SDA carries out demolition drive in Srinagar areas
SRINAGAR: The Enforcement Wing of Srinagar Development Authority (SDA) Thursday carried out a demolition drive at Nowgam, Shalteng, Northern Bus Stand Parimpora and Batamaloo areas to retrieve illegally occupied SDA land. The drive was conducted to retrieve encroachments by some unscrupulous elements that had carried out construction in ‘no construction zone’ at Nowgam, grabbed the […]
Several public deputations, individuals call on Advisor Bhatnagar
JAMMU: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Rajeev Rai Bhatnagar, Thursday interacted with several public deputations and individuals to assess their issues and concerns here at Civil Secretariat. The delegations and individuals brought several issues and problems before the Advisor and sought their early redressal. A delegation of Casual Labours of Government Polytechnic Colleges of Jammu demanded […]
Deputations of trade bodies call on Adv Baseer Khan
SRINAGAR: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Baseer Ahmad Khan, Thursday met deputations of trade bodies and other public delegations to assess issues confronted by Traders, Industrial unit holders and general public at Civil Secretariat, Srinagar. A deputation led by President of Kashmir Traders and Manufacturers Federation, Mohammad Yaseen Khan, raised various issues with the Advisor including […]
Kansal reviews power scenario in south Kashmir
Inspects Mirbazar Substation
ANANTNAG: Principal Secretary, Power Development and Information Departments, Rohit Kansal, asked the PDD Engineers to optimally utilize the services of available skilled manpower of the department to ensure repair of damaged transformers in a time bound manner. He also directed the concerned to ensure recovery of power tariffs from consumers enabling government to ensure round […]
2nd Phase of Panch By-elections
More than 65% voter turnout recorded
SRINAGAR: State Election Commissioner K K Sharma informed that 65.54 percent and 52.24 percent voter turnout was recorded on Tuesday in the second phase of vacant Panch and Sarpanch By-polls 2020. SEC informed that by-poll for Panch vacant seats were held in 343 constituencies including 317 from Kashmir division and 26 from Jammu division in […]
Suspected drug peddler held in Udhampur
Jammu: A suspected drug peddler has been arrested with 75 kg of poppy seeds in Udhampur district, officials said Wednesday. During a routine checking, a police team stopped a truck on the highway at Chenani area and recovered the contraband from its driver Malkeet Singh, they said. The accused was arrested and the poppy seized, […]
BSF trooper ends life
Kupwara: A Border Security Forces’ soldier shot himself dead in north-Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Wednesday morning, officials said. They said that the soldier identified as Head Constable Bharinder Singh of 118 Battallion shot himself with his service rifle, while on duty in Tanghdar area of the district. The cause of him taking this extreme step […]
Army man arrested for allegedly molesting woman
Uri: Police on Wednesday arrested an army soldier for allegedly molesting a 36-year-old woman here at Paranpeelan area of Uri in this north-Kashmir district. A senior police official said that an army soldier belonging to 173 TA of Engineering section identified as Hawaldar Parvaiz Hussain presently attached with 18 MLI Bandi in Uri was arrested […]
