Land Conversion meet held at Kupwara, three cases approved

KUPWARA: Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC) Kupwara, Ghulam Nabi Bhat Tuesday convened a meeting of District Level Committee for Land Conversion (DLCLC) to review the cases pertaining to conversion of agricultural land into non-agriculture purposes. As many as 27 cases were put up for discussion; of which 3 cases were approved by the committee. On the […]

Two killed, another injured in twin accidents in Qazigund

Qazigund: Two persons died while another one was injured in twin road accidents in Qazigund area of south Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Tuesday, officials said. An official said that two persons died and another one was injured near Shampora Crossing and Vessu areas of Qazigund respectively. “At Shampora crossing an unknown vehicle hit a man […]

Large cache of drugs seized in Poonch and Rajouri, 3 arrested

Jammu: A large cache of drugs, including two kilograms of heroin, worth crores of rupees were seized in two separate operations in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch and Rajouri districts, police said on Tuesday. Three suspected drug peddlers were also arrested in these operations, they said. Senior Superintendent of Police, Rajouri, Amritpal Singh said a police […]

  DC Srinagar reviews scheme wise performance of Rural Development Sector

Sets timeline of June 30 for achieving 100% Targets under SBM (Grameen)-II

SRINAGAR: In order to assess the scheme-wise performance of Rural Development Sector and review the implementation of the schemes under Swachh  Bharat Mission (Grameen)-II in Srinagar Panchayats, the Deputy Commissioner(DC) Srinagar, Mohammad Aijaz Asad Tuesday chaired a meeting here at Meeting Hall of the DC Office Complex. At the outset, the Deputy Commissioner was given […]

Div Com, ADGP review Amarnath Yatra arrangements

JAMMU: Divisional Commissioner Jammu, Ramesh Kumar alongwith Additional Director General of Police Jammu Zone, Mukesh Singh on Tuesday chaired a meeting to review the arrangements for the Shri Amarnath Ji Yatra- 2023. The meeting was attended by IG CRPF, Mahesh Laddha; Inspector General (IG) of Border Security Force (BSF), D K Boora; IG Traffic, Bhim […]

Deputy High Commissioner of India in Mauritius, President KJ&V Sansthan trust call on Lt Guv

SRINAGAR: Vimarsh Aryan, Deputy High Commissioner of India in Mauritius called on Lieutenant Governor Shri Manoj Sinha at Raj Bhawan, Monday. He discussed various important matters with the Lt Governor, including successful G20 meeting, trade and tourism potential of J&K UT and investment opportunities in different sectors. Later, Mahant Rohit Shastri, President Shri Kailakh Jyotish […]

11 passengers suffer injuries as Tata Sumo vehicle falls into Rivulet in Mendhar

Srinagar: At least eleven passengers have sustained injuries after a Tata Sumo vehicle they were on board plunged into a rivulet in Mendhar in Poonch district. Reports said that a Tata Sumo vehicle bearing registration number JK12 3051, skidded off the road and plunged into Gursai nallah, resulting in injuries to eleven passengers. Soon after […]

Labourer dies of electrocution in Budgam

Budgam: A labourer died of electric shock while cutting branches of trees in Beerwah area of central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Monday afternoon. An official said that he received electric shock during branch cutting. He identified him as Abdul Rashid Ganaie son of Abdul Karim Ganaie of Danes Beerwah. “The labourer was immediately taken to […]

Old mortar shell recovered in Kupwara

Srinagar: Security forces on Monday recovered an old mortar shell in Kupwara district of north Kashmir, officials said. A road opening party of the BSF recovered the explosive in general area of Bhatpura village near a culvert on the Handwara-Naogaon highway, they said. They said the recovered shell may have been lying at the site […]