SRINAGAR — Five policemen and a teacher have been dismissed from their positions for their alleged involvement in narco-militancy in Jammu and Kashmir. This move is part of a broader crackdown by the administration on militant financing and the separatist ecosystem in the region. Most of the dismissed policemen are from border areas and have […]
SRINAGAR — Mohammad Yousuf Bhat, son of Mohammed Subhan Bhat and a resident of Gulshan Nagar Bypass, passed away on Friday after a prolonged illness. Bhat was a respected resident of the Gulshan Nagar Bypass locality, known for his warm personality and dedication to his family and neighbors. The Bhat family has announced that the […]
SRINAGAR — At least three persons died after a vehicle veered off road and fell into a gorge on Tanghdar-Teethwal road in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Friday, officials said. An official told news agency Kashmir News Observer, that the accident took place near Sikh bridge, resulting into the death of three individuals from Anantnag […]
SRINAGAR — The School Education Department (SED) on Thursday ordered to withdraw teacher rationalisation powers delegated to the cluster heads. Also, the SED barred all the Chief Education Officers (CEOs), Zonal Educational Officers (ZEOs) from rationalisation or any internal arrangement of teaching and non-teaching staff. The order in this regard has been issued by the […]
ANANTNAG — Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Thursday said to have trapped and arrested Patwari Halqa Fatehpora, District Anantnag for demanding and accepting bribe of Rs 5,000 for issuing revenue records. As per a statement issued here, J&K Anti Corrupting Bureau received a complaint alleging therein that Mohammad Ayoub Hajam, Patwari, Halqa Fatehpora is demanding Rs […]
SRINAGAR — In order to protect distribution transformers (DTs) from damage and curb power losses, Kashmir Power Distribution Corporation Limited (KPDCL) is installing 40,000 DT meters & 1200 feeder meters under the premier loss reduction scheme of RDSS. This shall be besides 6.85 lakh consumer smart meters which shall be installed in unmetered flat-rate areas […]
ANANTNAG [Raouf Dar] (KIMS) — In a significant blow to drug traffickers, the Bijbehara Police Station has attached a commercial complex valued at over ₹2 crores, belonging to the late Abdul Rashid Dar of Tulkhan Bijbehara. The property was identified as being acquired through illicit drug trade, specifically the trafficking of narcotic drugs and psychotropic […]
SRINAGAR — The Directorate of School Education Kashmir (DSEK) has sought compliance reports from all Chief Education Officers (CEOs) on implementation of the orders issued for detachment of the teaching and non-teaching staff working in different offices. The move comes amid the complaints of the poor implementation of the orders earlier issued by the DSEK […]
PULWAMA — Despite elapsing ten years, a vital bridge on Romshi rivulet in Rohmoo village of Pulwama district is awaiting completion, thereby leaving the locals to lurch at large. Locals from Rohmoo area told the news agency Kashmir News Observer that the Romshi Bridge got washed out during 2014 floods and since then, the people […]
SRINAGAR — The authorities have ordered a safety audit of all coaching centres operating in Srinagar, days after three civil services aspirants died due to flooding of an institute building basement in central Delhi following heavy rain, officials said on Wednesday. All private coaching institutes have been directed to cooperate with the inspection teams and […]