‘Bird Walk’ organized by WUCMA at Wular Lake
SRINAGAR: On the occasion of birth anniversary of Dr. Salim Ali (Birdman of India), ‘Bird Walk’ programme was organized by Wular Conservation and Management Authority (WUCMA) at Watlab Sopore on Friday. As many as 30 participants from diverse fields belonging to different parts of Kashmir valley participated in the programme. At the onset, the participants […]
LMD penalises LPG home delivery boy
SRINAGAR: The field executives of Legal Metrology Department (LMD) under the supervision of Joint Controller Friday conducted surprise inspection of different markets and intercepted home delivery vans to check weighment of the cooking gas cylinders. During the inspection, the weighment of the cooking gas cylinders was conducted on the standard digital scale in presence of […]
JMC, SMC get control of 108 primary schools
Srinagar: In a significant development, the Jammu and Kashmir government has transferred 108 standalone primary schools in Srinagar and Jammu Municipal limits respectively to Srinagar Municipal Corporation and Jammu Municipal Corporation According to an order issued by School Education department, these schools have been transferred to municipal bodies along with their assets, posts/staff and funds […]
Man arrested for masquerading as ACB official
Awantipora: Jammu and Kashmir police on Friday claimed to have arrested a person for posing himself as Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) official. In a statement issued here, a police spokesman said that acting swiftly on a complaint received from a person belonging to village Dadsara Awantipora that one person stopped him while he was driving […]
DGP reviews security measures
Asks officers to maintain vigil, ensure night patrolling
Srinagar: Director General of Police (DGP), Dilbag Singh Thursday directed the police officers to keep a close eye on the ‘subversive elements’, ensure night patrolling in hyper-sensitive areas and also in areas close to the Line of Control so that District Development Council (DDC) polls are held in a free and peaceful manner. DGP stated […]
DDCs in Jammu asked to fast track annulment of land transferred under Roshni Act
JAMMU: Divisional Commissioner, Sanjeev Verma Thursday asked the Deputy Commissioners of Jammu division to cancel all the mutations of the state land transferred under Roshni Act in the districts. He passed these directions during a video conference meeting with the Deputy Commissioners convened in this regard. The Divisional Commissioner directed the DCs to start the […]
KEG concerned over continued denial of advertisements to ‘Kashmir Reader’
Srinagar: Kashmir Editors Guild (KEG) Thursday expressed concern over the continued denial of the advertisements to a major Srinagar newspaper, Kashmir Reader, by the Jammu and Kashmir Government. The newspaper has never been informed either verbally or in black and white about the reasons for a halt to the advertisements by the government, a statement […]
