Militant hideout busted
Srinagar: Security forces have busted a militant hideout and recovered huge quantity of incriminating materials in the apple township of Sopore in north Kashmir district of Baramulla. A police official on Monday said that following specific information, police unearthed a militant hideout in Brath, Sopore in Baramulla on Sunday. He said huge quantity of incriminating […]
Illegal soil extraction continues in Budgam
Budgam: Illegal soil extraction has been going on unabated despite a blanket ban on it in Khansahab belt of Central Kashmir’s Budgam district, reports said Monday. Sources said that the committee that had been formed to curb illegal soil extraction is in deep slumber and giving every opportunity to soil mafia to disfigure the picturesque […]
Illegal shops coming up in Baba Demb area
Srinagar: Residents of Babademb area here have expressed resentment over illegal constructions of shops in the area and urged the authorities to take action. A delegation of residents from the area said that “taking undue advantage of prevailing situation, some unscrupulous persons are undertaking illegal constructions of shops on Babademb road near the cricket stadium […]
Officials asked to preserve ‘deteriorated’ Hokarsar
Srinagar: The government has issued directives to the officials to preserve the Hokersar, officials said Monday. An official of Wild Life Department said that influx of sewage and solid waste from flood spill channel has led to “deterioration” of the Hokarsar wetland. The official said that Chief Engineer Irrigation and Flood Control Department has been […]
Killing of five migrant labourers
Police detains five more suspects for questioning
Kulgam: Police have detained five more suspects in connection with the killing of five non-local labourers in South Kashmir’s Kulgam district, an official said Monday. With the arrest of these five persons, police have so for detained 15 suspected in the district. An official disclosed that after the killing of five non-local labourers from West […]
Seminar on Child Rights held
SRINAGAR: To commemorate the International Day of Child Rights, a seminar was organized by the Cultural wing of Department of Information & Public Relations in collaboration with a local NGO, Hope-Disability Centre, Ganderbal and Mission Directorate, Youth here on Monday. Director, Information & Public Relations, Dr. Syed Sehrish Asgar presided over the function. During the […]
Lt Guv Murmu, Jitendra Singh hold meeting
Jammu: Days after assuming charge as the first Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir, Girish Chandra Murmu met Union Minister Jitendra Singh here, officials said. Chief Secretary B V R Subrahmanyam was also present at the meeting which took place at the residence of the Minister of State (MoS) in the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) […]
Indefinite strike by lawyers hits work in courts across Jammu
Jammu: Work at the high court and lower courts was affected in most parts of Jammu region on Saturday, following an indefinite strike by lawyers against the recent decision to divest the judicial courts of its powers to register various documents and vest the same with the revenue department. The strike call was given by […]
Finance Dep authorizes utilization of 50% funds
SRINAGAR: Finance department has conveyed the authorization to the utilization of 50% funds out of five months Budget Estimates (31st October 2019 to 31 March 2020) under both Revenue and Capital components out of consolidated fund of the Union Territory of the Jammu and Kashmir pending the sanction of such expenditure by the parliament. According […]
Posters in Tral ask SPO’s to leave their jobs
Pulwama: Purported posters attributed to militant outfits appeared in different parts of Tral town of South Kashmir’s Pulwama on Saturday. The posters warned Special Police Officers (SPO’s) of dire consequences in case they continue with their jobs in the police. The posters asked SPOs to leave their jobs or face consequences, reports said. Official sources […]
