Anti-encroachment Drive: 2241 kanals State, 5115 kanals Kahcharai land retrieved

Anti-encroachment Drive: 2241 kanals State, 5115 kanals Kahcharai land retrieved

SRINAGAR: On the directions of Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, District Administrations across the valley has retrieved 2241.55 kanals of State land and 5115.80 kanals of Kahcharai land from the encroachers in a month-long daily anti-encroachment drive starting August 01, 2018.   The district administrations of Pulwama retrieved the maximum 1248 kanals of State and 1554.25 kanals of […]

Proposals for new Panchayat Constituencies, Halqas notified

Proposals for new Panchayat Constituencies, Halqas notified

SRINAGAR: Election Authority under Panchayati Raj Act, 1989 on the recommendation of Rural Development Department J&K has notified some proposals for creation of new Panchayat Constituencies in existing Panchayat Halqas, creation of New Panchayat Halqa from the existing Panchayat Halqa, merging of two Panchayat Halqas into one Panchayat Halqa and change of name of Panchayat […]

Crime Branch booked Srinagar businessman in ‘fraud’case

Crime Branch booked Srinagar businessman in ‘fraud’case

SRINAGAR:  Crime Branch Kashmir received an order dated 12-07-2018 passed by the  court of Chief Judicial Magistrate Anantnag titled Ghulam Mohammad Sheikh V/S Khalid Sahni, where under Crime Branch Kashmir  has been directed to conduct a preliminary verification into the allegations leveled by the applicant namely Ghulam Mohammad Sheikh R/O Gohan Court Road Vailoo Kokernag, (proprietor of M/S […]

Dr Hameed Fayaz Took Over As Next Jama’at Chief

Dr Hameed Fayaz Took Over As Next Jama’at Chief

SRINAGAR: A PhD in Iqbaliat Dr Abdul Hameed Fayaz took over as the next president of Jama’at-e-Islami. The take over took place at Jama’at’s Batamaloo headquarters where his predecessor Ghulam Mohammad Bhat welcomed him and make him take over the reigns Jama’at.   Most of the afternoon remained busy with the Jama’at cadres calling on the new Amirand […]

“Incriminating material” seized from Aasif Sultan: Police

“Incriminating material” seized from Aasif Sultan: Police

    Srinagar: The police has said that local journalist Aasif Sultan was arrested after incrimnating was seized from him. “The initial questioning of the accused, subsequent searches and disclosures made in the case so far have led to seizure of incriminating materials from various locations”. “It also establishes his complicity for harbouring known terrorists […]

‘Shocked’ and “outraged” over “illegal arrest” of journalist Aasif Sultan: Journalist bodies  

Srinagar: Expressing shock and outrage over the arrest of Srinagar based journalist, Aasif Sultan, the Kashmir Working Journalist Association (KWJA) and Kashmir Journalist Association (KJA) said they have taken a strong note regarding the illegal detention of the journalist at Police Station Batamaloo from past six days. “We demand his immediate release from illegal custody, […]

Forces launch search operation at Tral hospital.

Forces launch search operation at Tral hospital.

Srinagaer: Forces today launched cordon and search operation at Sub-District Hospital Tral in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district. An official said that joint team of Jammu & Kashmir police, army’s 42 Rashtriya Rifles (RR) and 180 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) have launched the operation in the area following specific inputs about the presence of militants […]

JKPSC issues fresh schedule for Combined Competitive-2018, other exams

SRINAGAR, SEPTEMBER 01: Jammu and Kashmir Public Service Commission (JKPSC) has issued fresh schedule for various examinations that were scheduled to be held in September 2018 including the prestigious Combined Competitive Examination-2018. According to a JKPSC spokesman, J&K Combined Competitive (Preliminary) Examination-2018, which was earlier scheduled to be held on 2 September 2018, shall now […]

Heroin worth 9 crores seized in Nagrota, two Kashmiris held

Heroin worth 9 crores seized in Nagrota, two Kashmiris held

  Srinagar: Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), Ludhiana Zonal Unit on Saturday claimed to have recovered nearly 2 kilograms of high-quality heroin worth crores by arresting two Kashmiri based smugglers in Nagrota area of Jammu Division. “The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), Ludhiana Zonal Unit has seized a consignment of heroin being smuggled into Kashmir and being […]

Two Linemen electrocuted, one Succumbs

Srinagar: Two  PDD lineman was electrocuted  on Saturday in Dialgam village of Annatnag district of South Kashmir,while repairing a electric line. According to reports,Gulam Mohammad Misger and Mohammad Khalil Itoo were repairing electric line at Dailgam,when they got electrocuted,bith were taken to Hospital were one line man succumbs to his injuries. The deceased has been identified […]