Talent listing: JK Film Policy to register people till July 10
JAMMU: The Jammu and Kashmir government has invited talented individuals from a wide range of expertise, including dancers, fashion designers, actors, choreographers, cinematographers, sound recordists, set designers and others for registration under the Jammu & Kashmir Film Policy. Registration can be done online by visiting the the link, https://tinyurl.com/jkfilmpolicy or by scanning the QR Code. […]
International Day Against Drug Abuse
BHSS Uri Baramulla organises virtual seminar
Baramulla: BHSS Uri organised a virtual seminar to observe the “International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking,” a statement issued here said. Principal Mushtaq Sopori chaired the event hosted by a teacher Abid Shafi virtually via Zoom Cloud meeting on Saturday, it added. International Day against Drug Abuse And Illicit Trafficking is observed on […]
Div Com inspects several roads of PMGSY in Ganderbal
Inspects Z-morh, Zojila tunnel projects, visits Baltal Base Camp
GANDERBAL: Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, Pandurang K Pole Saturday inspected various ongoing works under Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) to have first-hand appraisal about the progress on these roads in the district. During the visit, the Div Com was accompanied by Deputy Commissioner Ganderbal, Krittika Jyotsna, Additional Deputy Commissioner Farooq Ahmad Baba, ACR, Chief Engineer […]
Enforcement of Covid-19 SOPs: Govt imposes fine of 86 lacs on violators in Kashmir during past two weeks
SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has imposed a fine of Rs. 86,20,006 on violators of Covid-19 SOPs across 10 districts of Kashmir in the last two weeks, an official spokesman said. As per the details, shared by Divisional Covid Control Room Kashmir (DCCR), an amount of Rs. 8214716 fines have been imposed alone on […]
Tral residents aghast over non availability of irrigation facility
Pulwama: The residents of Pinglish area of Tral are up in arms against the irrigation department for failing to commission stage third of mega Tral lift irrigation scheme. Locals from Pinglish, Koil and Shikargah said that there is no water available for watering their orchards due to which their orchards have dried up. They said […]
Lightning strike kills Army jawan, injures two
Jammu: An Army jawan was killed and two others suffered injuries when lightning struck a border area in Poonch district on Friday, official sources said. Lightning struck at a forward area along the Line of Control (LoC) in Sawjian sector of Mandi belt in the early hours of Friday resulting in the death of a […]
Infiltration bid foiled along LoC in Kupwara
Srinagar: An infiltration bid was foiled along the Line of Control (LoC) in Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir on Friday, officials said. Security forces foiled the infiltration bid in Tangdhar area, the officials said. Some arms and ammunition were left behind by the infiltrators. The recovery includes an AK-47 rifle, a pistol, two hand […]
Unlock not helping trade to get back on track: Traders
Srinagar: As government extends more relaxations in the Corona lockdown in the valley, the business is showing no signs of improvement, making it difficult for traders to make ends meet, member of a trade body said. Chairman Kashmir Economic Alliance (KEA) Yaseen Khan said there is no circulation of money in the market and even […]
Abstain from appointing standing counsels: Govt to dept’s, PSU’s
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir government has asked government departments, corporations, Public Sector Undertakings (PSU) and autonomous bodies to abstain from appointing Standing Counsels on their own. Additional Secretary to Government for Department of Law, Justice and Parliament Affairs Ashish Gupta in this regard issued a communiqué directing the officials to follow the governments directive. […]
Man fakes documents, secures housing loan
Budgam: Jammu and Kashmir police have registered a case against a man who secured a Rs 28-lakh housing loan from Jammu and Kashmir bank using “fake” documents and stamps in Central Kashmir’s Budgam district. Officials said that a man used fake stamps of sub-district magistrate, tehsildar, sub-registrar and Patwari to secure a loan from J&K […]