LC&MA carries out demolition drive

SRINAGAR: The enforcement wing of LC&MA carried out a demolition drive in Chodribagh, Abi gurpora inside Lake and Naidyar near the bridge. During the drive, one single storey house, two plinths one for house and other for three shops and bathroom and tin walling were demolished. The demolition drive was accompanied by a police contingent […]

Vigilance Awareness fortnight concludes at Anantnag

ANANTNAG: The vigilance awareness fortnight organised by District Administration Anantnag aimed at social audit of the implementation of National Food Security Act concluded Monday. During the 15 day period, public interactions and social audits were organised across 335 panchayats in the district and more than 10000 people participated in the program. Speaking to the people […]

Police arrests 10 drug peddlers across Kashmir

Srinagar: Police on Monday arrested 10 drug peddlers across Kashmir valley and recovered psychotropic, contraband substances from their possession. Besides two notorious drug peddlers have been detained under preventive detention under PIT NDPS Act in Kulgam, a police spokesman said. He said that a police party at a checkpoint established at Ladoora crossing in Watergam […]

Man killed, three injured in Rajouri road mishap

Rajouri: A man was killed while three others sustained injuries in a road accident in Rajouri town on Monday morning. Police officials said that the accident took place when a tempo traveller moving on Jammu-Rajouri-Poonch highway hit a tipper near Army water point station of Rajouri town, in which one person was killed and three […]

Anantnag residents decry water shortage, stage protest

Anantnag: Residents of Anderwan and Alchiward villages in Anantnag area staged a protest demonstration against the shortage of drinking water supply in their area since many years now, reports said. The aggrieved residents including women and children shout slogans against Public Health Engineering (PHE) department for failing to provide them potable water supply. The residents […]

Roll-out of land passbook scheme held in Srinagar

Div Com Kashmir, DC Srinagar hand over passbooks to land owners

SRINAGAR: As a reform to give fillip to transparency in the public service delivery in the Revenue Department, the District Administration Srinagar Saturday rolled out the process to issue Land Passbooks to the legal owners of land. In this connection, a function was organized in the meeting hall of DC Office Complex Srinagar wherein, the […]

DC inspects work progress at NIFT Campus : Stresses on work completion on all blocks within

BUDGAM: Deputy Commissioner (DC) Budgam, Shahbaz Ahmed Mirza Saturday visited the National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT), campus at Ompora Budgam to inspect the pace and progress of work process of the project. During his visit, the DC took stock of progress made in the construction work of Academic cum Administrative Block, Auditorium Incubation, Canteen, […]

DC Kupwara asks officers to accelerate developmental tempo : Reviews works under CAPEX and ADF

KUPWARA: Deputy Commissioner (DC) Kupwara, Imam Din Saturday convened a series of meetings with the concerned officers to review the pace of progress under Rural Development, Health, Education and Engineering sector including R&B, PDD and PHE. Addressing the meetings, the DC stressed upon the officers to accelerate the developmental tempo in the district and redouble […]

Several towns across Jammu division declared as ODF+

JAMMU: Several towns across Jammu division were declared as ODF+ by respective Municipal Councils and Committees after seeking public feedback. Municipal Committees of Vijaypur, Khour, Basohli and the Municipal Council Reasi declared their respective towns as ‘Open Defecation Free’ after seeking objections and feedback from the local residents as per the guidelines issued by Swachh […]