Roll-out of land passbook scheme begins in Srinagar
Initiative aimed to further improve service delivery, enhance transparency, accountability in Revenue system: Div Com
Srinagar, Feb 19: In a bid to give fillip to transparency in the public service delivery in the Revenue department, the District Administration Srinagar Saturday rolled out the process to issue Land Passbooks to the legal owners of land. In this connection, a function was organized in the meeting hall of DC Office Complex Srinagar […]
NIA conducts searches in J&K, Rajasthan in terror conspiracy case
Srinagar: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Saturday conducted searches at multiple locations in Jammu and Kashmir and Rajasthan in connection with a terrorism conspiracy case, its spokesperson said. Twenty-eight accused have been arrested in the case so far, the spokesperson said. The NIA said the searches were conducted at eight locations in Sopore, Kupwara, […]
CS asks RDD to carry out high impact works with tangible outcomes under MGNREGA
Jammu: Chief Secretary Dr Arun Kumar Mehta Saturday made a strong pitch for strengthening democracy at the grassroots level and urged for a proactive role of Gram Panchayats in developmental activities and doubling down on the developmental initiatives, taking advantage of the immense resources under various schemes of the central government. While laying thrust on […]
J&K logs 166 cases of COVID-19
India logs 22,270 fresh COVID-19 cases, 325 deaths
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday recorded 166 fresh Covid cases, which took the tally to 4,52,155, while no death due to the virus was reported in the past 24 hours, officials said. Out of the fresh cases, 103 were reported from the Jammu division and 63 from the Kashmir division of the Union Territory, […]
Former SPO gets life-term for killing wife, brother-in-law
Banihal: A local court on Saturday sentenced a former special police officer (SPO) to life imprisonment for killing his wife and brother-in-law in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ramban district over a decade ago. Principal Sessions Judge, Ramban, Haq Nawaz Zargar also slapped a fine of Rs 1 lakh on the convict Abdul Gafoor, who caused his […]
Minor girl injured in landmine explosion near LoC in Poonch
Jammu: A 12-year-old girl was seriously injured in a landmine explosion near the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district, officials said on Saturday. Jameela Bi was returning home after grazing her goats when she accidentally stepped on a landmine near her Sokud-Bagyal Dhara village in Shahpur sector on Friday evening, they said. She was […]
Christian family separated during Partition reunites at Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in Pakistan
Lahore: The second-generation members of a Christian family that got separated during the Partition were reunited after 35 years amid an outpour of emotions at the Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in Kartarpur, underscoring the success of the visa-free corridor in bringing people of India and Pakistan closer. Videos and images of the family’s tearful reunion, which […]
PM compliments UAE for showing interest in investing in J&K
India, UAE will stand shoulder to shoulder against terrorism: Modi
New Delhi: India and the UAE will stand shoulder to shoulder against terrorism, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday at a virtual summit with Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan. In his remarks, Modi also referred to the recent terror attacks in the Gulf nation even as he delved […]
J&K logs 197 COVID-19 cases, one virus-related death
Active COVID-19 cases in country settle below three lakh
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir recorded 197 fresh Covid cases on Friday that took the infection tally to 4,51,989, while one more fatality pushed the death toll to 4,746, officials said. Of the new cases, 118 were from Jammu division and 79 from the Kashmir division, they said. Doda district recorded the highest 42 new cases […]
NIA arrests IPS officer for ‘leaking’ secret documents to LeT
Srinagar: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Friday arrested its former Superintendent of Police (SP) and IPS officer Arvind Digvijay Negi for allegedly leaking secret documents to an over ground worker of the banned Lashkar-e-Taiba militant group, its official spokesperson said here. The spokesperson said that Negi, a police officer who was promoted to the […]
