High-level panel to be set up for winding up IWDP dept
Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir administration has directed the officials concerned to form a high-level panel for closing down Integrated Wasteland Development Programme (IWDP) offices and absorbing its staff in allied wings of the forest department, an official spokesperson said on Tuesday. According to the spokesperson, this has been decided to ensure proper use of […]
Target for constructing 60,000 individual household toilets fixed
Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir government has directed authorities to meet the original target of constructing 60,000 individual household toilets (IHHTs) in urban areas under the Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM) in the state. The directions were passed by Chief Secretary B V R Subrahmanyam at the 6th state level apex committee meeting of the flagship […]
Hurriyat (M) condemns killing of pro-freedom leader
Srinagar: Hurriyat Conference (M) has strongly condemned the killing of resistance leader and Tehreek-e-Hurriyat district president for Islamabad Mir Hafizullah by unidentified gunmen. In a statement issued, Hurriyat (M) spokesman said that the slain leader had in advance brought to fore through media, repeated threats and intimidations given to him on phone and suspicious movement […]
Pro-freedom leader’s killing ‘most atrocious act of state repression’: Malik
Srinagar: Terming the killing of Mir Hafiz-u-Allah as ‘most atrocious and naked act of state repression and a personal loss’, Chairman of Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF), Muhammad Yasin Malik Tuesday said that “nation of Kashmir has lost a prudent voice, a humble son of the soil and brave resistance leader whose absence will […]
Murder of Mir Hafizullah handiwork of hidden hands: JKDFP
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Democratic Freedom Party (JKDFP) Tuesday strongly condemned what they termed as brutal and inhuman killing of Tehreek-e-Hurriyat district president for Anantnag Mir Hafizullah. The amalgam as per a statement issued here said that it was the handiwork of hidden hands who have been killing pro-freedom people over the years. The spokesperson […]
Guv greets people on Eid-i-Milad-un-Nabi eve
Jammu: Governor Satya Pal Malik Tuesday greeted the people of Jammu and Kashmir on the eve of Eid-i-Milad-un-Nabi. He expressed hope that the occasion would be the harbinger of harmony, peace, progress and prosperity in the state. In his message, the governor observed that Islam teaches people the values of brotherhood, simplicity, compassion and morality, […]
Cop, who attempted suicide, succumbs to injuries
Srinagar: A policeman, who had allegedly shot himself over a family issue at the official residence of the Director General of Police (DGP) here, died at a hospital Tuesday, police said. Head Constable Subash Chander was on duty at the official residence of the DGP at Bikram Chowk when, it is suspected, he attempted suicide […]
23-year old youth found hanging
Srinagar: A body of a 23-year old youth was recovered from Brass area in central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Tuesday. Reports said that the dead body of Fayaz Ahmad Dar, 23, was recovered from Brass area of Arizal, after locals spotted it hanging from a wallnut tree. A police officer also confirmed the incident and […]
Here is a village in Bijbehara with no drinking water supply
Anantnag: At a time when the authorities are claiming to have taken steps to ensure safe drinking water to the people, a village in South Kashmir’s Anantnag district is a glaring example of official apathy as the successive regimes so far have utterly failed to ensure drinking water supply to the villagers. Residents of Kathoo […]
Newly elected trade president takes oath
Sopore: The newly elected president of Traders federation of Sopore, Qazi Hashmatullah Hashmie on Monday took the oath of office at Welkin school Sopore. On the occasion, District Development Commissioner (DDC) Baramulla, Dr. Nasir Ahmad Naqash was the Chief Guest. Other dignitaries including SSP Sopore Javid Iqbal, ADC Sopore Ashiq Hussain Lilly, SDPO Sopore Mashkoor […]
