By Press Desk on July 6, 2019
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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 […]
By Press Desk on July 6, 2019
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Zia-ul-Haq Pahalgam: River View Resort, a hotel close to the murmuring waters of Lidder river at Yanner Pahalgam continues to operate illegally with “bureaucratic patronage”. The hotel is located just a few meters away from Lidder near rafting point Movura. A huge hotel with dozens of luxury rooms River View is one of the dozens […]
By Press Desk on July 6, 2019
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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 […]
By Press Desk on July 5, 2019
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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 […]
By Press Desk on July 5, 2019
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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 […]
By Press Desk on July 5, 2019
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Srinagar: Hurriyat Conference (G) on Friday while expressing serious concern about the “worsening health” of its chairman Syed Ali Geelani, appealed the people to pray for his speedy recovery. In a statement, a spokesperson of Hurriyat said that although “physical weakness” of Geelani is due to his advanced age, but “continued confinement in his house […]
By Press Desk on July 4, 2019
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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 […]
By Press Desk on July 4, 2019
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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 […]
By Press Desk on July 4, 2019
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Srinagar: The Reserve Bank of India on Thursday appointed AK Misra, former Executive Director of RBI as Additional Director on the Board of Directors of Jammu and Kashmir Bank Limited. The step was taken in exercise of the powers conferred by the sub-section (1) of Section 36 AB of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 (10 […]
By Press Desk on July 4, 2019
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Srinagar: Government is thinking of holding fresh elections for around 50 percent of the total panchayats in Kashmir as these Panchayats have not been constituted due to a lack of quorum. Reports said that as people largely stayed away from polls and sufficient candidates were not available to contest the polls in the Valley the quorum […]