Western army commander reviews operational preparedness
Jammu: Western Command General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Lt Gen Nav K Khanduri Saturday reviewed the operational preparedness of the Tiger Division here, a defence spokesman said. General Officer Commanding of Tiger Division Maj General Neeraj Gosain briefed the Army commander about the operational preparedness of the division, the spokesman said. He said the army commander visited […]
Youth who attempted self-immolation dies
Srinagar: A 27-year-old man, who had suffered severe burn injuries last month as he set himself on fire to stop an anti-encroachment drive by the irrigation and flood control department in Ganderbal district of Jammu and Kashmir, succumbed to injuries at a hospital here on Saturday, officials said. Amir Hamid Shah breathed his last at […]
Handloom and Handicrafts deptt Anantnag organizes awareness camp
ANANTNAG: The Department of Handicrafts and Handloom, Anantnag Saturday organized an Exhibition cum Awareness Camp at Akad in which general public and Artisans, weavers were informed about the welfare schemes run by the department. Speaking on the occasion, Assistant Director Handicrafts and Handloom, Anantnag, Muqbil Lateef Hussain informed that the department is running its Training […]
Authorities order fire audit of all healthcare facilities in Anantnag
Retrofitting to be taken up for filling gaps identified in previous audits: Dr Singla
ANANTNAG: In the aftermath of fire incident that took place at Bone & Joint Hospital, the Deputy Commissioner (DC) Anantnag, Dr Piyush Singla Saturday ordered that fire audits be conducted in all healthcare facilities across district Anantnag. Necessary directions have been issued to concerned officials in this regard. Dr Singla impressed upon the officers to […]
CRPF trooper dies of heart attack
Srinagar: A CRPF trooper died after he fell unconscious on way to Srinagar airport on Saturday, officials said. An official said that an ASI identified as Paine Kumar, was proceeding on leave for 27 days and on way to Srinagar airport, he suddenly fell unconscious in the bus near Airport. He said Panie who is […]
District Road Safety Committee meet held : DC directs officers to put every effort to follow, implement Road Safety Measures
ANANTNAG: In order to formulate ‘Action Plan for Road Safety measures in Anantnag to reduce the incidence of road mishaps, the Deputy Commissioner (DC) Anantnag, Dr. Piyush Singla Saturday chaired a meeting of District Road Safety Committee(DRSC) here under the theme “Sadak Durakhsha Jeevan Raksha”. The participants in the meeting held threadbare deliberations on various […]
Tourism Secretary inaugurates capacity building programme
GULMARG: Secretary, Tourism & Culture, Sarmad Hafeez Saturday threw open a capacity building programme for tourism stakeholders of Gulmarg here. The programme was jointly organized by the Department of Tourism and University of Kashmir in collaboration with the Union Ministry of Tourism. This is the second in series of the capacity building programmes being conducted […]
Police solves theft case in Awantipora
Srinagar: Police in Awantipora solved a theft case by arresting three accused persons and have recovered stolen property worth lakhs from their possession, a police spokesman said Saturday. He said that police received a written complaint from a person identified as Sajad Hussain Dar son of Ghulam Nabi Dar resident of Frestabal Pampore stating therein […]
Police arrests three drug peddlers
Srinagar: Police have arrested three drug peddlers in Baramulla and recovered contraband substances from their possession, a police spokesman said Saturday. A police party at a checkpoint established at Bela Boniyar crossing intercepted a suspicious person identified as Naseer Khan@ Muna son of Gul Zaman Khan resident of Gubdar Trikanjan. During checking, officers were able […]
DC for rigorous enforcement of ban on single use plastic products Chairs meeting on Solid Waste Management
BUDGAM: Deputy Commissioner (DC) Budgam, Shahbaz Ahmed Mirza Saturday chaired a meeting on Solid Waste Management at his office chamber, here. At the outset, the DC called for rigorous enforcement of a ban on single use plastic across the district. He instructed concerned authorities to take stringent action including registering FIRs against the repeated offenders. […]
