Srinagar, Jul 14: The Jammu & Kashmir’s Forest department has retrieved more than 27000 kanals of forestland from ‘illegal occupants’ in the past three years. Documents reveal that the department has got 27513. 16 kanals evicted from encroachers since 2018-19. In 2018-19, 8416 kanals have been retrieved from illegal occupants, 4912.1 kanals in 2019-20 and […]
SRINAGAR: The Enforcement Directorate has sent a demand notice of over 14 lakh to Hurriyat leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani asking him to deposit the penalty amount imposed upon him under Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999. As per the notice, the ED said that a penalty of Rs 14,40,000 was imposed upon SAS Geelani on […]
ANANTNAG, JULY 14: Taking immediate cognisance of media reports on alleged disposal of biomedical waste along bank of river Lidder in Srigufwara, the Deputy Commissioner, Dr. Piyush Singla today dispatched a team of officers headed by Tehsildar Srigufwara and Drug Inspector and Block Medical Officer as its members to the site for on spot investigation […]
SRINAGAR, JULY 14: J&K got its first real-time air-quality monitoring station with inauguration of first ever Continuous Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Station (CAAQMS) at JKPCC headquarters Rajbagh, Srinagar by Chairman J&K Pollution Control Committee, Suresh Chugh, here today. The inauguration ceremony was attended by Member Secretary, JK PCC, B.M. Sharma; Regional Director, JK PCC Jammu, […]
Anantnag, Jul 14: Body of an employee of Jal Shakti Department from Kulgam, who had gone missing from his home on July 12, was recovered at Harnag area in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Wednesday evening, officials said. They said that that the body of the employee, Farooq Ahmad Shah son of Ghulam Rasool Shah, […]
Srinagar, July 14: Jammu and Kashmir reported 161 new covid-19 cases while two persons succumbed to the virus in the last 24 hours, officials said on Wednesday. They said that 38 of the fresh cases were reported from Jammu division and 123 from Kashmir Valley, taking the overall tally to 319152. Regarding the deaths due […]
Ganderbal, July 14: The district administration in Ganderbal on Wednesday ordered that no day picnickers will be allowed to visit Sonamarg tourist resort on the next two Saturdays and Sundays in view of Covid-19 pandemic. As per an order, a copy of which lies with the news agencies, district administration said that it has been […]
Baramulla, Jul 14: A 16-year-old girl has allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself at her home in Lalpora Kunzar area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Wednesday. Reports said that the family of the girl found their beloved hanging inside her room following which police was informed about the incident. A police team has reached […]
New Delhi, Jul 14: The Cabinet Committee chaired by the Hon’ble Prime Minister Narendra Modi today has approved increase the Dearness Allowance to Central Government employees and Dearness Relief to pensioners with effect from 01.07.2021 to 28% representing an increase of 11% over the existing rate of 17% of the Basic Pay/Pension. In view of […]
TEL AVIV: The United Arab Emirates on Wednesday become the first Gulf state to open an embassy in Israel, as its envoy hailed the trade and investment opportunities that closer ties would bring at a flag-raising ceremony also attended by Israel’s president, Reuters reported. Brought together by shared unease about Iran, the UAE and Bahrain […]
