Police arrests five drug peddlers

Srinagar: Police arrested five drug peddlers and smugglers in Baramulla, Awantipora and Kulgam and recovered contraband substances from their possession, a police spokesman said Saturday. In Baramulla, a police party at a checkpoint established at Palhallan Morh Pattan intercepted a suspicious person who tried to flee from the spot but was apprehended tactfully. During search, […]

Police destroys poppy cultivation in Baramulla

Srinagar: Police in Baramulla alongwith civil authorities destroyed poppy cultivation spread on vast area of land, a police spokesman said Saturday. He said that acting on a specific information police at Khamindarpora, Zaspora and Pazalpora areas of Tangmarg destroyed poppy cultivation spread over manay acres of land. A police party police alongwith Executive Magistrate of […]

DGP sanctions special welfare relief

Srinagar: Director General of Police (DGP) Dilbag Singh has sanctioned Rs. 1.38 crore as Special Welfare Relief for NoK of deceased police personnel, SPOs who have passed away while in service, a police spokesman said Saturday. The amount is sanctioned out of the contributory police welfare fund and is one among various welfare measures of […]

Youth killed, another injured as tractor turns turtle in Handwara

Handwara: A person was killed and another injured after a tractor turned turtle in Handwara area of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district. Reports said that a tractor turned turtle at Kachiwara, resulting in injuries to two persons. The duo was taken to a nearby health facility, where one of them was declared as brought dead on […]

Anantnag woman dies of heart attack after son fails to qualify class 12 exam

Anantnag: A woman died in Kokernag area of south Kashmir’s Anantnag after she came to know that her son has failed to qualify class 12th exam, results of which were declared on Friday. Locals said that Jameela Akhtar wife of Mohammad Rafiq Malik of Danwethpora Kokarnag suffered massive cardiac arrest. “She was rushed to SDH […]

MP Gulam Ali Khatana reviews ongoing Developmental Works

ANANTNAG: Rajya Sabha Member of Parliament (MP), Er. Gulam Ali Khatana Saturday conducted a comprehensive review of the ongoing developmental works in District Anantnag. The meeting was held at Pahalgam Club, where MP Khatana assessed the progress and achievements made in various sectors across the district. During the meeting, the District Officer presented a detailed […]

Justice Vinod C Koul visits proposed site for construction of new court complex

ANANTNAG: Justice Vinod Chatterji Koul, who is also Administrative Judge Anantnag Saturday, visited the proposed site for the construction of a new court complex at Sarnal Anantnag. Justice Vinod was received by Jaffer Hussain Beigh (Principal District & Sessions Judge Anantnag) and F. H. Iqbal (Chief Judicial Magistrate Anantnag). Deputy Commissioner Anantnag, Senior Superintendent of […]

Chairman DDC Budgam addresses Grievance Redressal Camp

Inspects Macadamisation work on Kakanmaran Gariend Budgam Road

BUDGAM: Chairman, District Development Council (DDC) Budgam, Nazir Ahmad Khan Saturday addressed a grievance redressal camp at Gund Ali Nayak Waterhail, here. The camp aimed to address the concerns and grievances of the residents, ensuring prompt and effective resolution of their issues. Executive Engineer PHE Budgam and officials from the Rural Development Department were present […]

DC Pulwama presides over District Level Bankers Credit Seminar

PULWAMA: To bridge the gap between banking institutions and farming community, the Deputy Commissioner (DC) Pulwama, Dr. Basharat Qayoom Saturday presided over Bankers Seminar for Credit in Agriculture and allied sectors at Circuit House, Pulwama here. During the programme, a detailed discussion was held through a powerpoint presentation delivered by DDM NABARD, Junaid Hakeem on […]