Urchersoo Pulwama residents decry shortage of drinking water
New scheme for area at tendering stage: Official
Pulwama: The residents of Urchersoo area in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district are up in arms against PHE department for its failure to provide drinking water facility to the area. The residents said the department has failed to provide the facility of potable water to the area for the last many decades, causing huge inconveniences to […]
VC SKUAST Jammu, former MLC call on LG
Srinagar: Vice-Chancellor SKUAST-Jammu Prof. JP Sharma on Monday called on the J&K Lieutenant Governor (LG) Manoj Sinha at Raj Bhavan. The VC briefed the LG on various ongoing outreach activities, and research programmes in the University, besides other issues of academic and administrative importance. He also had a discussion with the Manoj Sinha about the […]
Woman found dead at in-laws’ house, family alleges murder
Inquest proceedings initiated: SP Handwara
Handwara: A 32-year-old woman was found dead allegedly under suspicious circumstances at her in-laws’ house in Kakroosa area of Handwara in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district. Reports said that the woman was found dead at her in-laws’ house this morning. Soon after news about the death of the woman (name withheld) broke, the victim’s family went […]
Yatra arrangements: Sarmad Hafeez visits Chandanwari, Sheshnag
Srinagar: Secretary J&K Tourism Sarmad Hafeez on Monday visited Pahalgam to review the arrangements put in place by the tourism department for the successful conduct of this year’s Amarnathji Yatra. During the visit, Hafeez along with a team of officers visited Chandanwari, Pissu Top, Zajipal, Nagakoti and Sheshnag where he inspected the pace of work […]
JKTPO organizes workshop for HAUSLA, JKRLM women entrepreneurs
Jammu: The J&K Trade Promotion Organization (JKTPO) on Monday organized a comprehensive workshop and networking session for HAUSLA and JKRLM women entrepreneurs, Self-Help Groups and Cluster Level Federations. Managing Director JKTPO Dr Devansh Yadav in his address briefed about broad contours of HAUSLA initiative besides highlighting the objective and efforts being put in by the […]
Injured MBBS student airlifted from Bangladesh to AIIMS-Delhi
Jammu: The central government airlifted an MBBS student from Jammu and Kashmir, who was undergoing treatment at a Bangladesh hospital after being critically injured in an accident, to the AIIMS in New Delhi for specialised treatment on Monday, BJP leader Ravinder Raina said. Shoaib Lone, a resident of Rajouri district here, is a final-year MBBS […]
Alleged irregularities in SI selection test
Govt forms committee to probe allegations
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir government on Monday constituted a committee to enquire into the alleged irregularities in the written test for sub-Inspector posts in J&K police by Jammu and Kashmir Service Selection Board (JKSSB). According to an order the committee headed by Financial Commissioner (Additional Chief Secretary), Home Department, R K Goyal has been […]
Minor’s body recovered in Uri, north Kashmir
Uri (Baramulla): The dead body of a 12-year-old boy, who had gone missing from a forest area in Uri of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on June 12, was recovered on Monday. Reports said that the boy hailing from of Trikanjan Boniyar had taken his cattle for grazing on Sunday. As the boy didn’t return back, […]
Justice Magrey chairs meeting at DCC Mominabad
Srinagar: Justice Ali Mohammed Magrey on Monday chaired a meeting at the Conference Hall of District Court Complex (DCC), Moominabad to discuss issues of public importance. The meeting focused on the issue of alarming rise in pendency at District Courts Srinagar and it was found that the main reason for sharp rise in number of […]
DC Kulgam reviews progress of ODOP
Kulgam: The Deputy Commissioner (DC) Kulgam Dr. Bilal Mohi ud Din Bhat on Monday convened a meeting of officers to review achievements and progress made on One District One Product (ODOP). Bhat issued directions to all the allied departments to gear up and create awareness among the people about the concept of Micro Food Processing […]
