Administrative Secretaries nominated as In-charge Secretaries for Districts
Directed to monitor dev works
SRINAGAR: The Government Thursday nominated Administrative Secretaries as In-charge Secretaries for Districts for monitoring development works and other related matters. According to the order issued by General Administration Department, Administrative Secretaries who have been nominated as In-charge Secretaries are Financial Commissioner, Finance, Arun Kumar Mehta for Jammu; Financial Commissioner, Health and Medical Education Department, Atal […]
Govt mulls to ‘resume’ education process for class 9th–12th
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir School Education department is mulling to restart the education process at High, Secondary and Higher Secondary level amid new Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and guidelines of Government of India (GoI). Top officials of the department said that they are working on the strategy to be followed while reopening schools in […]
Local’s stage protest as minor crushed to death in Qazigund
Qazigund: A seven-year-old girl was crushed to death on Thursday while the locals staged protest against the incident in Damjan village of Qazigund in south Kashmir’s Kulgam district. Police sources said that a tractor (without registration number) crushed a seven-year-old girl to death near Damjan. They identified the deceased girl as Zareena Jan, daughter of […]
2 JeM militants apprehended in Kupwara: Police
Kupwara: Police on Thursday claimed to have arrested two JeM militants along with arms and ammunition in Kupwara district of north Kashmir. A police official said that Police received a specific input that two JeM militants belonging to Sopore were likely to visit Kupwara and recruit youth in their ranks. Acting upon the input, the […]
Drowned Bandipora man’s body recovered
Bandipora: The body of a 45-year-old man who had drowned last week near Zalwan was fished out Thursday morning from Wular Lake in Laharwalpora area of north Kashmir’s Bandipora district. An official said that the body of Hussain Ahmad Khatana son of Makhna Khatana a resident of Tanghat Pethkoot has been fished out after Nine […]
Motorcyclist killed, two others injured in Pulwama road mishap
Pulwama: A motorcyclist was killed while two others were injured in a road accident in Litter area of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Thursday morning. Reports said that a Maruti car bearing registration no JK01A-3585 hit a motorcycle bearing registration no PB36G-2431 resulting in critical injuries to two persons. They said that one among them […]
Lt Guv orders inquiry into seepage incidents in border bunkers
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor Manoj Sinha on Wednesday ordered an inquiry into incidents of seepage in underground bunkers constructed along the International Border (IB) to ensure safety of civilians during shelling by Pakistani troops. He ordered the inquiry during his visit to Kathua to review the developmental scenario of the district. So far, […]
