Illegal mineral extraction: Div Com reviews enforcement measures
JAMMU: Divisional commissioner Jammu, Sanjeev Verma Tuesday asked the Director Geology and Mining to submit Action Taken Report to stop/ prevent illegal mining of minor minerals from River Tawi Bed. He passed the directions here at a meeting with concerned officers convened to review the implementation of Jammu and Kashmir High Court directions. The meeting […]
DDC polls: 145 candidates contesting against 90 seats in phase-1 at Kupwara
KUPWARA: District Panchayat Election Officer (DPEO) Kupwara, Anshul Garg Tuesday reviewed the arrangements for phase-I of District Development Council (DDC) and Panchayat by-election being held on November 28 in the district. The DPEO said that 03 DDC constituencies viz. Kalaroos, Kralpora and Tangdar are going for polls on November 28 during which all border and […]
Commander 9 Corps, GoC 26 Div call on Lt Guv
JAMMU: Lieutenant General, Upendra Dwivedi, Corps Commander, 9 Corps, and Major General, Vijay B Nair, GoC 26 Infantry Division Tuesday called on the Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha here at Raj Bhavan. They briefed the Lt Governor about the security situation in the area of their responsibility and further discussed various important issues relating to the […]
Div Com orders demolition of boundary wall in Srinagar
Srinagar: Acting tough on illegal encroachments the Divisional Kashmir Srinagar P.K.Pole has ordered the demolition of the illegally constructed wall on state land. As per an order, SDM East and Tehsildar Khanyar has been directed to remove the encroachment and furnish a compliance report in the office of Divisional Commissioner Kashmir. It is pertinent to […]
Soldier dies of heart attack in Kupwara
Kupwara: An army soldier died of cardiac arrest while on duty in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district. Official sources said that a soldier was on patrolling duty when he felt unconscious. He was rushed to hospital where doctors declared him dead. The cause of his sudden death was cardiac arrest. The deceased soldier was affiliated with […]
M Ashraf Hakak’s mother is no more, DIPR condoles demise
SRINAGAR: Joint Directorate of Information Kashmir Division has expressed grief and sorrow over the demise of mother of former Joint Director Information, M Ashraf Hakak and presently Officer on Special Duty (OSD) to Advisor to Lt. Governor, who breathed her last on Monday, November 24. In this connection, a condolence meeting was convened here under […]
DDC, Ang chairs DLRCC Meet
ANANTNAG: District Development Commissioner (DDC) Anantnag, K. K. Sidha, who is also Chairman District Level Review Cum Consultative Committee (DLRCC), Tuesday, chaired a meeting of the Committee convened to review the performance of banks and line departments for the 2nd quarter ending September 2020 under District Credit Action Plan (DCAP) 2020-21, in DC Office Complex […]
J&K Bank organizes customer meet in Udhampur
Jammu: J&K Bank Business Unit Moungri organized a customer meet that was presided over by the bank’s Zonal Head Udhampur Sushil Gupta. Besides Cluster Head Udhampur Rajesh Gupta, Head BU Moungri Amar Deep Singh and other bank officials, the meet was attended by a group of valuable customers including senior and prominent citizens of the […]
HC dismisses plea challenging Mayoral elections in SMC
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir High Court on Tuesday dismissed an application, seeking a stay on the notification for election of Mayor Srinagar Municipal Corporation. Two persons from National Conference—Nuzrat Ara and Ali Mohammad Tantray, claiming to be contesting for Councilor in the by-elections of the Municipal Corporation, had filed the petition to challenge notification issued […]
Militant funding case: NIA grills PDP leader Yasir Reshi
Srinagar: National Investigation Agency Tuesday questioned belligerent PDP leader Yasir Reshi in connection with tainted police officer Davinder Singh case who in allegedly involved in militant funding scam. Sources said that Yasir Reshi was summoned at NIA office in Srinagar where he was thoroughly questioned. Sources confirmed that Yasir Reshi appeared before the questioning team […]
