Fine imposed on erring traders at Budgam
BUDGAM: The Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC) Budgam, who is also the Adjudicating Officer Tuesday imposed a fine of Rs 64,000 on various food outlet owners, shopkeepers, traders and wholesale dealers for violating various provisions of the Food Safety and Standards Act (FS&SA) in the district. The fine was imposed on 11 erring traders, during the […]
Power shutdown in Valley parts
SRINAGAR: According to the Power Controller, Kashmir province, in order to facilitate project wing to carry out laying of Bus Bars, the Receiving Stations Yaripora and Rooh shall observe shutdown on February 04, from 11am to 4pm. Similarly, Receiving Station Mitalhama shall also observe shutdown on February 06 and 08 from 11am to 4 pm. […]
Agriculture Department to implement DBT in all departmental schemes
SRINAGAR: To ensure financial empowerment of the farmer community and cent percent transparency, the Department of Agriculture is all set to implement Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) in different Agricultural schemes under implementation of the department. This was stated by Director Agriculture Kashmir, Chowdhary Mohammad Iqbal in a meeting convened here to discuss Direct Benefit Transfer […]
Pakistani women demand repatriation
Srinagar: Pakistani women married to former Kashmiri militants, who had arrived in Valley under government’s rehabilitation policy in 2010, Monday once again staged protest in Kashmir capital Srinagar. Holding placards, and raising slogans these women asked Government of India to either provide them citizenship rights or deport them back to Pakistan. The protesting women along […]
Couple arrested for blackmailing men
Uri: Police in north Kashmir’s Uri arrested a couple for black-mailing and threatening men to implicate them in false sexual harassment cases. Station House Officer Uri, Muhammad Ashraf Pal said that a shop keeper from Lagama village had filed a complaint claiming that a woman is black-mailing him and demanding Rs 40,000. The shopkeeper, a […]
Traffic halted on Jmu-Sgr highway, restored later
Srinagar: Traffic was first halted on Srinagar-Jammu for a few hours after landslides blocked the road at Shahbanbas in Banihal while as the road was cleared for the traffic within a few hours. Traffic Authorities confirmed that men and machinery were pressed in and road was cleared at Shahbanbas in Banihal where landslides had occurred. […]
Two killed in Kupwara road mishap
Kupwara: In a tragic incident, a family on their way towards Srinagar to visit an ailing young relative met with an accident near Kralpora in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district, resulting in the death of a girl and an aged man. Officials said that a vehicle bearing registration number HR51-7420 skidded off the road due to […]
CUK’s teacher edu deptt holds art and craft competition
Srinagar: Despite harsh climatic conditions, School of Education, Central University of Kashmir (CUK) is fulfilling its social commitment by providing education and mentorship to hundreds of students belonging to SEDG;s across Jammu and Kashmir. In that connection, a camp established by the varsity in collaboration with Government Senior Secondary School Natipora organised an art and […]