Flower Exhibition: Advisor Baseer Khan visits Botanical Garden, reviews arrangements

SRINAGAR: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Baseer Ahmad Khan Friday visited the Nehru Memorial Botanical Garden to review the arrangements which are being put in place for the upcoming Flower Exhibition. Commissioner Secretary Floriculture, Gardens and Parks, Sheikh Fayaz Ahmad, Director Floriculture Kashmir Farooq Ahmad Rather and other officers accompanied the Advisor during his visit to […]

Tribal areas to get Mobile Medical Units, Veterinary Dispensaries

Govt approves Rs 20 Cr project

SRINAGAR: Tribal Affairs Department today finalized the modalities of inter-departmental convergence to provide Mobile hospitals and dispensaries for healthcare of nomadic population, mobile veterinary dispensaries, medical equipment and infrastructure in tribal areas. A budget of Rs 20 crore has been earmarked for the project. Secretary, Tribal Affairs Department, Dr Shahid Iqbal Choudhary discussed the modalities […]

CJ Pankaj Mithal inaugurates Virtual Traffic Courts

SRINAGAR: Chief Justice of High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh, Justice Pankaj Mithal Thursday inaugurated two Virtual Traffic Courts at Srinagar and Jammu in an impressive ceremony held at District Court Complex Mominabad Srinagar. The Virtual Traffic Court at Srinagar was inaugurated physically while Virtual Traffic Court at Jammu was inaugurated virtually, in […]

Awam ki Awaaz: LG appreciates views youth about education reforms

SRINAGAR: In the 5th episode of radio programme Awaam ki Awaaz, Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha had appreciated the views presented by Sunil Kumar of tehsil Bhadarwah and Rishi Kumar of Doda regarding certain reforms in education sector. The LG had appreciated both for their concern about society and had assured them that their suggestions would […]

Two Hizb militants held in Kishtwar

Srinagar: Police on Thursday arrested two militants of Hizb-ul-Mujahideen outfit in Kishtwar district of Jammu division. A police spokesman said that two youth identified as Ashfaq Qayoom Tak son of Abdul Qayoom Tak resident of Passerkot Takpura Tehsil Chatroo, Kishtwar and Tousif Giri son of Ghulam Qadir Giri resident of Pochhal Tehsil Kishtwar were in […]

DGP sanctions 2.8 Cr as special welfare relief, ex-gratia relief

Srinagar: Director General of Police (DGP) Dilbag Singh on Thursday sanctioned Rs 1.70 crore as Special Welfare Relief in favour 10 police personnel and SPOs and Rs 38 lakh ex-gratia relief in favour of dependents and legal heirs of a slain police official, a police spokesman said. He said that the DGP sanctioned Rs 38 […]

Disproportionate Assets case: ACB produces chargesheet against former forester

Srinagar: Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Thursday said that it has produced a chargesheet against former Forester, Soil Conservation department J&K, Bashir Ahmad Shah in disproportionate assets case. According to a statement issued here, ACB Srinagar produced chargesheet in a case under FIR number 11/2017 under section 5 (1)(d),(e) r/w section 5(2) of PC Act Samvat-2006 […]

Week-long art workshop begins at KU

Srinagar: A week-long art workshop commenced at the University of Kashmir on Thursday, a spokesman of the varsity said. Vice-Chancellor Prof Talat Ahmad inaugurated the workshop, organised jointly by the varsity and Sansar Chand Baru Charitable Trust. In his presidential address, Prof Talat said such workshops will enable young minds to showcase their talent and […]

Ladakh reports 15 new COVID-19 cases

Leh: Ladakh recorded 15 fresh COVID-19 cases in a day taking the tally of infections in the Union Territory so far to 20,515 while the number of active cases stands at 64, officials said on Thursday. No death from the viral disease was reported in Ladakh during the period. The Union Territory has registered 207 […]