SRINAGAR — The Jammu & Kashmir government has directed district collectors that they shall not grant permission for conversion of land more than twelve and a half standard acres (12 1/2) in accordance with the procedure notified by the Revenue Board. In an order, the government has directed district collectors that while exercising powers under […]
JAMMU — Chief Secretary, Dr. Arun Kumar Mehta Wednesday directed the Public Works (R&B) Department to speed up execution of works under Capex, CSS and PMGSY to make the road to every village in J&K a reality. He made this observation in the course of a review meeting on the functioning of the department, which […]
KULGAM — A 35-year-old man died in a road accident in Laroo village of South Kashmir’s Kulgam on Wednesday evening, an official said. An official said that an unknown vehicle hit a Scooty in Laroo area of the district, resulting in critical injuries to the Scooty rider. He was immediately shifted to the hospital but […]
SRINAGAR — Former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and National Conference vice president Omar Abdullah questioned police for “rushing to the press” if it was still investigating Hyderpora shootout. “If the SIT is “still investigating the matter” then what was the need to rush to the press with a statement yesterday? I don’t recall reading anywhere […]
SRINAGAR — Special Investigation Team of Police formed regarding Hyderpora “encounter” on Wednesday said that its investigation is still going on and warned political leaders of “appropriate penal” action for “speculative” statements for calling the investigation “Concocted Cover up Story”, “Ornamental Probe”, “Clean Chit to Killers”, “Fairy Tale of Police” etc. “Today (29.12.2021) SIT (Special […]
SRINAGAR — Anti-Corruption Bureau Wednesday said to have trapped and arrested Patwari Halqa Kathwar, Khansahib, Budgam besides his ‘agent’ on charges of ‘demanding and accepting bribe for mutation of land records’. “Anti Corruption Bureau received a complaint alleging therein that Raja Mudasir Ali Khan, Patwari, Halqa Kathwar, Khansahib, Budgam is demanding Rs. 1,00,000/- (one lakh) […]
SRINAGAR — Court of special mobile magistrate Anantnag on Wednesday convicted two persons and awarded three years of imprisonment to them for cheating a person on the pretext of providing MBBS seat in a college in Karnataka. According to a statement, Court of Special Mobile Magistrate Anantnag convicted two accused persons namely Muzaffar Ahmad Khan […]
SRINAGAR — J&K Peoples Conference has termed the findings of the SIT on Hyderpora Killings as a fig leaf to legitimise violence by the state. The party said that this is just one of the thousands of probes since last three decades, which has revealed nothing apart from justifying murder. “There are no surprises in […]
SRINAGAR — Peoples Conference Chairman Sajad Lone while reacting to the Special Investigation Team’s (SIT) report on Hyderpora encounter said it was on expected lines and that it was one more addition to hundreds of ‘ornamental probes.’ Sajad Lone in a tweet said, “Hyderpora probe on expected lines. One more addition to hundreds of ornamental […]
SRINAGAR — Former minister and Apni Party president, Syed Altaf Bukhari on Wednesday rejected the clean chit given by police Special Investigation Team (SIT) in Hyderpora incident. Bukhari said that they don’t accept the probe conducted by police, saying that the killers should be brought to book. “Who is police to give clean chit in […]