Mehbooba says she was put under house arrest
Wanted to visit families evicted from forest land in Budgam
Srinagar: PDP president Mehbooba Mufti said on Tuesday authorities prevented her from leaving her residence here as she wanted to meet the families evicted from forest land in Budgam district of central Kashmir. Mehbooba took to Twitter to claim that she has been detained. Police did not comment on the alleged detention of the former […]
Descent voter turnout recorded in 4thPhase of Panchayat polls: SEC
JAMMU: State Election Commissioner K.K Sharma informed that 63.08 percent and 59.71 percent voter turnout was recorded on Monday in the Fourth Phase of vacant Panch and Sarpanch By-polls 2020. While giving out the details, SEC informed that by-poll for Panch vacant seats were held in 215 constituencies in the 4th phase. A total 33188 […]
Be polite to pensioners; treasury officials told
SRINAGAR: The Director, Accounts and Treasuries, Kashmir Tuesday issued necessary instructions for the Treasuries Officer of Kashmir division while dealing with pensioners. As per a circular issued here, the Director instructed all Treasury Officers/ officials to treat all pensioners with dignity and deal with them in a polite manner. He directed them to acknowledge documents […]
SEC for strict adherence to MCC guidelines
JAMMU: State Election Commissioner, KK Sharma, Tuesday chaired a meeting to review the Action Taken Reports on complaints regarding violation of Model Code of Conduct (MCC) currently in place in view of the ongoing District Development Council, Panchayat and Municipal By-elections in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. State Election Commissioner emphasised on brisk […]
Three killed in two road mishaps
Jammu: Three persons were killed and four others injured in two separate road mishaps in Jammu division, officials said. They said that the accident took place on Tuesday afternoon when the Matador bearing registration number (JK02W-8912) on way to Budhal from Chassana turned turtle near Zero Morh, resulting in the death of conductor and owner […]
Arrest of three Kashmiri’s: Family members stage protest, claim their innocence
Srinagar: Amid rain and chill, three Budgam families staged a protest here in Kashmir capital Srinagar seeking release of their loved ones who have been arrested by Special Cell of Delhi Police yesterday. Five men, three from Kashmir and two from Punjab were arrested by the Special Cell of Delhi Police from Shakarpur area of […]
Functioning of DDC will open new chapter for JK: Jitendra Singh
New Delhi: Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Tuesday said the constitution of District Development Councils (DDCs) will open a new chapter for Jammu and Kashmir. He said people are going to get a voice through these councils which will have a communication channel for redressal of their issues. “Constituting of District Development Councils will be […]
Gupkar gang’ built palatial estates, govt built bunkers for jawans: BJP leader
Jammu: Union minister and BJP leader Anurag Thakur on Tuesday targeted the People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) and alleged that the gang built big palatial estates and encroached the state land while the Narendra Modi government built bunkers for the jawans at the border. Thakur, who hit the campaign trail for the 5th phase […]
BJP’s official social media handles launched in JK
Srinagar: BJP general secretary and Jammu and Kashmir in-charge Tarun Chugh on Tuesday launched official social media handles of the party’s unit in the union territory. Launching the Twitter handle, and Instagram and Facebook pages of the Jammu and Kashmir BJP, Chugh said, “BJP wants to have an impact and wants the people to join […]
FSD seizes cigarettes worth 42.5k at Srinagar
SRINAGAR8: A team of Food Safety Department (FSD) Tuesday raided a shop at Koker Bazar and seized Cigarettes worth Rs. 42,500 that were being sold clandestinely and in violation of Cigarette & other Tobacco Products Act (COTPA) 2003. The raid was conducted following specific inputs about it, by a team of Food Safety Officers headed […]