25 Mtr Span Bailey bridge at Sakhras closed for traffic

ANANTNAG: The District Magistrate (DM) Anantnag, Dr Piyush Singla Tuesday ordered the temporary closure of 25 Mtr Span Bailey bridge at Sakhras, Srigufwara for vehicular movement till further orders. According to the order issued, the bridge connecting Fuhar and Sakhras in Tehsil Srigufwara is in urgent need of repair and in order to avoid any […]

Agriculture Department continues drive against unregistered insecticides

Stops sale of 28,260 liters of TSO/ HMO

SRINAGAR: Continuing its drive against the distribution and sale of unregistered insecticides, the Enforcement Wing of Agriculture Department Kashmir Tuesday prevented the sale of 28,260 liters of unregistered Tree Spray Oil (TSO)/ Horticulture Mineral Oil (HMO) under various sections of insecticides act 1968. The sale was prevented during an inspection of dealers of insecticides in […]

DLSA Gbl celebrates National Voters Day

Holds webinar to encourage, facilitate, maximise enrolment

GANDERBAL: On the eve of National Voters Day, the District Legal Services Authority (DLSA) Ganderbal Tuesday conducted a webinar on the directions of Secretary District Legal Services Authority Ganderbal, Tabasum. Secretary District Legal Services Authority Ganderbal presided over the programme and Advocate Sheikh Imran was the Key note Speaker. During the programme, Advocate sheikh Imran […]

Army signs MoU with Indrani Balan Foundation

Srinagar: Army on Tuesday signed an MoU with Indrani Balan Foundation for financial sustainability of five schools run by it in Kashmir which will entail a support of over three crore rupees per year for the next five years, and help ramp up the infrastructure and run the educational institutions better. This is the second […]

Rise in canine numbers scares Tral residents

Pulwama: The increasing numbers of stray dogs in Tral sub division of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district has become a cause of grave concern for the inhabitants of the area. Locals said that the problem has assumed a serious dimension with concerned authorities turning a deaf ear to the public outcry. People from main town Tral […]

ACS Finance launches e-Abgari Portal of Excise Department

JAMMU: Additional Chief Secretary, Finance, Atal Dulloo, Monday launched e-abgari portal of Excise Department in presence of Excise Commissioner J&K, Kishore Singh Chib; Deputy Excise Commissioner, Accounts Amarjeet Singh; Addl SIO, NIC, Salim Khan; Senior Programmer, Sandeep Kumar and other officers from Finance and NIC. Officers of NIC West Bengal also joined through virtual mode. […]

R-Day celebrations: Full dress rehearsals held across Kashmir

SRINAGAR: Ahead of 73rd Republic Day, full dress rehearsal was held, on Monday, across all the districts of Kashmir, giving a glimpse of the grand spectacle to unfold on Wednesday. The rehearsal is a precursor to the actual Republic Day parade scheduled to be held on January 26. In Srinagar, the full dress rehearsal was […]

Police arrests 14 gamblers in Baramulla

Notorious drug peddler detained under PSA

Srinagar: Police in Baramulla have arrested 14 gamblers and seized stake money from their possession. Besides, a notorious drug peddler was detained under PSA, a police spokesman said Monday. Acting on specific information, police parties from Police Station Kunzer and Police Station Pattan raided gambling sites at Takiya Batpora, Hardu Aboora, Hanjiwera Bala and Kripalpora […]

DC Kupwara visits Lolab sub-division, inspects dev works

KUPWARA: The Deputy Commissioner (DC) Kupwara, Imam Din Monday visited several areas of Lolab sub division and took stock of ongoing developmental works. During the visit, the Deputy Commissioner inspected NTPHC Lalpora and took stock of the facilities being provided by the hospital administration. SDM Lolab, Aijaz Ahmad; BDC Chairperson Sogam and other concerned officers […]