Senior police officer transferred, Amit Kumar is DIG Central Kashmir
Srinagar: Government on Tuesday ordered transfer of 22 police officers including Amit Kumar (IPS) who has been posted as in-charge DIG Central Kashmir Range, against an available vacancy. Kumar was hitherto posted incharge DIG Armed Jammu and his transfer along with others has been ordered by Principal Secretary to the Government, Shaleen Kabra. As per […]
Govt conducting survey to identify Auqaf property
JAMMU: To strengthen the Auqaf Board and streamline its functioning, Divisional Commissioner, Sanjeev Verma Tuesday asked the Deputy Commissioners of Jammu province to conduct a detailed survey of all Auqaf properties and submit the list of the assets within their respective districts. Chairing a virtual meeting, the DCs were asked to provide the detail of […]
Lt Guv pays tribute to Army’s JCO
SRINAGAR: Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha paid tributes to Subedar Sukhdev Singh, a Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO) of Indian Army who was killed during the unprovoked cross border shelling along the Line of Control in Rajouri district on Monday. Saluting the courage and valour of the valiant soldiers, the Lt Governor said that our brave Army […]
Provide adequate Covid-19 facilities at all winter cut-off –zones: Div Com
SRINAGAR: The Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Pandurang K Pole Tuesday called for establishment of proper Covid-19 related facilities at Machil, Keran and Tanghdar areas in Kupwara district and at Gurez area of Bandipora, which remain cut off from rest of the Kashmir, due to snowfall, during winter season. The Div Com made these remarks while chairing […]
Bear injures 58 year old woman
Anantnag: A 58-year-old woman was seriously injured after she was attacked by a bear in an apple orchard at Mattan area of South Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Tuesday. Local sources said that Naseema Begum, wife of Abdul Hamid Hajam was walking in the orchard, when a bear appeared from behind and attacked her, they said. […]
Quota under Credit Card scheme for artisans, weavers allotted
Loans with 7% interest subvention shall ensure business continuity
SRINAGAR: Following the notification of new Credit Card Scheme for Artisans and Weavers by the Government, the Department of Handicrafts and Handloom, Kashmir, has allocated district-wise quota for sponsoring cases of prospective beneficiaries to the financial institutions in each district of Kashmir Division during the current financial year. The district-wise allocation is based on existing […]
Vested interests planning to damage school education: PSAJK
Asks govt to take strict action against blacklisted people in education sector
Srinagar: Private Schools’ Association of Jammu and Kashmir (PSAJK) Tuesday called on the government to take stringent action against some blacklisted people with vested interests who working on an agenda to destroy the entire school education sector in Kashmir. The Association said that it has come to its notice that some people with dubious character […]
Attacks on flag-bearers of democracy won’t be tolerated: Lt Guv
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor Manoj Sinha on Tuesday said any attack on flag-bearers of democracy would not be tolerated. Sinha made the remarks as he visited the family of Block Development Council (BDC) Chairman Bhupinder Singh, who was killed by terrorists at his village in Budgam district of central Kashmir last month, an […]
Teenager ends life in Kulgam
Kulgam: A class 6th student allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself to death at his house in Dano Kandi Marag village of south Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Tuesday afternoon. A police official said that a 14-year-old boy (name withheld) of Dano Kandi Marag ended his life by hanging self at his home this afternoon. He […]
Solider commits suicide in Kangan
Srinagar: An army soldier allegedly committed suicide in Chittergul Kangan area of Ganderbal on Monday night, officials said. They said that the soldier identified as Jagjeet Singh of 24 RR from Haryana, committed suicide inside an army camp in the district. Meanwhile, a police officer confirmed the incident and said that the proceedings have been […]
