World Meteorology Day: Information Deptt organizes cultural programme

SRINAGAR: On the eve of World Meteorological Day a Sofi Sazeena music program was performed at Cultural unit hall of Joint Directorate of Information and Public Relations, Srinagar. Renowned Sufi artist and Senior cultural assistant, Mushtaq Saznawaz, Music composer, Ghulam Mohammad Bhat, Senior cultural assistant Ghulam Mohi ud din Kanday performed the Sazeena. The programme […]

J&K Judicial Academy organizes on day refresher course

SRINAGAR: J&K Judicial Academy Srinagar organized One Day Refresher Course for Civil Judges Junior Division in order to update their legal knowledge and to discuss practical problems faced by them in justice delivery, a spokesman of the organization said Wednesday. He said that emphasis was laid on conduct, procedure, and application of law and drawing […]

Eight years on, vital bridge in Pulwama awaits completion

Pulwama: Even after a lapse of around eight years, a vital bridge on Romshi rivulet in Rohmoo village of Pulwama district is awaiting completion, locals alleged They said that the bridge was washed out during 2014 floods and since then people of this area have been facing hardships as authorities have failed to complete the […]

DC reviews functioning of Revenue department

BARAMULLA: Deputy Commissioner Baramulla, Bhupinder Kumar Wednesday chaired a meeting to review the functioning of the Revenue Department. During the meeting, threadbare discussion was held on various revenue matters including implementation of eviction plan, removal of encroachments from state, kahchari and Migrant land, status of updation of revenue records, status of un-scanned updated Jamabandies, pending […]

Drug De-addiction awareness camp held

ANANTNAG: In a bid to eradicate drug addiction from the society, District Administration Anantnag under the banner of District Social Welfare Office Anantnag and Tehsil Social Welfare Office Bijbehara held one day workshop to aware the masses regarding the ill effects of drug abuse and its mitigation. The main objective of the program was to […]

Samoon reviews progress achieved under all set doables for SDD

JAMMU: Principal Secretary, Skill Development, Asgar Hassan Samoon, Wednesday had a review meeting regarding progress achieved under all set doables for the Skill Development Department. The meeting was attended by Mission Director, JKSDM, Director Skill Development Department, representatives of administrative departments of School Education, Higher Education, Universities of Jammu, IUST, BGSBU, IIM Srinagar, NIT Srinagar […]

Market inspection held in Anantnag

Two bakeries sealed, fine Rs 12000 realized

ANANTNAG: Following the directions of Deputy Commissioner Anantnag, Officials of Food Safety and Consumer Affairs department, Anantnag carried out a day long market inspection drive to curb the menace of Food Adulteration. During the day long drive, two bakery structures, M/S Rehmat Bakery and M/S Bismillah Bakery in Nathpora Khanabal were sealed as per schedule […]

Leopard kills 14 sheep in Poonch

Poonch: At least fourteen sheep were killed and several others injured in a leopard attack in Mendhar of Poonch district on intervening Tuesday and Wednesday night. Reports said that a leopard barged into a shed belonging to Mohammad Shabir son of Hakim Din, a resident of Ari village in Mendhar, and attacked the livestock. In […]

Police arrests seven drug peddlers

Srinagar: Police have arrested seven drug peddlers in a series of actions across Kashmir valley. Besides, police recovered contraband substances from their possession, a police spokesman said Wednesday. In Awantipora a police party at a special checkpoint established at Patalbagh Pampore intercepted two suspicious persons identified as Adil Mir @ Magarmach son of Bashir Ahmad […]