Schedule for LADHC election announced, polling on Oct 16
Leh: Authorities in Union Territory of Ladakh have announced schedule of Ladakh Autonomous Hill development Council (LADHC) Leh polls, notwithstanding opposition’s demand for postponement of the exercise in view of the border tension and spike in coronavirus cases. In a notification issued by Saugat Biswas, Secretary election department, the voting will take place on October […]
Unidentified body recovered in Nowgam
Srinagar: Police on Saturday recovered an unidentified male body in Naikbagh area of Nowgam in Srinagar outskirts. An official told that the body, apparently aged between 30 and 35 years, was found near Naikbagh area of Nowgam in Srinagar outskirts on Saturday morning. A police party reached the spot and recovered the body, he said. […]
JK becomes 10th among States/UTs to be part of NGDRS
Lt Guv launches scheme, says move will ensure transperancy
SRINAGAR: Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha launched the National Generic Document Registration System (NGDRS) at a ceremony organized at Deputy Commissioner Srinagar’s office, Friday. NGDRS represents a major shift from the existing manual registration system to online registration of all transactions in sale-purchase/transfer of land and the stamp papers have been replaced by e-stamps which have […]
Authorities curtail water discharge to vital canals in Anantnag
Anantnag: Apple growers in Anantnag are going through tough times as authorities have curtailed water discharge to various vital canals that used to provide water for irrigational purposes during the harvesting season. Growers from different areas of the district said authorities have diverted water of Dadi canal and Mehand canal during the harvesting season when […]
Tehsildar accuses police officer of ‘misbehaviour’
Revenue employees go for pen down strike in Shopian
Shopian: Employees of Revenue Department in south Kashmir’s Shopian district Friday staged a protest in Mini Secretariat accusing police officer of misbehavior with Tehsildar Shopian. The employees decided to go for an indefinite pen down strike till action is not initiated against SHO Shopian. The protesting employees said that during a demolition drive at Bonbazar […]
Webinar on 2014 Kashmir floods anniversary held
Srinagar: A Webinar on 2014 Kashmir Flood Recovery was jointly organized by National Institute of Disaster Management (NIDM) & The Institution of Engineers, India (IEI), Jammu & Kashmir State Centre, in collaboration with the Divisional Administration, Kashmir, Friday. Titled, ‘Kashmir Flood Recovery: Experiences and Initiatives’ the webinar was attended online by senior Government Officers from […]
Power shutdown in valley parts
SRINAGAR: According to the Power Controller, Kashmir Province, in order to carry out completion of works by RECPDCL, the power supply to the areas fed from Danderkhah Receiving Station shall remain affected on September 19 from 9 am to 5:30 pm and on September 21 and 22 from 8 am to 5:30 pm besides on […]
Govt forms LG Secretariat References Monitoring Cell
Srinagar: The J&K government on Friday accorded sanction to the establishment of ‘Lieutenant Governor’s Secretariat References Monitoring Cell’ in the General Administration Department. It has been established for expeditious follow-up and better coordination with the Administrative Departments and Deputy Commissioners as required for disposal of the representations or grievances received by Lieutenant Governor’s Secretariat, as […]
Army jawan injured as Pak shells two sectors along LoC in Poonch
Jammu: An Army jawan was injured and three houses were damaged on Thursday as Pakistani troops opened heavy fire and shelled mortars, targeting civilian areas and forward posts along the LoC in two sectors of Poonch district, official sources said. The Indian Army was retaliating effectively, a defence spokesman said. “At about 0645 hours, the […]
I-T dept searches hotelier, jeweller in Kashmir
New Delhi: The Income Tax Department has conducted raids on a prominent hotelier and a jeweller based in Jammu and Kashmir on charges of alleged tax evasion, the CBDT said on Thursday. In the first case, searches were launched on Wednesday against the hotelier who owns a chain of hotels at popular tourist spots of […]