JAMMU: A joint team of Revenue, JDA & Police launched anti encroachment drive here on the left bank of Tawi in Rangoora and Majeen villages near Golf Course, Sidhra. During the anti encroachment drive over 200 Kanal of prime land was retrieved and 22 Pacca Structures, 04 temporary sheds, 13 boundary walls and 35 plinths […]
RAMBAN: District Development Commissioner Ramban ordered suspension of two Junior engineers posted with PMGSY department for using substandard material. As per the district administration, action against the JEs was taken on a public complaint about use of substandard material for macadamisation of Karol-Kumet road. The erring officials have been attached in the office of Xen […]
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Police on Tuesday arrested JKLF chairman, Yasin Malik from his office at Abi Guzar area of Srinagar. A JKLF Spokesperson said that a police party came to the party office and arrested Malik. The arrest of Malik comes ahead of Panchayat and local bodies elections in Jammu Kashmir. Resistance leaders have […]
Srinagar: Historic Jamia Masjid in Srinagar is all set to get a facelift after nearly 250 years. The restoration work on the Mughal era masjid started on Tuesday. The Jamia Auqaf members said that the Masjid’s heritage minarets will be given a facelift initially. Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, Kashmir’s chief cleric who also delivers the Friday […]
Srinagar: In a first the children of PHE daily wagers, ITI workers, casual labourers and land donors joined their parents on Tuesday and assembled at Pratap Park in Srinagar to protest against the government for failing to release their wages from past 21 months. “For almost two years we have not been paid. How are […]
Jammu: A team of Motor vehicle department charged Rs 6.20 lakh fine from traffic violators in a single day in Jammu division of the state of Jammu and Kashmir. “Around 48 vehicles were compounded under section 66/192 of MV Act, 05 vehicles were compounded under section 177 of MV act, and 3 vehicles were compounded […]
Srinagar: There are about 367 parks in Srinagar City and 282 Parks in Jammu city. Out of 367 parks in Srinagar City, 117 are being maintained by the Floriculture Department, while in Jammu City, the department maintains 153 parks. This was stated in an official handout of government on Monday, while divulging details about Chief Secretary, […]
Srinagar: The National Investigation Agency is has conducted a raid at the residence of businessman Ajaz Ahmad Hakak Tuesday morning. Reports said that the sleuths of NIA reached early Tuesday morning and conducted searches at Hakak’s residence. They said that the raids are connected to the “terror funding case” in which several separatist leaders are […]
Srinagar: Kashmir Journalists Association on Monday strongly denounced the manhandling of a local journalist Irfan Amin Malik by a doctor at his clinic in Tral on Sunday. Malik was manhandled by Dr Shan-i-Alam Shah, a gynaecologist posted in Sub District Hospital (SDH) Tral when he was working on a story about absence of doctors in the […]
Jammu: Bharatiya Janata Party Monday took a swipe at the Congress for “failing” to field candidates for the upcoming urban local bodies (ULB) elections, saying it is instead “spinning excuses” to hide “inability” to motivate the party cadre. ULB elections in J&K are scheduled to take place in four phases beginning October 8 and the […]
