SRINAGAR — The Anti-Corruption Bureau on Wednesday said that it trapped and arrested a tehsildar and his clerk redhanded while demanding and accepting bribe in Srinagar. ACB received a written complaint, alleging therein that Majid Choudhary, Tehsildar Panthachowk, Srinagar and his office clerk Peer Waseem Ahmad were demanding ₹ 1.61 Lakh as bribe for issuing […]
SRINAGAR — The Jammu and Kashmir Union Territory administration on Wednesday ordered transfers and postings of five IPS officers with immediate effect. Shri B. Srinivas, IPS (RR:90), Director General of Police, Prisons, J&K, holding additional charge of Director, Fire & Emergency Services, J&K, is transferred and posted as Commandant General, HG/CD & SDRF, vice Shri […]
SRINAGAR — The Meteorological (MeT) department on Wednesday forecast dry and partly cloudy weather in Jammu and Kashmir during the next 24 hours. “Weather is likely to remain dry and partly cloudy in J&K during the next 24 hours”, an official of the MeT department said. Meanwhile, Srinagar registered 17.6 degrees Celsius, Pahalgam 10.8 and […]
SRINAGAR — A man was killed while another one was injured in a road accident that took place on Jehangir Chowk-Rambagh flyover in Srinagar district on Tuesday evening, officials said here. An official told the news agency Kashmir News Observer that Jehangir Ahmad Ganie and Mudasir Ahmad Ganie both residents of Parniwa Budgam were critically […]
Haroon Nabi SRINAGAR — Anti-corruption Bureau on Tuesday arrested Tehsildar Panth-Chowk and his employee in Srinagar district for allegedly accepting a bribe of rupees 120000. Official sources told news agency Kashmir Dot Com that ACB raided the vehicle of Tehsildar Pantha-Chowk bearing number JK01AL- 8277 and caught red-handed while accepting bribe along with his employee. […]
SRINAGAR — Mainly dry and humid weather is likely during the next 24 hours in Jammu and Kashmir, the Meteorological (MeT) department said on Tuesday. “Dry humid weather is likely in J&K during the next 24 hours”, a statement by the MeT office said. Meanwhile, Srinagar had 17.5 degrees, Pahalgam 9.6 and Gulmarg 8.5 degrees […]
Govt posts a doctor for bureaucratic roles for years SRINAGAR — Amid administration’s claims of bringing transparency in governance, a doctor in Jammu and Kashmir has been appointed to a bureaucratic position for years in a sheer violation of rules. As per an order issued by Incharge Principal Secretary Health and Medical Education Department Manoj […]
SRINAGAR — At least fourteen shops and a seminary sustained damage in two fire incidents, last night, in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district, official sources said. They told GNS that a fire broke at Khah Bazar Anantnag which involved a three-storeyed building, by the name ‘Shiekh Complex’ belonging to one Ghulam Mohi-ud-Din Sheikh. In the incident, […]
GANDERBAL — The Srinagar-Leh highway was closed for traffic on Monday early morning after multiple landslides, triggered by heavy rains, hit near Zojila Pass, officials said here. An official told the news agency Kashmir News Observer that landslides hit near Zojila Pass today morning, forcing closure of the highway for traffic movements He said that […]
SRINAGAR — Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Monday arrested an AEE of Rural Development Department (RDD) in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district for taking a bribe of ₹4000. Sources told news agency Kashmir Dot Com that ACB received a complaint against one AEE of Rural Development Department Baramulla identified as Ravinder Singh for demanding a bribe and […]