Modalities for e-auction of fish shops discussed

JAMMU: Fisheries Department is going to conduct e-auction of 50 wholesale cum retail shops to be allotted to the bidders situated at Narwal Mandi, Jammu. Principal Secretary, Agriculture and Fisheries Department, Navin Choudhary, Tuesday chaired a meeting to discuss modalities for procedure to be adopted during e-auction of the fish shops. Commissioner, Jammu Municipal Corporation, […]

Police recovers kidnapped girl within 20 hours

Srinagar: Police on Tuesday recovered a minor girl who had been kidnapped by unknown persons from her home, a police spokesman said. He said that police received a written complaint from an individual stating therein that his minor daughter age about 17 years had been kidnapped by unknown person from her home. Accordingly, a case […]

Police seize five vehicles for illegal extraction, transportation of minerals

Srinagar: Police in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district seized five vehicles involved in illegal extraction and transportation of minerals from Mirgund Pattan, a police spokesman said Tuesday. He said that police personnel seized five vehicles (02 Tippers and 3 Tractors) involved in extraction and transportation of raw materials illegally extracted from Mirgund Pattan area of Baramulla. […]

Transit accommodation for employees coming up in five districts

AC approves transfer of 278 kanal land and construction of 2744 residential units

SRINAGAR: The Administrative Council (AC), which met here on 24th July, under the chairmanship of Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha, approved the transfer of 278 kanal land in five districts to the Department of Disaster Management, Relief, Rehabilitation and Reconstruction for construction of 2600 flats as transit accommodation for Kashmiri Migrant employees under the Prime Minister’s […]

JK targets macadamization of 8,000 km of road during 2021-22

Chief Secretary reviews functioning of PWD

SRINAGAR: Chief Secretary, Dr. Arun Kumar Mehta Tuesday chaired a meeting to review the functioning of the Public Works (R&B) Department and take stock of progress made under the flagship programme, ‘Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana’ (PMGSY). Principal Secretary, Public Works (R&B) Department along with concerned officers of the Department and Director-General, Budget were present […]

Ensure all vital health facilities during rehearsal parade for I-day: Div Com to officials

Srinagar: Divisional Commissioner Kashmir P K Pole Tuesday ordered the officials of health department to ensure all vital health facilities during the rehearsal of parade for Independence Day at Sher-I-Kashmir Cricket Stadium here in Sonwar area of Srinagar Pole in a review meeting held on Tuesday has said, “Health department shall ensure that all the […]

NC’s Masoodi meets Union Defence Minister

Seeks end to impasse on construction of AIIMS Awantipura

New Delhi: National Conference (NC) Member of Parliament from Anantnag Justice (Retd.) Hasnain Masoodi on Tuesday brought the impasse that has hit the construction of the AIIMS facility at Awantipura to the notice of Union Defence Minister, Rajnath Singh, impressing upon him to sort out the issue so that the huge populace of entire south […]

PDP leader Waheed Parra’s bail rejected

Court says 'prima facie' terror charges 'true at this stage'

Srinagar: The bail application of PDP leader Waheed-ur-Rehman Parra, a close aide of former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti, has been rejected for the second time in five months by a special court which said “prima facie” terror charges levelled against the accused seem to be “true at this stage”. The 24-page bail […]

Five residential houses, two sheds damaged by fire

Srinagar: Five residential houses and two sheds were damaged in a massive fire that erupted in congested area of Palpora locality of Noorbagh in Srinagar late last night. Official sources said that fire broke out from a single—storey residential house in Pamposh Colony of Palpora on the intervening night of Monday and Tuesday. They said […]