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Comm Secy Revenue reviews progress on digitization of Revenue records

Directs officers for digitization of pending Jamabandis by April 30

BUDGAM: Commissioner Secretary Revenue, Vijay Kumar Bidhuri Monday chaired a meeting to review the progress of digitization of Revenue records in Budgam District. The meeting was attended by Deputy Commissioner, Budgam, Shahbaz Ahmed Mirza; ADC, Dr Nasir Ahmad; ACR, Shabir Ul Hassan; SDM Chadoora, Tehsildars and other revenue officers of the district. Chairing the meeting, […]

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Doda first to achieve 100 per cent first dose vaccination for 12-14 years old

Bhaderwah/Jammu: Doda becomes the first district in the Union Territory to achieve the landmark of administering 100 per cent first dose of COVID-19 vaccine among the 12 to 14 years, officials said on Monday. The district achieved the feat within two weeks of the inoculation drive despite being the most difficult region with 55 per […]

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Using fake certificate: CBK produces chargesheet against man for securing govt job

Srinagar: Crime Branch Kashmir on Monday produced chargesheet against a person for producing fake 10+2 certificate to secure his appointment as junior X-Ray Technician in the Health Department in 2016. A spokesperson of the Crime Branch Kashmir said that the charge-sheet in case (FIR No: 15/2017) under section 420, 468, 471 RPC of police station […]

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Police arrests three drug peddlers

Srinagar: Police arrested three drug peddlers in Awantipora and Anantnag and recovered contraband substances from their possession, a police spokesman said Monday. He said that a police party at a checkpoint established at Kadlabal Pampore near Bridge intercepted one suspicious person identified as Nasir Ahmad Sheikh son of Ghulam Mohammad Sheikh resident of Kadlabal Pulpar […]

 Bilal Ahmad

GOC Pandey visits Sopore town, interacts with locals

Sopore: General Officer Commanding of Srinagar based Army’s 15 Chinar Corps, Lieutenant General D.P Pandey on Monday paid a surprise visit to Sopore town and interacted with local shopkeepers and ‘surrendered’ militants. GOC interacted with the local shopkeepers and surrendered militants near clock tower at Iqbal market here in Sopore, besides took a walk along […]

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Body of ‘mentally unsound’ person recovered

Poonch: Body of a mentally unsound person was found at Sangla Nallah in Surankote here on Monday, little over 12 hours after he had gone missing from his residence, official sources said. They said that body of the person, identified as Alam Din (60) son of Bagh Ali, of Fazalabad was spotted by some passersby […]

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Market checking intensified across Baramulla

BARAMULLA: In order to ensure the quality and price control in market and to keep vigil on erring traders especially in the ongoing month of Ramadan, the Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC) Baramulla, Zahoor Ahmad Raina accompanied by officers of FCS&CA, Food Safety, Municipal Council and various other departments Monday conducted market checking at various locations […]

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Militant hideout busted near LoC in Poonch

Jammu: Security forces busted a terrorist hideout in a village near the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district and seized a large quantity of arms and ammunition, officials said on Monday. The hideout was unearthed during a joint search operation by the army and police in Noorkote village, the officials said. They said the […]

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Three residential houses damaged in Pattan blaze

Baramulla: Three residential houses were completely damaged in a major fire incident in Khore Sherebad Pattan area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Monday. Officials said that the fire erupted from one of the residential houses and later engulfed several houses in vicinity which resulted in two more residential houses being damaged while a grameen […]

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Man accused of molesting minor girl arrested: Police

Srinagar: A person has been arrested for allegedly molesting a minor girl here in the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, police said on Saturday. Two days ago, there was a complaint lodged by a family about suspected molestation of a minor girl, wherein Srinagar police lodged FIR under relevant sections of IPC and POCSO […]