Dronacharya, Padma Shri, Arjuna awardees call on Advisor Farooq Khan

Advisor says water sports to get major boost in J&K

SRINAGAR: The team deputed by Rowing Federation of India comprising Dronacharya awardee Ismail Baig besides Padma Shri and Arjuna awardee Bajrang Lal Thakar called on Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Farooq Khan and discussed variety of issues concerning the game, an official spokesman said Thursday. Pertinently, Ismail Baig and Lal Thakar are presently in Srinagar to […]

D&FCO suspends operation of 20 Drug Stores in Jammu

JAMMU: The Drugs & Food Control Organization has suspended operation of Twenty Retail Sale Establishments for violation of Drugs & Cosmetics Act, 1940. The action against the establishments was taken after the teams of the department carried out supervisory checks of Drug sales establishments (Retail/Wholesale) across Jammu province districts under the supervision of respective Assistant […]

Youth found dead in an orchard in Sopore

Sopore: A 27 year old youth was found dead in an apple orchard in Gousabad Chinkipora area of Sopore in north kashmir’s Baramulla district on Thursday morning. Reports said that local residents of the area spotted the body near his poultry farm in an orchard and informed the police. A police officer also confirmed and […]

DGP chairs OSCC meeting in Srinagar

Reviews security of oil and Gas infrastructure

Srinagar: A meeting of Onshore Security Coordination Committee (OSCC) was held at Srinagar under the chairmanship of Director General of Police Dilbag Singh, who is also chairman of the OSCC in Jammu and Kashmir, a police spokesman said Wednesday. The DGP expressed his happiness about the organization of the meeting and said the meeting could […]

Admin orders Installation of CCTVs in Anantnag

Srinagar: District administration Anantnag on Wednesday ordered various government departments and private companies besides owners of shopping malls and all other business establishments including hotels, restaurants, clinics, nursing homes and hospitals to install CCTVs in or outside respective premises. In an order by Deputy Commissioner Anantnag, Dr. Piyush Singla (IAS), the CCTV HDD (storage device) […]

Parl Committee of MEA expresses satisfaction over improved security situation: Army

Srinagar: Army on Wednesday said that an 11-member parliamentary committee of Ministry of External Affairs expressed satisfaction over the “improved security situation” in Kashmir Valley. The members led by committee’s chairman PP Chaudhary visited Chinar Corps headquarters here today and were received by GOC Chinar Corps Lt Gen DP Pandey, a defense ministry spokesman based […]

LAWDA conducts 116th meeting of BPA

SRINAGAR: The J&K Lakes and Waterways Development Authority (LAWDA) Wednesday convened 116th meeting of the Building Permission Authority (BPA) under the chairmanship of Vice Chairman (VC) LAWDA, Dr. Bashir Ahmad Bhat who is also the Chairman of BOCA at Miskeen Bagh Office Complex, here. The agenda for the meeting was disused threadbare and a total […]

PSC on SC, ST interacts with J&K Bank management

SRINAGAR: The Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Wednesday held several interaction and deliberation sessions with J&K Bank management and employees as well as officers and Jawans of Border Security Forces (BSF) to know about the working conditions and other issues of the committee’s subject matters. On the outset, […]

Government initiates process to appoint Dir SKIMS

Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir government has finally started the process for appointment of director SKIMS Soura by inviting applications for the coveted post. A notification issued by SKIMS, Soura in this regard reads that online applications on prescribed proforma are invited from Indian Nationals for the position of Director, Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences […]