Street lights defunct in Qazigund town, allege locals
Anantnag: The residents of Qazigund town are up in arms against Municipal Committee Qazigund as street lights in the town are defunct since long now and no effort is being made to replace them, the locals alleged. The locals complained of faulty street lights causing inconvenience to commuters and pedestrians especially during late hours. They […]
Two OGWs arrested from Doda
Doda: Security forces arrested two OGW’s in two separate incidents in Doda district, officials informed Friday. They said that based on intelligence inputs, Army and Police nabbed one suspicious individual from Doda who was ‘involved’ in planning the assassination of militants who had surrendered and has been put in judicial custody in Bhaderwah jail. The […]
DG-IMPARD reviews arrangements for conference
SRINAGAR: Director General, J&K Institute of Management, Public Administration and Rural Development (J&K IMPARD), Saurabh Bhagat, Friday chaired a virtual meeting to finalize arrangements for the forthcoming conference on Good Governance to be held on 22nd and 23rd of January 2022. Director, State Motor Garages; Director, Hospitality and Protocol Department, Director Training, J&K IMPARD, Jammu, […]
JKAACL organises Punjabi Kavi Darbar
JAMMU: On the second day of 4-day Poetry Festival, a UT level Punjabi Kavi Darbar was organized by Jammu and Kashmir Academy of Art, Culture and Languages here at K L Saigal Hall, Friday afternoon. The event was presided over by renowned Punjabi poet and writer Ajit Singh Mastana. Punjabi poet Harjeet Singh, Dr. A […]
Push for systematically improving teaching-learning process: Advisor Bhatnagar to SED
JAMMU: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Rajeev Rai Bhatnagar Friday asked the officers of the School Education Department to work in the direction of systematically improving the different indices in teaching-learning process besides effective implementation of National Education Policy-2020 (NEP-2020) across the schools of UT of Jammu and Kashmir. The Advisor made these remarks while reviewing […]
Three drug peddlers held in Sopore
Baramulla: Police on Friday arrested three notorious drug peddlers in Sopore and recovered contraband and psychotropic substances from their possession, a police spokesman said. He said that officers from Police Post Watergam at a checkpoint established near petrol pump Watergam Rafiabad intercepted a vehicle bearing registration number JK05D-6444 with three persons on board. They persons […]
Bandipora gets National Award for e-Governance
BANDIPORA: District Bandipora, on Friday received National Award for e-Governance during 24th National conference on e- Governance held at Hyderabad, Telangana. The first of its kind award has been conferred for the innovative digital product “Panchayat Development Index ’’ launched by the District Administration. The award was conferred to Dr Owais Ahmad, Deputy Commissioner Bandipora, […]
Inclement weather: Dist Admin Kulgam establishes helpline numbers
KULGAM: In view of Weather Advisory, the District Administration Kulgam has established Control Rooms at Tehsil and District level. In case of any emergency, people have been asked to ring up for on following numbers. Tehsildar DHPora 7006403174; Tehsildar Kulgam 9906113873; Tehsildar Devsar 7006526023/ 8803375399; Tehsildar Qaimoh 9596117043; Tehsildar Yaripora 9797240108; Tehsildar Pahloo 9906919599; Tehsildar […]
Hawker allegedly killed by roommate in Rajouri, accused held
Jammu: A hawker was allegedly killed by his roommate following a quarrel between them while watching a television show in Rajouri here, police said on Friday. The accused was traced to his native village in Punjab and arrested, they said. The deceased Pawan Kumar, hailing from Udhampur in Jammu, was sharing a room with three […]
Shahid Chaudry gets national award for IT-based Covid management project
Jammu: Senior IAS officer from Jammu and Kashmir Shahid Iqbal Choudhary has added another national award to his kitty, this time for his yeoman’s service in the fight against Covid and providing relief to lakhs of people in the Union Territory’s summer capital Srinagar. During the 24th National Conference on e-governance at Hyderabad on Friday, […]
