CRPF officer commits suicide in Badharwah
A Central Reserve Police Force officer allegedly committed suicide by shooting himself with his service in Badharwah district of Jammu and Kashmir. Official sources told news agency KNT that Assistant Sub Inspector CRPF shot self to death in the barrack of 33 Battalion headquarters during Wednesday morning. “He was shifted to hospital where doctors declared […]
Army officer killed in cross-LoC firing in J&K’s Raj
A Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO) of Indian army was killed after Pakistan violated ceasefire along the Line of Control (LoC) in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said today. An official said that the officer of the rank of Naib Subedar was posted at a forward location when Pakistan resorted to firing and shelling […]
Framers frustrated due to forcible land acquisition: NC
National Conference on Tuesday said that J&K administrations wrong policies vis a vis land acquisition has dealt a serious blow to farmer community in Budgam saying Govt must immediately issue fresh notification for construction of Srinagar Ring Road as compensation decided is very less and awards prepared are illegal as the time for making these […]
Dr Samoon reviews status of pending Court, CAT cases of School Education Deptt
SRINAGAR, SEPTEMBER 1: Principal Secretary School Education and Skill Development Departments, Dr Asgar Samoon, today chaired a meeting to review and discuss the status of the pending Court/CAT cases pertaining to the School Education Department. The meeting was attended by Secretary Law Achal Sethi, Director School Education Jammu, Director School Education Kashmir, Chief Education Officers […]
Domicile Certificates issuance accelerated across J&K
12.5 lakh certificates issued; over 99% of those issued Domiciles are erstwhile PRC holders SRINAGAR, SEPTEMBER 01: The Jammu and Kashmir Government today informed that the issuance of Domicile Certificates have been accelerated as about 12.5 lakh of these certificates have been issued so far with over 99 percent being erstwhile PRC holders. Addressing a […]
Advisor Bhatnagar meets several delegations, individuals as part of Public outreach
SRINAGAR, SEPTEMBER 01- As part of the strengthening of grievance redressal mechanism, Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Rajeev Rai Bhatnagar today met several delegations and individuals at Civil Secretariat here who apprised him of their issues and demands besides seeking an early resolution for the same. A deputation of Civil Society members Kurhama Ganderbal raised the […]
Lt Governor calls for making commercial floriculture more remunerative and employment generative
Directs for submission of a comprehensive proposal for promotion of commercial floriculture within one month Instructs Officers to take up the matter of establishment of Hitech Poly Carbonated Green Houses with ICAR Lays special emphasis on training & exposure visits to progressive States/UTs to keep the officers abreast with latest intervention & technologies in commercial […]
‘Either give us rights or deport us: Pakistan ladies to Govt
Pakistani wives of former Kashmiri militants, who returned to the Valley through Nepal under a government rehabilitation scheme, staged a protest, here on Tuesday, urging government to either deport them or give citizenship to them. They alleged non-fulfilment of promises and said first they were allowed to enter into Valley along with their Kashmiri husbands […]
Lt Governor visits Hazratbal Shrine, takes stock of the facilities in place for devotees
Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha today paid a visit to the Hazratbal Shrine, the historic holy shrine located on the banks of the Dal Lake and took stock of the facilities being put in place for the facilitation of the devotees coming to the shrine. The Lt Governor paid obeisance at the magnificent shrine and prayed […]
Charu Sinha appointed IG CRPF in Srinagar, first female IPS officer to take charge
For the first time, a female IPS officer has been appointed as Inspector General (IG) of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) Srinagar sector. Charu Sinha, IPS officer of the 1996-batch of Telangana cadre, will now be heading the Srinagar sector for CRPF as the Inspector General. This is not the first time when she has […]