Four arrested in two cases of murder in Udhampur, Jammu

Jammu: Four persons have been arrested in connection with two cases of murder in Jammu and Udhampur districts, police said. Manish Singh and Mohmmad Aslam were arrested in connection with the case of murder registered at Udhampur police station. They allegedly killed Rahul Bhagat, a resident of Dandyal in Udhampur district, with a sharp-edged weapon […]

Darbar Move: Offices ought to move from Jammu to Srinagar: EJCC

Srinagar: Employees Joint Consultative Committee Saturday demanded that Darbar Move practice should be restored in its original form while offices that still operate from Jammu should be immediately shifted to Srinagar. Addressing a press conference, Chairman Employees Joint Consultative Committee Aijaz Khan said that the tradition of the six month Darbar Move should not be […]

Admin in G’bal notifies schedule for shops, establishments operation

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GANDERBAL: As the government of Jammu and Kashmir has classified district Ganderbal as red zone, the District Magistrate (DM) Ganderbal, Shafqat Iqbal Saturday issued an order for imposition of restrictions under the Epidemic Disease Act, 1897, the Disaster Management Act, 2005 and under section 144 CrPc in district Ganderbal. The order has been issued to […]

Provide composite accommodation facilities to Judicial Officers: Justice Magrey

SRINAGAR: Justice Ali Mohammad Magrey, Judge Jammu and Kashmir High Court Saturday visited District Court Complex, Mominabad, Srinagar to take review of functioning of District and other subordinate courts in Srinagar. Justice Magrey who is the Administrative Judge for District Srinagar during his visit chaired a meeting of Judicial Officers, Prosecution Wing including Chief Prosecuting […]

Admin conducts comprehensive review of water supply scenario in Sgr

SRINAGAR: District Administration, Srinagar conducted a comprehensive review of water supply scenario in the city and directed for a host of measures to ensure regular supply and stringent measures against misuse of drinking water for commercial purposes and illegal drilling of supply lines. Concerns related to shortage of water in tail-end areas of some supply […]

DDC distributes motorized tricycles among specially abled

BANDIPORA: District Development Commissioner Bandipora Zahoor Ahmad Mir Saturday provided motorized tricycles to 14 differently-abled Persons. The distribution ceremony was organized by Social Welfare Department Bandipora. Assistant Commissioner Revenue, Reyaz Ahmad Beigh, District Social Welfare Officer, Altaf Hussain Bhat besides all other officials of the department were present on the occasion. Speaking on the occasion, […]

Militant hideout busted in Rajouri

Jammu: A militant hideout was busted in a remote village in Rajouri district of Jammu division on Saturday, leading to the recovery of a huge cache of arms and ammunition, officials said. The hideout was unearthed during the course of a joint search operation by police and the Rashtriya Rifles in Dardasan village of the […]

Re-organisation of JK: Centre’s nod sought for distribution of compensatory afforestation funds

Srinagar: Nearly eight months after re-organisation of Jammu & Kashmir, a proposal is being worked out to distribute compensatory afforestation funds between Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh Union Territories, documents reveal. According to agenda note of 25th meeting of executive committee of Jammu & Kashmir Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority (CAMPA), a proposal […]

Govt employee arrested for ‘seditious’, ‘provocative’ social media posts

Srinagar: An employee of the education department has been arrested for allegedly spreading “false propaganda” on social media against the Jammu and Kashmir government, police said on Friday. “Taking serious note of misuse of social media platforms, Sopore Police has registered a case against various such social media users who defied the government orders by […]