Encroachments on wetlands will be removed in Budgam, say officials
BUDGAM: Deputy Commissioner Budgam, Shahbaz Ahmed Mirza Monday chaired a meeting of officers to discuss the directions received from National Green Tribunal (NGT) pertaining to impending issues of wetlands and water bodies of district Budgam. The meeting also deliberated on the point’s agenda wise already discussed in the meeting under the chairmanship of Divisional Commissioner […]
LAWDA demolishes illegal structures
SRINAGAR: The Enforcement Wing of Lakes and Waterways Development Authority Monday carried out a demolition drive in Nigeen, Rainawari and Green Belt of Lashkari Mohalla. During the demolition drive two second storeys and one single storey house was demolished on the spot, furthermore, anti-encroachment drive was launched against the encroachers, who have encroached green area […]
COVID-19: Court seeks response from Tihar jail on Shabir Shah’s plea
New Delhi: A Delhi Court Monday sought response from Tihar jail authority on a plea of Kashmiri separatist leader Shabir Shah, arrested in two separate cases of alleged terror financing, seeking a separate cell in Tihar central jail in the wake of coronavirus pandemic. Special Judge Dharmendra Rana issued notice to the jail superintendent with […]
Two senior police officers asked to join new places of positing immediately
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir government on Monday ordered Bhim Sen Tuti (IPS), DIG, JKS Range and Rajiv Omprakash Pande (IPS), SP Udhampur, to report at their new places of postings in Ladakh, forthwith. Both the officers are under orders of transfer from J&K to Ladakh as per June 9 order and the government today […]
Three army porters detained for use of WhatsApp suspiciously
Poonch: Security Forces in border district of Poonch detained three persons working with the army as porters after they were found using social media platform WhatsApp in a manner which has been treated as ‘sensitive’. The three men belonging to Poonch district were working as porters in an army unit near Bhimber Gali area of […]
Govt order to companies for stocking up 2 months’ LPG supply in Kashmir sparks speculations
Srinagar: A government order asking oil marketing companies to stock up two months’ supply of LPG cylinders in Kashmir Valley has sparked speculations, especially in the wake of the LAC face-off, with NC leader Omar Abdullah questioning the need for such a move. According to the June 27 order issued by the director of the […]
These orders create panic: Omar Abdullah
Srinagar: Former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said that these orders are creating panic in Kashmir. He tweeted, “Government orders are creating panic in Kashmir & unfortunately after all the lies & false assurances last year even if/when the government explains these orders hardly any of us will take the assurances at face value. That said […]
Some people spreading rumours about stocking of LPG in Kashmir: FCS&CA Deptt
Srinagar: The Department of Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs (FCS&CA) today maintained that some people are spreading false information regarding a communication with respect to the LPG stock in Kashmir valley. A statement issued here by FCS&CA said that some people are spreading all kind of rumours by referring to a letter, written by […]
A rare flower blooms amid slump in tourism in JK’s Bhaderwah
Bhaderwah: In the picturesque valley here in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir, the slump in tourism due to the coronavirus pandemic has been a blessing in disguise as less human intervention has led to a bumper crop of ‘digitalis purpurea’, a flower species primarily native to temperate Europe. Experts have predicted a bigger crop […]
Distribution of domicile certificates among various communities begins
Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Saturday started the process of distributing domicile certificates among people belonging to different sections who had been living in the UT for the last seven decades but were deprived of their legitimate citizenship rights. Jammu Divisional Commissioner Sanjeev Verma distributed the certificates under the new domicile law in […]