Road dividers installed for curtailing traffic jams: Sopore Admin

Sopore: The administration in north Kashmir’s Sopore area has clarified that the road dividers installed in Sopore town have been put up to reduce the frequent traffic jams that were reported in the area. A spokesman of the administration said that road divider has been established in the interest of traffic jam in the market. […]

Police arrests notorious drug peddler

Srinagar: Police Thursday arrested a notorious drug peddler in Budgam and recovered contraband substance from his possession, a police spokesman said. He said that a police party at a checkpoint established near Petrol Pump Magam intercepted a suspicious person carrying a polythene bag. He has been identified as Irfan Ahmad Beigh son of Manzoor Ahmed […]

Farooq chairs DISHA meeting of Srinagar district

SRINAGAR: To review the progress under different Centrally Sponsored Schemes and other developmental programmes being implemented in Srinagar district, the Member Parliament (MP), Srinagar- Budgam, Dr Farooq Abdullah Thursday chaired a meeting of District Development Coordination and Monitoring Committee, (DISHA) at SKICC, here. Mayor Srinagar Junaid Azim Mattu, Chairman, District Development Council, Malik Aftab Ahmad, […]

Ring Road Project Budgam: Div Com Kashmir inspects pace, progress of work

BUDGAM: The Divisional Commissioner (Div Com) Kashmir, Pandurang K Pole Thursday visited Budgam wherein he took on spot review of pace and progress of Ring Road project in the district. He was accompanied by District Development Commissioner (DDC) Budagm, Shahbaz Ahmed Mirza, Collector Land Acquisition Budgam, official of Irrigation, PHE Deptt, Representatives of NHAI and […]

Div Com Kashmir visits Bijbehara, Anantnag

Holds interaction with students, staff of ZAIIE

ANANTNAG: Divisional Commissioner (Div Com) Kashmir, Pandurang K. Pole Thursday visited Zaiba Aapa Institute of Inclusive Education (ZAIIE) Bijbehara and held interaction with the students and staff of the school. The institute running under the aegis of Humanity Welfare Organisation Helpline Bijbehara has been established by Javed Ahmad Tak who was recently awarded Padma Shri […]

DC distributes Farm Machinery under different schemes

GANDERBAL: With a mission to boost Agro Sector and double the income of farmers, the Deputy Commissioner (DC) Ganderbal, Krittika Jyotsna Thursday distributed Agro machinery among identified beneficiaries at a distribution camp organized by District Agriculture office Ganderbal at Mini Secretariat, here. The DC distributed farm-tractors (20 no.), motorized vending carts (07 no.) among identified […]

Aazadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav: Cultural Unit Sgr of DIPR presents cultural programme at Dachigam

SRINAGAR: As part of ‘Aazadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’, initiative of the government, the Cultural Unit Srinagar of Department of Information and Public Relations (DIPR) Thursday performed cultural programme on eve of World Wildlife Day at Dachigam National Park, here. The programme was organised by Central Division Srinagar of Department of Wildlife Protection, J&K. On the […]

Chief Secretary inaugurates upgraded facilities at Bagh-e-Bahu

Asks for launching online ticket facility, integration of tourist spots

JAMMU: Chief Secretary, Dr Arun Kumar Mehta, Thursday inaugurated upgraded facilities at Bagh-e-Bahu garden raised with an amount of Rs 5.96 crore. The up gradation works done in the garden included construction of upper entry gate, erection of grill fence, installation of aquatic multiple cascades, development of children corner and construction of shed, construction of […]

16 fresh Covid cases reported in a day in Ladakh

Leh: Ladakh reported 16 fresh Covid cases in a day which took the tally of infections in the Union Territory to 28,061 while the number of active cases has declined to 138, officials said on Thursday. No death was reported in the Union Territory in the last 24 hours. It has so far recorded 228 […]