DC Ramban stresses hindrance-free NH-44 for SANJY-2024, tourist & fruit season
Inspects, widening maintenance work on Nashri–Banihal stretch RAMBAN: Deputy Commissioner Ramban, Baseer-Ul-Haq Chaudhary, along with SSP Traffic NHW, Rohit Basotra and Additional Deputy Commissioner Varunjeet Singh Charak, inspected the measures being taken by executing agencies on National Highway-44 for smooth traffic movement from Nashri to Banihal, especially in view of Shri Amarnath Ji Yatra 2024, […]
Screening panel reconstituted for Kashmiri Migrant’s registration must expedite the process: Tarigami
Srinagar, May 31: Senior CPI(M) leader M Y Tarigami has urged the reconstituted Screening Committee by the J&K Government for provisionally registered Kashmiri Migrants to expedite the process of their registration without further delay. With approximately 1400 families in distress, these Kashmiri migrants have endured severe hardships for nearly a year since their relief and […]
DGP sanctions retirement gift of Rs 1.15 crore in favour of 115 police personnel
Srinagar: As a token of appreciation for their services to the Department, the Director General of Police, J&K, R.R. Swain has sanctioned a retirement gift of rupees one crore and fifteen lakh in favour of 115 Police personnel of J&K Police who are retiring from services after attaining superannuation or voluntary retirement. A retirement gift […]
Eminent researcher from TIFR Mumbai delivers Physics Colloquium at NIT Srinagar
Srinagar: The Department of Physics at the National Institute of Technology (NIT) Srinagar organized a Physics Colloquium on 30th May in which Prof. Pratap Raychaudhuri from Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR) Mumbai delivered his special address. Prof. Raychaudhuri, a senior professor and prestigious Bhatnagar awardee from the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR) Mumbai, […]
World No Tobacco Day: GDC Kulgam declared a smoke-free zone
Students and staff mobilize to enforce ban and raise awareness Kulgam, May 31: The principal of Government Degree College (GDC), Kulgam, Syed Eazaz Hussain Rizvi on Friday said that the college has been declared a smoke-free zone. The NCC group has been instructed to ensure that no smoking is occurring anywhere on campus. He said […]
NC denounces formation of govt committees for identification of land to establish 5-star hotels
Says NC committed to review all decisions taken after 5th August 2019 if elected to office Srinagar, May 31: The Jammu and Kashmir National Conference on Friday took exception to the formation of district-level committees headed by the respective deputy commissioners for identification of land to establish 5-star hotels in J&K. Taking strong exception to […]
DoWP, WD Kashmir rebuts news item ‘Residents protest Wildlife Department’s halt on critical road project in Budgam’
SRINAGAR: The Department of Wildlife Protection (DoPW), Wetlands Division (WD) Kashmir today rebutted the news item published in local English daily on 30 May 2024, headlined ‘Residents protest Wildlife Department’s halt on a critical road project in Budgam’. In an official statement issued here, the Department of Wildlife Protection, Wetlands Division Kashmir authorities have clarified […]
Advisor to UT Ladakh reviews annual action plan for watershed development component-PMKSY 2.0
Leh: The Advisor to the Union Territory of Ladakh and Chairman of the Union Territory Level Sanctioning Committee (UTLSC), Dr Pawan Kotwal, chaired a significant meeting to review and approve the Annual Action Plan for the Watershed Development Component-Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana 2.0 (WDC-PMKSY 2.0) for the fiscal year 2024-25 at Civil Secretariat, Leh. […]
Drug smuggler booked under PIT NDPS Act in Handwara
Srinagar: Police have booked a “wanted and notorious” drug smuggler under the PIT NDPS Act in Handwara, a police spokesperson informed Thursday. He said Parvaiz Ahmad Shah, son of Mohammad Subhan Shah of Kralgund Qaziabad has been booked under the PIT-NDPS Act after obtaining formal detention orders from the competent authority, and subsequently lodged in […]
Dogra Front, Shiv Sena protest over power, water crises in Jammu
Jammu: Workers of a Jammu-based organisation on Thursday staged protests against power cuts and erratic water supply amid soaring temperatures. The protesters, led by Dogra Front and Shiv Sena (DFSS) president Ashok Gupta, organized a protest rally in Jammu city. Demonstrators carried empty buckets, water pots, and tricolours while chanting slogans such as “give us […]
