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Governor administration cancels 2016 job selections in KVIB

Governor administration cancels 2016 job selections in KVIB

Srinagar: The governor administration has cancelled the selection of candidates for 101 posts made in 2016 in Khadi and Village Industries Board (KVIB) during PDP and BJP government after an inquiry report was submitted by the inquiry committee which probed the issue of illegal appointments. Principal Secretary Industries and Commerce Navin Choudhary, in a seven […]

4 executive officers of municipal committees suspended for ‘misconduct, fund misappropriation’

4 executive officers of municipal committees suspended for ‘misconduct, fund misappropriation’

Srinagar: The authorities have placed under suspension four executive officers of municipal committees based on “preliminary inquiry” reports into the alleged charges of misappropriation, irregularities in financial transactions, gross negligence and misconduct. According to an order issued by the Director Urban Local Bodies, the officers placed under suspension Including Sarfaraz Ahmad Bhat, Executive Officer Municipal Committee […]

Militant killed in Shopian gunfight

Militant killed in Shopian gunfight

Srinagar: A militant was killed in an encounter at Batpora, Narwani area of Imam Sahab Shopian in south Kashmir’s Shopian district on Friday. According to reports joint team of army’s 44 RR, SOG and CRPF laid a siege at Batpora, Narwani area early today morning. A police spokesperson in a statement said that the cordon was […]

One lakh, seventy thousand cases pending in J&K Courts

One lakh, seventy thousand cases pending in J&K Courts

Srinagar: There are nearly one lakh seventy thousands cases pending before various courts in Jammu and Kashmir. According to the information divulged by minister of law and justice, communications and electronics & information technology Ravi Shankar Prasad, among 169089 cases, 71954 are civil while 97135 are criminal. Across the country, he said there is total pendency […]

Hurriyat (M) forms committee to facilitate early return of Pandits

Hurriyat (M) forms committee to facilitate early return of Pandits

Srinagar: The Hurriyat (M) has decided to form a committee that would take the process forward to facilitate Kashmiri Pandits The decision was taken after a a delegation of Kashmiri Pandits led by Satish Mahaldar met the Hurriyat (M) leaders at the Rajbagh office. The meeting was in continuation of the previous meeting the delegation […]

Executive Officer Muncipal Committee Anantnag caught on video taking bribe

Executive Officer Muncipal Committee Anantnag caught on video taking bribe

Srinagar: Divisional Commissioner Kashmir on Thursday attached with his office Executive Officer Municipal Committee Anantnag Ghulam Mohammad Malik after a purported video went viral in which he is seen accepting bribe inside his residence. A video showing Executive Officer Municipal Committee Anantnag accepting bribe at his residence in the south Kashmir district and also seen […]