960 Hajj pilgrims return on first day of arrival

960 Hajj pilgrims return on first day of arrival

BUDGAM: Nine Hundred and Sixty Hajis today returned in five flights on the first day of Hajj arrivals at the Srinagar airport today.   Special arrangements ensuring hassle-free immigration clearance were put in place at the airport. Volunteers from CRPF, JKP and NGOs were also available to facilitate smooth passage of arrivals of Hajis.

Use of Forest Land: Rohit Kansal appointed Inquiry Officer

Srinagar:Government on Tuesday accorded sanction to the appointment of Principal Secretary to the Government, Planning, Development & Monitoring Department, Rohit Kansal, as Inquiry Officer in place of the then Commissioner/Secretary to Government, Labour & Employment Department Kifayat Hussain Rizvi,  to inquire into the use of 2.635 hectares of forest land for construction of road from […]

Youth kills girl before stabbing himself in Bandipora

Youth kills girl before stabbing himself in Bandipora

Srinagar: A girl was stabbed to death by a youth who later attempted suicide in Bandipora district of north Kashmir on Tuesday. SSP Bandipora Sheikh Zulfikar Azad said that the girl and the youth had gone to Boothu area, a picnic spot. “The youth first stabbed the girl to death and later tried to kill […]

Power shutdown in Jammu

JAMMU: To carry out the re-conductoring work of 33 KV line from Receiving Station Bantalab to Receiving Station Roop Nagar, the shutdown of 33 KV Thathar-Bantalab tap line and 11 KV feeders is being observed.   During the shutdown, the power supply to Bantalab, Radio Station, CRPF, Lakshmipuram, Chinore, Exchange, AYUSH Hospital, Keran, Rajinder Nagar, […]

Cow electrocuted in Khansahab Budgam

Cow electrocuted in Khansahab Budgam

Budgam:  Due to sheer negligence of Power Development Department (PDD), a cow was electrocuted in Kenora Khansahb area of Central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Tuesday morning. Villagers held Assistant Executive Engineer PDD responsible for the mishap. They said despite repeated pleas to the said official, PDD didn’t replace damaged wires on the electric poles.   The […]

Army launches CASO along LoC in Mendhar

Army launches CASO along LoC in Mendhar

Jammu: The Army on Tuesday launched Cordon And Search Operation (CASO) along the Line of Control in Mendhar tehsil of Poonch district in Jammu and Kashmir. “Army, acting on specific inputs, launched CASO in forests of Mendhar tehsil,” official sources here said. They said that the areas were cordoned and searches were intensified, adding, “so […]

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