Missing electoral rolls, alteration in constituency Hampering KP’s voting in DDC polls: BJP

Jammu: BJP leader and former legislator G L Raina on Tuesday said Kashmiri migrants were facing problems in exercising their franchise in the ongoing District Development Council (DDC) polls due to missing electoral rolls and alteration in names of constituencies, even as he welcomed the decision to allow the community to ‘vote in person’ and […]

Amid heavy rains, forces launch search operation in Sopore village

Sopore: Amid heavy rains security forces launched a Cordon and Search operation in Guripora Bomai area of Sopore in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Tuesday. Reports said a joint team of army 22 RR, J&K police and CRPF condoned off Guripora Bomai area and conducted house to house searches. Meanwhile, a police official said that […]

Graft case: ACB registers case against JMC officials

Jammu: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Monday registered a case against four officials of the Jammu Municipal Corporation and a restaurant owner for illegal construction here, a spokesperson of the anti-graft body said. Searches were conducted at the houses of the accused which led to the recovery of incriminating material, he said. The verification revealed […]

Won’t be cowed down by BJP’s ‘rants’: Congress Leader

Jammu: Senior Jammu and Kashmir Congress leader Raman Bhalla on Monday said his party would not be cowed down by BJP’s rants and would continue its fight against the wrong policies of the saffron party without compromising on people’s wishes and rights. He accused the BJP of pushing the people in Jammu and Kashmir to […]

CJ launches legal outreach programme

JAMMU: Chief Justice, High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Patron-in-Chief J&K State Legal Services Authority, Gita Mittal, Monday launched an ambitious legal outreach programme “Insaf Ki Dastak”. The programme aims at providing access to justice at the door steps of people living in far-flung and inaccessible areas of the UTs of J&K and Ladakh […]

Div Com inaugurates Sports Premier League at TRC Ground

Emphasises on providing viable platform to sports loving youth

SRINAGAR: Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, Pandurang K Pole Monday inaugurated a first of its kind Sports Premier League at TRC Ground in Srinagar. The league is being organized by J&K Sports Council in the discipline of football (men/women), Hockey (men) volleyball (men/women) and kabadi (men) in collaboration with the respective sports associations in all 20 districts […]

Armed Forces Flag Day Observed in Srinagar

Div Com inaugurates annexe for ex- servicemen

SRINAGAR: Observing Armed Force Flag Day on December- 7, a programme was held at the Sainik Bhawan in Srinagar. On the occasion, Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir Pandurang K. Pole, inaugurated Annexe in the presence of Deputy Commissioner (Srinagar) Dr Shahid Iqbal Choudhary for Old Aged Ex-servicemen, disabled soldiers and Veer Naris. During the interaction with the […]

DSEK reviews status of enrolment drive in Govt schools

SRINAGAR: The Director School Education Kashmir (DSEK), Mohammad Younis Malik Monday convened a meeting to review the status of ongoing educational survey cum enrolment drive here. The meeting was informed that a sufficient number of children are being enrolled in Government schools with a good number of them shifting from the private sector to the […]

LAWDA carries out demolition drive

SRINAGAR: The Enforcement Wing of Lakes and Waterways Development Authority (LAWDA) Monday carried out a demolition drive at Habak, Braine, Teilbal, Baghi Roop Singh and Miskeenbagh. During the drive 02 double storey houses, 02 single storey houses, 02 tin wallings and concrete pillars were demolished besides, several earth fillings by way of encroachments were removed […]