DIPR condoles demise of Choudhary Salam Din
Expresses solidarity with Dr Shahid Iqbal, Zafar Choudhary
JAMMU, NOVEMBER 07: The Department of Information and Public Relations has condoled the demise of Choudhary Salam Din, father of Dr Shahid Iqbal Choudhary, Deputy Commissioner, Bandipora and Zafar Choudhary, Senior Journalist. A condolence meeting convened at Directorate of Information here this evening under the chairmanship of Director Information & Public Relations, Tariq Ahmad Zargar […]
Mehbooba condoles with Choudhary’s
Srinagar, Nov 07: PDP President and former Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti has condoled the demise. of Choudhary Salam Din , father of veteran journalist Zaffar Choudhary and DC, Bandipore, Shahid Iqbal Choudhary. The deceased was also the brother in law of former Minister, Choudhary Zulfkar. The PDP President recalled the ettiquetes and philanthropic traits of […]
PC’s Junaid Mattu elected Srinagar Mayor
“My election a message to those who treat politics as fiefdom”
Srinagar: Junaid Azim Mattu of Peoples Conference was elected Mayor of the Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) on Tuesday. Mattu secured 40 votes while Congress candidate for the mayoral post Ghulam Rasool Hajam got 26 votes in the 74-member SMC, officials said. Four votes were found invalid, officials said. Mattu had earlier been affiliated with Peoples […]
Army deserter among two Hizb militants killed
Srinagar: Two Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) militants, including an Army deserter, were Tuesday killed in an encounter with security forces in Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said. Security forces launched a cordon and search operation in Safanagri area of Zainapora of south Kashmir in the pre-dawn hours of Tuesday after receiving inputs about the […]
Diwali along LoC: For a change, Indo-Pak troops exchange sweets not bullets
Poonch: It was a pleasant change witnessed along Line of Control (LoC) on the eve of Diwali, the festival of lights. Instad of bullets and mortars, the armies of India and Pakistan exchanged sweets along LoC in Poonch sector of Jammu and Kashmir. The locals said that sweets were exchanged between Indian and Pakistan armies […]
CS calls for concrete action plan to deal with winter vagaries
Reviews restoration of essential services in snow-affected areas; says, assessment of damage to properties, agriculture, horticulture sectors to begin instantly
JAMMU, NOVEMBER 06: Chief Secretary, BVR Subrahmanyam, today called for devising a concrete action plan in advance by the district administrations to deal with the situation arising due to snowfall and inclement weather conditions during winters so that there is minimum inconvenience to the general public. “The Action Plan should include requirement of machinery including […]
Undertrial Pakistani prisoner dies in Jammu
Jammu: A 65-year-old undertrial Pakistani prisoner, arrested for crossing the border illegally, died during treatment at a hospital here, police said Tuesday. Doulat Din, a resident of Sialkot, was arrested in 2013 for illegally crossing the International Border into Jammu and lodged in Amphalla jail, they said. They added that the prisoner fell sick on […]
Governor greets people on Diwali
SRINAGAR, NOVEMBER 6: Governor Satya Pal Malik has extended warm greetings to the people on Diwali, the festival of lights, and hoped that this auspicious occasion would be a harbinger of peace, progress and prosperity in the State. In his message of greetings, Governor observed that this festival symbolizes the triumph of truth and righteousness […]
Sweet manufacturing unit sealed in Ganderbal
GANDERBAL, NOVEMBER 06: Taking cognizance of a complaint, Food Safety Team Ganderbal, headed by the designated officer today sealed a Sweets manufacturing unit at 90ft Pandach after finding it working in unsanitary conditions. During inspection, the team observed that the unit was in working unsanitary condition as well as without license/registration. The unit under question […]
Vyas meets bereaved families in Kishtwar
KISHTWAR, NOVEMBER 6: Advisor to Governor BB Vyas accompanied byDIG(DKR) Rafiq ul Hassan, Deputy Commissioner Kishtwar Angrez Singh Rana, SSP Kishtwar Rajinder Kumar Gupta today visited families of the late BJP leader Anil Parihar and his brother Ajeet Parihar here. While interacting with bereaved families,the Advisor expressed deep sympathies and condolences to them on behalf […]