Forest Department officials seize illicit timber in Shopian
Shopian: Taking advantage of the ongoing lockdown due to the Covid-19 outbreak, timber smugglers in Kashmir are having a field day. For the past two months, there has been rampant felling of pine trees in different forest ranges, particularly in south Kashmir. After receiving specific information about timber being smuggled from Shopian Forest Range to […]
National Generic Document Registration System launched in JK
System will facilitate public with transparent, hassle free registration process
JAMMU: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, K K Sharma, Mondayday e-launched the National Generic Document Registration System (NGDRS) in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. Financial Commissioner, Revenue Department, Dr Pawan Kotwal, was also present on the occasion Pertinently, the department of Land Resources has developed a National Generic Documents Registration System through the National […]
Jammu Municipal Corporation starts home delivery of birth, death certificates
Jammu: Jammu Municipal Corporation on Monday launched the home delivery service of birth and death certificates to avoid public gathering at its headquarters in view of COVID-19 pandemic, a spokesperson said. The initiative, named as Doorstep Governance, was launched by Jammu Municipal Corporation (JMC) Mayor Chander Mohan Gupta and Deputy Mayor Purnima Sharma in presence […]
Special train carrying labourers for BRO work in Ladakh reaches Udhampur
Udhampur/Jammu: A special train with over 1,600 labourers from Jharkhand, who will join the Border Road Organisation’s (BRO) construction work in Ladakh, reached here on Monday, officials said. The 1,648 workers arrived at Udhampur Railway Station at around 3.15 am and were subjected to coronavirus screening before being allowed to board the waiting buses for […]
Troops conduct searches in forest areas in Dachigam
Srinagar: Combined Forces have launched a nocturnal search operation in the upper reaches of Dachigam area of Srinagar outskirts after reports about the movement of militants. Reliable sources said that forces have cordoned off Mahadve, Burzwas and Babrobao ridges adjacent to Dachigam National Park. The search operation was under way till the filing of this […]
Semi-decomposed body recovered from Pahalgam
Pahalgam: Police on Monday afternoon recovered an unidentified body of a man from Ashmuqam area of Pahalgam in South Kashmir’s Anantnag district. A police official said that locals informed the police about the body which was found inside a Nallah near an open paddy field in Manigam Seer Ashmuqam. He said a police team immediately […]
Chief Animal Husbandry Officer in Pulwama suspended
Pulwama: District Administration Monday suspended CAHO Pulwama for dereliction of duties and mismanagement of a COVID care centre situated in the district HQ. Mohammad Hussain Wani was designated as the Nodal Officer of this facility and was previously also issued warnings for laxity on his part. The officer was found absconding and unauthorizedly absent from […]
