CG duty-bound to see evacuee property is leased out in transparent manner, and fetches maximum revenue: HC
Srinagar: The Custodian General (CG) is under statutory duty to preserve and maintain the property on behalf of the evacuees, the High Court has said. The property vested in the Custodian General is an evacuee property, Justice Sanjeev Kumar said. “A statutory duty is enjoined on him (CG) to administer the evacuee property in a […]
IAF chopper makes ‘precautionary landing’ in Samba
Jammu: On a routine sortie, an Indian Air Force chopper made a ‘precautionary landing’ in Samba district on Friday after the detection of some technical snag in it, defence sources said. A Chetak helicopter was routine sortie when its pilots noticed some technical snag in it and made a precautionary landing safely in the Purmandal […]
Woman mauled by bear in Sopore
Sopore: A 28-year-old woman was mauled by a bear outside her home in north Kashmir’s Sopore on Friday morning. Reports said that the woman, a resident of Hardushiva village of Sopore was attacked and injured by a wild bear when she was back home from a seminary where she teaches the Holy Qur’an. She was […]
SLSMC approves 20,457 housing units in Kashmir, 10,949 and Jammu division under PMAY-U
CS asks HUDD to weed out ineligible beneficiaries
Jammu: The State Level Sanctioning and Monitoring Committee on Thursday approved 20,457 housing units in Kashmir, 10,949 and Jammu division under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana- Urban. This was decided at the 9th meeting of the State Level Sanctioning and Monitoring Committee (SLSMC) of Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana- Urban (PMAY-U) Mission which was presided over by […]
Two militants killed in Kulgam, Srinagar
Kulgam/Srinagar: An unidentified militant was killed in an ongoing encounter at Chawalgam village of southern district of Kulgam on Thursday, police said. A senior police officer said an encounter broke out between security forces and the militants after contact with the militants was established in the afternoon. The official said that police, Army’s 9 RR […]
Pension not fundamental right available to govt or PSU employees: HC
Quashes single bench order that entitled some retd employees of SIDCO to pensionary benefits
Srinagar: Pension is a not a fundamental right available to an employee of the government or a Public Sector Undertaking (PSU), J&K High Court said on Thursday while quashing a single bench order that entitled some retired employees of State Industrial Corporation (SIDCO) to pensionary benefits. The single bench court in 2018 had held that […]
Govt orders few transfers, postings in civil administration
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir government on Thursday ordered transfers and postings in the civil administration. As per an order issued to this effect by the General Administration Department, Sat Paul, Incharge Under Secretary awaiting orders of adjustment in the Higher Education Department has been posted as full time Under Secretary to the Government, Higher Education […]
1,500 Indian pilgrims scheduled to visit Pak on occasion of Gurupurab
New Delhi: India on Thursday hoped that Pakistan will facilitate the visit of around 1,500 Indian pilgrims to that country through the Attar-Wagah transit point in view of Gurupurab. The pilgrims are scheduled to visit Gurudwara Darbar Sahib, Gurudwara Kartarpur Sahib, Gurudwara Panja Sahib, Gurudwara Dehra Sahib, Gurudwara Nankana Sahib and Gurudwara Sachha Sauda, MEA […]
Two youth held with stolen jewelry worth Rs 10 lakh
Srinagar: Police on Thursday arrested two youth from Pattan area of Baramulla district and recovered stolen jewelry worth Rs 10 lakhs they stole from a jeweler in central Kashmir’s Budgam district two days ago. A police spokesman said that on November 09, Police Post Soibugh received an application from one Showkat Ahmad Zargar, son of […]
J&K reports 177 fresh COVID-19 cases
Active COVID-19 cases in India lowest in 266 days
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday reported 177 new cases of COVID 19 even as no virus related death was reported in the last 24 hours. Of the fresh cases, officials said 141 were reported from Kashmir and 36 from Jammu division — taking the total number of positive cases detected so far to 3,33,667, […]
