: Chief Secretary, Dr. Arun Kumar Mehta Monday chaired a meeting to review the progress achieved under the centrally sponsored scheme ‘Jal Jeevan Mission’ in Jammu and Kashmir. Commissioner/Secretary Jal Shakti Department and Mission Director, Jal Jeevan Mission along with concerned officers of the Department participated in the meeting. It was informed that the Department […]
DGP sanctions 1.60 Cr as special welfare relief for families of police personnel
SRINAGAR: Director General of Police Dilbag Singh has sanctioned rupees 80 lakh as Special Welfare Relief and over rupees 55 lakh ex-gratia relief in favour of dependents and legal heirs of deceased Police personnel and SPOs, a police spokesman said Monday. He said that the DGP has sanctioned Rupees 38 lakh ex-gratia relief in favour […]
Advisor Baseer Khan meets deputations, individuals
SRINAGAR: Several deputations and individuals Monday called on Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Baseer Ahmad Khan at Civil Secretariat here and apprised him of their grievances and demands. One of the delegations complained about the substandard material used by the Rural Development Department in a work in the district Ganderbal. Advisor directed the Director Rural Development […]
Police arrests five gamblers in Bandipora
Srinagar: Police have arrested five gamblers from a gambling site and seized stake money from their possession, a police spokesman said. He said that acting on specific information, a police party from Police Station Sumbal raided a gambling site at Trigam Shadipora following an input about gambling activities and apprehended five gamblers. They have been […]
