JAMMU — The Chief Secretary, Dr. Arun Kumar Mehta today chaired a meeting of Steering-Cum-Monitoring Committee for Pradhan Mantri Poshan Shakti Nirman (PM POSHAN) and reviewed the achievements registered during the year. Administrative Secretaries of the departments of School Education, Rural Development, Jal Shakti, Social Welfare, and Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs, besides representatives […]
JAMMU — Body of a Sub-Inspector with Border Security Forces was found hanging from ceiling of his quarter under mysteriously circumstances in Sunderbani area of Rajouri district on Tuesday, officials said. They said at 1800 hours, the BSF Sub Inspector’s body was found inside his quarters at a camp in Sunderbani. Identified as Ladup Bomza, […]
SRINAGAR — Targeted killings will continue to remain a challenge for security agencies till there is a presence of gun and militants in the Valley, Jammu and Kashmir DGP Dilbag Singh said on Tuesday. He also said security forces are alert at the border to foil infiltration attempts of militants. “When was not targeted killings […]
SRINAGAR — The Enforcement Squad of Food Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs (FCS&CA) today recovered a penal sum of Rs. 46,200 from 37 erring shopkeepers, besides eight wholesale poultry/mutton shops were also sealed for violation of the E.C.Act. The action was taken by the teams of FCS&CA in view of the complaints that poured from […]
SRINAGAR — One way traffic to ply on Srinagar-Leh National Highway from March 25 said Divisional Commissioner (Div Com) Kashmir, Pandurang K Pole while co-chairing a meeting with Divisional Commissioner Ladakh, Saugat Biswas regarding opening of Srinagar-Leh National Highway. The meeting was attended by DC Ganderbal; DC Kargil; Chief Engineers of R&B, MED, BEACON & […]
SRINAGAR — Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha today visited the SMHS hospital to enquire about the well being of two labourers – Bisujeet Kumar from Bihar and Muhammad Akram from Bijnoor, Uttar Pradesh who had sustained injuries in the recent militant attacks at Pulwama and Tral. The Lieutenant Governor met the injured labourers and assured them […]
SRINAGAR — Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kashmir Vijay Kumar said that the militants who were engaged in a brief shoot-out at Soura in which a cop was killed, were identified and are being tracked. Talking to reporters on the sidelines of wreath laying ceremony of slain cop Imran Ahmed, who was PSO to SDPO […]
SRINAGAR — The Ministry of Home Affairs on Tuesday accepted the resignation tendered by Farooq Ahmad Khan as Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha. “This is to inform that your resignation from the post of Advisor to the Lieutenant Governor of the UT of Jammu and Kashmir has been accepted by the competent authority with […]
JAMMU — A prominent Kashmiri Pandit activist on Monday alleged he was harassed by “goons of the BJP” over his remarks on ‘The Kashmir Files’ movie, a charge refuted by the party as baseless and concocted. Sunil Pandita (47) said he has informed the police on the phone, and that he will be visiting the […]
SRINAGAR — A policeman who was critically injured on Tuesday in a “brief shootout” with militants near Zoonimar area of Central Kashmir’s Srinagar district lost battle for life at SKIMS Soura, officials said. A top police officer told GNS that the constable Aamir Hussian, who had bullets injuries in upper parts of body including neck, […]