Srinagar: In a significant decision, Governor Satya Pal Malik today directed that the Constituency Development Fund (CDF) scheme shall continue to be operational in the State without any time limits. “Legislators shall continue to recommend works under the Constituency Development Fund scheme subject to availability of balance CDF funds in their respective accounts and in […]
SRINAGAR: The state government on Wednesday said that the Ist phase of dredging and de-silting of River Jhelum will be completed by March 2019. An official handout said that the Secretary PHE, I&FC, Farooq Ahmed Shah Wednesday called upon the engineers of the Flood Control Department to increase their visibility on ground and take proactive initiatives […]
Srinagar: A 12th class girl was beaten up by a youth who also tried to molest her outside the Higher Secondary School Pakherpora in central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Wednesday. “Today morning a youth namely Nazim Ahmad Dar (20) son of Manzoor Ahmad Dar of Pakherpora, Charar-i-Sharief caught hold of the girl student (name withheld) and beat […]
Srinagar: The NIA will seek remand of a deputy superintendent of Jammu jail who was arrested a day ago for an alleged conspiracy to motivate youth to cross over to Pakistan. Lone will be produced before the special National Investigation Agency court in Jammu later on Wednesday to seek his police remand. Feroze Ahmad Lone, […]
Srinagar: Two militant bodies including that of senior Hizb-ul-Mujahideen commander, Altaf Kachroo were recovered along with weapons from the encounter site in Anantnag district of south Kashmir on Wednesday early morning, police sources revealed ‘We have recovered two bodies from the site and identification will be done now,” a police official said. According to police sources […]
KULGAM: According to Chairman District Legal Services Authority Kulgam, a National Lok Adalat is being held in the premises of District Court Complex Kulgam on 08-09 September 2018.
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 […]
Srinagar: Upping the ante against PDP president Mehbooba Mufti for welcoming disciplinary action against Major Leetul Gogoi, senior National Conference (NC) leader Tanvir Sadiq said it was Mehbooba-led government that ridiculed the recommendations of the State Human Rights Commission (SHRC) in the human shield case, involving the Army officer. ”For those who have forgotten-Let me […]
Srinagar: The first special flight, carrying Hajj pilgrims from Jammu and Kashmir, landed at Srinagar International Airport on Tuesday. Senior civil and police officials received the pilgrims at the airport. The authorities had issued special passes to relatives of pilgrims to receive them at the airport. About 9,800 pilgrims had performed the Hajj pilgrimage from […]
Srinagar:Crime Branch Kashmir is investigating case against job fraudsters who were cheating /duping of gullible people on the pretext of providing them jobs in Air-Port Authority of India,received a communication from Cyber Crime Cell Kashmir which reveals that they have received complainants from different districts of Kashmir Valley regarding the cheating /duping of gullible people […]
