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Wildlife team captures bear in Midoora Awantipora
BASHARAT RASHID Awantipora: A team of wildlife dept on Saturday captured a bear in Midoora village of Awantipora tehsil in South Kashmir, officials said. They said that after getting information about the presence of bear in Midoora village, a team was deployed in the area, under the supervision of…
Read More »DC Doda Convenes Task force Committee meeting of OSC
Directs to expand the area of publicity of OSC services and Helpline no. 181 Doda, December 11; Deputy Commissioner Doda (Chairman District Task Force, One Stop Centre) called meeting of all the members and discussed various issues besides working of SAKHI, One Stop Centre at Doda (OSC). It was…
Read More »Court rejects bail plea of SE, AEE in corruption case
JAMMU: Special Judge CBI Jammu, Sanjeev Gupta has rejected bail applications of Hilal Ahmad Sheikh, Superintendent Engineer and Predhiman Krishan Koul, Assistant Executive Engineer who were arrested by CBI in a corruption case. The case was registered on basis of a complaint made by complainant Mohd Adiem Parihar alleging…
Read More »Kashmir, Ladakh Under Deep Freeze; Srinagar Sees Season’s Coldest Night At Minus 3.6°C
Srinagar, Dec 11 : Severe cold conditions continued in Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh on Saturday as Srinagar had coldest night of the season with mercury plunging to minus 3.6°C. A meteorological department official here told local news agency that the minimum temperature in Srinagar, the summer capital of…
Read More »Day After Bandipora Attack, IGP Hold Joint Meeting With Army, CRPF
‘Lone Pak Militant Carried Attack, Weapon Snatching Bid Aborted’ Srinagar, Dec 11 : Inspector General of Police and General Officer Commanding of army’s Kilo Force chaired a joint meeting of security officers in Bandipora, a day after militants killed two policemen in the district of north Kashmir. Official sources…
Read More »Advisor Farooq Khan visits lethpora; inaugurates Pampore Saffron Farmers Producer Company Ltd
Pulwama, Dec 10 : Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Farooq Khan, today visited Lethpora and inaugurated Pampore Saffron Farmer’s Producer Company Limited under Farmer’s Producer Organization scheme being implemented by NABARD. The objective of the scheme is to provide small and marginal farmers “better collective strength for better access to…
Read More »Kashmir witnesses heroin epidemic, 95% addicts consume drug
70% addicts suffer from Hepatitis C, females too falling prey to heroin, say Medicos Srinagar, Dec 10 : The surge in drug abuse among youngsters in Kashmir is a worrisome trend as cases are increasing at a rapid rate with female drug addicts coming to hospital for treatment. Officials…
Read More »Dr Mohit Gera, Principal Chief Conservator of Forests visits Baramulla
Reviews ongoing plantation activities, distributes seed balls under Har Goan Haryali Programme Baramulla December 10: Dr. Mohit Gera Principal Chief Conservator of Forests today visited several places in district Baramulla to review implementation of various ongoing forest development activities. He was accompanied by Chief Conservator of Forests, Kashmir, T. Rabi…
Read More »Arising State Impact :DC Anantnag constitutes task force to identify, demolish illegal constructions in Kokernag
Building permissions to be given only in consonance with Kokernag Master Plan ANANTNAG, DECEMBER 10: Taking cognisance of a report by this newspaper related to illegal construction in Kokernag ,the Deputy Commissioner (DC) Anantnag, Dr Piyush Singla has constituted a task force to identify and demolish any illegal structures. The…
Read More »Cop killed in militant attack in Bandipora was lone bread earner for his family
Bandipora, Dec 10 : One of the slain cops, Mohammad Sultan (37) who was killed in a militant attack in north Kashmir’s Bandipora on Friday evening was the lone bread earner for his family. Sultan, who hailed from Shah Wali Muqam Dangerpora area of Sopore has left behind four…
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