Indian Army celebrates ‘Jhangar Day’
Commemorate sacrifice of Brigadier Usman Rajouri/Jammu: The Indian Army on Thursday celebrated “Jhangar Day” to commemorate the sacrifice made by Maha Vir Chakra (MVC) awardee Brigadier Mohammad Usman, officials said. Brig Usman, widely regarded as the “Lion of Naushera”, attained martyrdom in the 1947-48 operation in Rajouri’s Naushera sector in Jammu and Kashmir. His leadership […]
House Committee on Environment holds review meeting in Sgr
Development must not come at cost of environment: Tarigami SRINAGAR: The House Committee on Environment of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly on Thursday convened a review meeting at the Assembly Complex in Srinagar to discuss critical environmental issues and challenges, particularly those related to the Geology and Mining Department. The meeting was chaired by […]
Adopt zero tolerance approach towards illegal mining Dy CM to Officers
Advocates stringent action against violators, safeguarding critical care infrastructure SRINAGAR: Deputy Chief Minister, Surinder Choudhary, Wednesday reiterated the Government’s firm commitment to completely ban illegal mining activities across Jammu and Kashmir. He made these remarks while chairing a high-level review meeting of the Geology and Mining Department at the Civil Secretariat, Srinagar. The Dy CM […]
Union Minister promises optimal support for JK’s Dairy, Fisheries development
Visits SKUAST-K, interacts with farmers SRINAGAR: Union Minister for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying, Rajiv Ranjan Singh, who is on a two day visit to Kashmir, Wednesday said the central government will extend all possible support to J&K for developing dairy and fisheries sectors. The Union Minister was speaking at a function, ‘Reimagining Livestock & […]
Srinagar welcomes the first batch of Amarnath Yatris with warmth, devotion
DDC Chairperson, DC Srinagar & SSP Srinagar welcome pilgrims at Pantha Chowk SRINAGAR: In a warm gesture of hospitality, the Srinagar district administration led by DDC Chairperson, Deputy Commissioner(DC) Srinagar, Akshay Labroo along with Senior Superintendent of Police Sundeep Chakravarthy on Wednesday warmly welcomed the first batch of Shri Amarnathji Yatra pilgrims as they arrived […]
Lt Guv releases book at Rajbhawan
SRINAGAR: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha Wednesday released a book titled “Shiva Tatva Amarnath”, published by Shri Kailakh Jyotish and Vedic Sansthan Trust. The Lieutenant Governor congratulated the authors Mahant Rohit Shastri, Rohit Jandiyal and all the members of the Trust for offering a unique presentation of faith, devotion to Lord Amarnath, and Vedic traditions, through […]
Police Establishes Helpline for victims of terrorism in parts of Valley
Srinagar: In a significant initiative aimed at providing timely support and assistance to the families affected by terrorism, Police have established dedicated Grievance Cells/Helplines in Anantnag, Budgam, Baramulla and Sopore. This initiative is intended to facilitate the registration and resolution of grievances of terrorism affected families across the district, a police spokesman said Wednesday. In […]
Police solves theft case in Shopian, two held
Srinagar: Police in Shopian successfully solved a livestock theft case within hours of its occurrence and arrested two accused individuals involved in the crime, a police spokesman said Wednesday. He said that police received a written application from Muhammad Sultan Teli son of Ghulam Qadir Teli resident of Batpora, Shopian, stating therein that during the […]
Shirmal Shopian residents clean irrigation canal
Say officials never bothered to clean-up the canal Shopian: In a compelling show of community effort and resilience, residents of Shirmal Heff village in south Kashmir’s Shopian district have taken it upon themselves to clean a major irrigation canal that had been left silted and neglected by the concerned authorities for years. Facing mounting difficulties […]
Committee on Estimates convenes meeting in Srinagar
Reviews functioning, fund utilization of PWD SRINAGAR: The House Committee on Estimates Wednesday convened a meeting at the Assembly Complex in Srinagar to review the functioning and fund utilization of the Public Works Department (PWD). The meeting was chaired by the Committee Chairperson, Shamim Firdous and attended by members Abdul Majid Bhat (Larmi), Ghulam Mohi-ud-Din […]
