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JK Bank Chairman Parvez Ahmad sacked

JK Bank Chairman Parvez Ahmad sacked

R K Chibber appointed interim chief

R K Chibber appointed interim chief

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Am open to scrutiny, says Parvez Ahmad

Am open to scrutiny, says Parvez Ahmad

Srinagar: Former chairman of Jammu and Kashmir Bank Parvez Ahmad on Saturday said he was “open to scrutiny” on every transaction during his tenure with the bank. “Absolutely no regrets. Did my job most diligently, honestly and in the best interest of the institution. Open to scrutiny on each and every transaction I have done […]

 Press Trust of India

Vigilance sleuths raid J&K Bank headquarters, Chairman’s office

Srinagar: Minutes after the removal of Parvez Ahmad as chairman of the Jammu and Kashmir Bank, state vigilance organisation sleuths Saturday raided the financial institution’s corporate headquarters here, officials said. The vigilance organisation was looking for records of nearly 1,200 appointments allegedly made at the behest of political masters of the previous PDP-BJP government in […]

 KV Correspondent

SAC meeting: Srinagar City to get mass rapid transit system

Approves utilization of forest land for undertaking developmental projects

SRINAGAR: The State Administrative Council (SAC) which met here under the chairmanship of Governor, Satya Pal Malik viewed a detailed presentation on the Srinagar Mass Rapid Transit Corridor proposals presented before it by the Housing & Urban Development Department (H&UDD). Various elevated, underground and integrated corridor proposals were critically analyzed during the presentation in terms […]

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JeM militant killed in Anantnag encounter

JeM militant killed in Anantnag encounter

Had returned from PaK in 2010 under govt’s ‘rehab’ policy

Srinagar: A Jaish-e-Mohammad militant was Saturday killed in an encounter with security forces in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district, police said. They said that security forces launched a cordon and search operation in Verinag area of the south Kashmir district following specific information about the presence of militants there, the official said. An official said that […]

 Press Trust of India

Intel agencies warn about attacks on BJP leaders in JK

Jammu: An intelligence input has been passed on to the Jammu and Kashmir police about a possible threat to some BJP leaders including its state president Ravinder Raina, officials said Saturday. Inspector General of Police (Jammu range) M K Sinha said they have got the security inputs and are looking into it. Security alerts have […]

 Press Trust of India

Gang involved in vehicle thefts busted

Four men who stole vehicles in Delhi-NCR were selling them in JK held

 Press Trust of India

Prime state land freed of encroachment in Rajouri

Jammu: Encroachment on 20 acre of prime state land in Rajouri district have been removed, officials said Saturday. A team of officers retrieved 20 acre of encroached state land in Siot and Berripattan tehsils during an anti-encroachment drive conducted on Friday, they said. A team of officials comprising tehsildar of Siot Dhruv Gupta, police personnel […]

 Press Trust of India

LoC residents get 2500 more bunkers

Jammu: Over 2,500 bunkers have been constructed along the Line of Control (LoC) and the International Border (IB) in Jammu region this year so far, official said Saturday. Jammu Divisional Commissioner Sanjeev Verma held a meeting with deputy commissioners of border districts to review progress of the construction of bunkers along the IB in Jammu […]

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Power cuts in Jammu region worsen as temp soars

Jammu: There was no respite from the heatwave in Jammu on Saturday, with the city recording a maximum temperature of 40.8 degrees Celsius, the meteorological department said. The heatwave conditions triggered power cuts and water shortages in different parts of the region. The Santra Morh-Hazuribagh-Anandnagar-Bohri belt is the worst-affected region in the Jammu division, with […]