BOSE employee’s body recovered
Srinagar: The body of a 48-year-old J&K Board of School Education (JKBOSE) employee was on Friday morning recovered from river Jhelum in Chattabal area of Srinagar. Officials said that Bagiyas Chattabal police has recovered the body of Tahir Ahmad Masoodi, 48, son of Noor Muhammad Masoodi of Narwara Eidgah from river Jhelum at Veer Chattabal. […]
Altaf Bukhari condemns killing of three BJP men
Jammu: J&K Apni Party president Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari on Friday condemned the killing of three BJP workers in Kulgam district, saying such violent incidents add to miseries and sufferings of people. Fida Hussain, Umer Hajam and Umer Rashid Beigh were shot dead by militants in Y K Pora area of Kulgam district late on […]
Udhampur tops list in transparent distribution of rations
UDHAMPUR: District Udhampur has managed to create a niche in transparent distribution of ration with almost 100% implementation of Adhar based transaction and real time monitoring through a well established ombudsman. For ensuring ration distribution to every eligible person, District Development Commissioner, Dr Piyush Singla has constituted a permanent committee to monitor the dispensing of […]
Police foils protest by PDP leaders, several detained
Detained leaders released after signing ‘surety bonds’
Srinagar: Several PDP leaders were on Thursday detained by police as they tried to stage a protest against the new land laws notified by the Centre for Jammu and Kashmir. PDP leader Khursheed Alam, party spokesman Suhail Bukhari and youth president Waheed Parra were among those detained by police as they came out of the […]
Maternity-cum-Child Care Hospital in Kangan fails to turn into a reality
Kangan: It has been 15 years and still the Maternity-cum-Child Care Hospital (M&CCH) in Kangan town of Central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district has remained an unfulfilled dream for the locals. Notably, the land for the hospital was identified in 2005 when Ghulam Nabi Azad was the Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir while Jammu Kashmir Housing […]
Union Secretary Power inspects progress on various power projects
KISHTWAR: Union Secretary, Ministry of Power, Sanjiv Nandan Sahai Thursday inspected the pace of work on the Hydro Electric Projects coming up in Kishtwar district and inaugurated various assets created in the adjoining areas under the Project Area Development plan. At the outset, the Union Secretary inspected Dulhasti Dam site and reviewed the generation capacity […]
Directorate of Fisheries gets a new office complex at TRC
SRINAGAR: Principal Secretary Fisheries Department, Animal/Sheep Husbandry, Agriculture, Horticulture and Cooperatives Departments, Navin Kumar Choudhary, along with Director Fisheries, Mohammad Amin Mir, Thursday inaugurated office of Directorate of Fisheries at Tourist Reception Center Srinagar. On the occasion, the Director briefed the Principal Secretary about various ongoing developmental activities of the department. It was informed that […]