DC Kupwara distributes food items among needy, destitute
KUPWARA: The Deputy Commissioner (DC) Kupwara, Dr. Doifode Sagar Dattatray who is also Chairman of District Red Cross Committee Kupwara Wednesday distributed food Kits among the poor and needy families at DC Office complex, here. Around 400 Food kits were distributed among the poor, needy families, widows, destitute and orphans from the District Red Cross […]
14 absentee employees suspended, show cause notices issued to 21 others
POONCH: Acting tough against absentee government employees, Deputy Commissioner Poonch Inder Jeet on Wednesday suspended 14 employees for unauthorised absence from duty and served show cause notices to 21 others including some gazetted officers of Jal Shakti, PMGSY, floriculture departments. Acting on the complaints received from the public, including PRIs, the Deputy Commissioner constituted a […]
Police rescues nomadic families in Kulgam
Srinagar: Police in Kulgam carried out rescue operation and rescued three nomadic families along with their livestock who were stuck in between the river Vaishow near Chambgund, a police spokesman said Wednesday. At about 2140 hours, Police received information that some nomads along with their livestock were stuck in between the river Veshaw near Chambgund […]
Police arrests seven drug peddlers
Srinagar: Police arrested seven drug peddlers in Baramulla, Handwara, Kulgam and Anantnag and recovered contraband substances from their possession, a police spokesman said Wednesday. He said that in Baramulla, a police party at a checkpoint established as Hanjiwara Pattan intercepted a suspicious person who tried to flee but was apprehended tactfully. During checking, officers were […]
Man dies, another injured in mysterious blast in Kishtwar village
Kishtwar: A man died while another one was injured after a mysterious blast took place in Chatroo village of Kishtwar district on Wednesday. A senior police official said that a mysterious blast took place in Symbol locality of Chatroo village Wednesday. He said initial reports suggest that the blast took place in the home of […]
Sarpanch arrested on rape charges in Baramulla village
Sopore: A Sarpanch affiliated with Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) was arrested for allegedly raping a woman in Rafiabad area of Sopore in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district, officials said on Wednesday. An official said that Ali Mohammed Dar son of Abdul Ahad Dar,Sarpanch of Rawoocha village of Rafiabad was arrested for allegedly raping a woman. The […]
NC demands hike in cash assistance to migrant Kashmiri Pandits
Jammu: National Conference provincial president Rattan Lal Gupta on Wednesday accused BJP of exploiting migrant Kashmiri Pandits and appealed for a reasonable hike in the cash assistance and adequate compensation to over-aged members of the community. Gupta was addressing a meeting of the office bearers of the youth wing of the party’s minority cell here […]
Chief Justice inaugurates fast track Court, Jammu
JAMMU: Chief Justice, High Court of Jammu and Kashmir & Ladakh, Justice N Kotiswar Singh, Wednesday inaugurated Fast Track Court Jammu in presence of Justice Sanjeev Kumar, Judge High Court of Jammu Kashmir & Ladakh (Administrative Judge District Jammu). Justice Rajneesh Oswal, Justice Vinod Chatterjee Koul, Justice Mohan Lal, Justice Rahul Bharti, Justice Waseem Sadiq […]
Block Diwas program held at Hufroo in Block Nagam of Budgam
Local participation imperative for development: DC
BUDGAM: Deputy Commissioner (DC) Budgam, S F Hamid Wednesday chaired the Block Diwas programme at Panchayat Halqa Hufroo in Block Nagam. The programme was held at Government Higher Secondary School, Hufroo, where local PRIs, respected elders and local youth delegations from villages Hufroo, Nowpora, Brinjan, Narpora, Loolipora and other adjacent villages raised their demands with […]
DC Kulgam takes stock of situation arisen due to incessant rains
KULGAM: To take stock of the situation arisen due to incessant rains in the district, the Deputy Commissioner (DC) Kulgam, Dr. Bilal Mohi-Ud-Din Bhat Wednesday chaired a meeting of officers at mini-secretariat, here. During the meeting, the DC took a detailed stock of current status of water level of rivers, availability of sand bags, machinery […]
