Frequent power cuts dampen spirits of Ramadhan, allege locals
Srinagar: Kashmir is going through one of its worst power crisis as unscheduled and prolonged cuts in supply in the holy month of Ramzan have left the people distraught. People in the Valley said there was disruption in power supply especially at the time of Sehri’ (when pre-dawn meals to begin the day’s fast are […]
Div Com reviews arrangements for Shab e Qadir, Jummat ul Vidda, Eid ul Fitr
Asks PDD to divert commercial, industrial power for domestic use at peak hours
SRINAGAR: Divisional Commissioner (Div Com) Kashmir, Pandurang K Pole Saturday reviewed the arrangements for forthcoming auspicious occasions of Shab e Qadir, Jummat ul Vida and Eid ul Fitr in a meeting with officers of different line departments. The meeting was attended by the officers of civil administration and police of all districts besides representatives of […]
Div Com calls for intensive measures for checking quality of meat, other eatables
SRINAGAR: Divisional Commissioner (Div Com) Kashmir, Pandurang K Pole Saturday impressed on officers to take intensive measures to ensure quality meat and other eatables to people. The meeting was attended by Commissioner SMC, Commissioner Food Safety, Additional Deputy Commissioner Srinagar and officers from Animal Husbandry and Sheep Husbandry, Food Safety, Food Testing Lab Dalgate, Legal […]
Admin provides immediate assistance under Red Cross to fire victims
SRINAGAR: On the directions of Deputy Commissioner (DC) Srinagar, Mohammad Aijaz Asad, a team of District Administration, Srinagar today visited Namchabal Fateh Kadal to provide immediate assistance/ex-gratia relief to the affected families whose houses were gutted in a fire incidents on Friday. The District Administration provided immediate assistance out of the Red Cross in the […]
Labourer dies after falling into stone crusher
Srinagar: A 27-year-old labourer died after he fell into stone crusher at Khrew area of Pampore in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district. Official sources said that a youth from Banihal working at stone crusher in Khrew fell into it and he died on the spot. They identified him as Imtiyaz Ahmad Drabu, son of Mohammad Shafi […]
Sanitation workers call off strike from April 24
Jammu: In a major relief to the public, the sanitation workers have called off their province-wide proposed strike from April 24 after a meeting with a senior government official here, an official spokesman said. Representatives of Safai Karamchari Union led by their president called off the strike in public interest after holding a lengthy discussion […]
Training programme on Cyber crime held for police officers
UDHAMPUR: The five day long course on, “Cyber Crime” for the officers of J&K Police concluded at Sher-i-Kashmir Police Academy, Udhampur, here Saturday. As many as 11 Police officers from all over the J&K UT participated in the training programme. Eminent guest faculty from Academia, CID Hqrs J&K, Cyber Police Station, Jammu, delivered lectures to […]
JK reports three covid-19 cases
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir recorded three new covid-19 cases while there was no death due to the virus during the past 24 hours, officials said on Saturday. They said that the two cases were reported from Jammu district and one from Srinagar, taking overall tally to 453978—166302 in Jammu and 287676 in Kashmir. There was […]
JKJA organises workshop for District and Sessions Judges
JAMMU: J&K Judicial Academy under the patronage of Justice Pankaj Mithal, Chief Justice, High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh, (Patron-in-Chief, J&K Judicial Academy) and guidance of Justice Dhiraj Singh Thakur, Chairman, Governing Committee for J&K Judicial Academy and Justice Sindhu Sharma and Justice Javed Iqbal Wani; Members of Governing Committee for J&K Judicial […]
Eight Lambardars, Chowkidars dismissed in Anantnag
ANANTNAG: Deputy Commissioner (DC) Anantnag, Dr Piyush Singla Saturday ordered the immediate dismissal of seven lumberdars and one chowkidar of Tehsils Anantnag and Bijbehara following their involvement in encroachment of State/ Kahcharie land. Dr Singla said that there had been reports regarding land grabbing by lumberdars/ chowkidars and taking cognizance of these reports action in […]
