Legislators, deputations call on CM, highlight constituency issues
JAMMU: Several legislators and deputations on Friday called on Chief Minister Omar Abdullah here and apprised him of a range of issues concerning their respective constituencies, seeking timely intervention and resolution. MLA Ramnagar Sunil Bharadwaj, MLA Habbakadal Shamim Firdous, MLA Budhal Javaid Iqbal, MLA Kokernag Zaffar Ali Khatana, MLA Thanamandi Muzaffar Iqbal Khan and former […]
Div Com reviews various Revenue Matters, Development Initiatives
SRINAGAR: Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, Anshul Garg, Friday chaired a meeting to review a range of revenue-related matters, including migrant properties, construction of houses for terror victims, digitization of land records, Digital Crop Survey, and development of urban revenue-generating assets. The meeting was attended by Deputy Commissioners, the Additional Commissioner Central, and the Officer on Special […]
Administration demolishes residences of two drug peddlers in Jammu outskirts
Jammu: The district administration on Friday demolished residential properties of two alleged drug peddlers in the outskirts of Jammu city as part of its crackdown on assets linked to persons involved in drug trafficking and trade, officials said. Bulldozers — accompanied by heavy police deployment — rolled into Indra Nagar Colony of Miran Sahib and […]
Mamata winning polls in Bengal, Congress in Kerala, DMK in TN: Farooq
Srinagar: National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah claimed on Friday that opposition parties are winning Assembly polls in the three key states of West Bengal, Tamil Nadu and Kerala. “I tell you, and the rest, god knows, Mamata Banerjee is winning in Bengal, Congress is winning in Kerala and (MK) Stalin’s party (DMK) is winning […]
Six booked for disrupting public order in Sopore
Srinagar: Six persons were booked under the stringent Public Safety Act (PSA) in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Friday for allegedly disrupting public order. Sopore Police booked the six under the PSA for their involvement in recent law and order disturbances and acts of vandalism during a student protest in Sopore area of the north […]
Rusted mortar shell found in Poonch
Mendhar/Jammu: An old rusted mortar shell was found in a forward area in Mendhar sector of Poonch on Friday, officials said. The mortar shell was noticed by villagers in an open field near Narol of Mendhar, they said. The officials said the Army’s Bomb Disposal Squad was called in and later the mortar shell was […]
Hotel lift collapses in Srinagar, six tourists injured
Srinagar: Six tourists were injured on Friday after a lift of a hotel collapsed here, officials said. The incident took place at a newly constructed hotel in Hyderpora locality of the city. The injured tourists have been rushed to the Bone and Joint Hospital at Barzulla, the officials said, adding their condition is stated to […]
Revenue official, forest guard suspended for dereliction of duty
Jammu: A revenue official and a forest guard have been suspended in Samba and Doda districts respectively for alleged dereliction of duty, officials said. In Samba district, Deputy Commissioner Ayushi Soodan ordered the suspension of a ‘girdawar’ Pankaj Singh Jamwal for failure to complete the digitisation of revenue records within the stipulated timeframe despite repeated […]
Rare male musk deer rescued in Gurez
Black bear captured alive in Bandipora Srinagar: In two major wildlife operations on Friday, the Wildlife Department rescued a rare male musk deer near the Line of Control (LoC) in Gurez Valley and captured a black bear alive in Bandipora town, officials said. An official said the musk deer, locally known as “Roose Kat”, was […]
NIA attaches plot belonging to terror accused in Budgam
SRINAGAR: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Friday attached a plot of land belonging to a terror accused in Budgam district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said. The attached property at SK Bagh area of Budgam belongs to Tafazul Hussain Parimoo, a resident of Sheikh-ul-Alam Colony in Nowgam here. Parimoo is presently in NIA custody […]