Goyal nominated as chairman Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, Dec 26: The UT administration today constituted a 16-member committee to oversee the preparations for a G20 meeting in the union territory next year. Financial Commissioner (Additional chief secretary), home department, Raj Kumar Goyal was nominated as the chairman of the panel, which also included Director General of Police Dilbag Singh as one of the members, according to an order issued by Secretary, General Administration Department, Piyush Singla. Ten Indian Administrative Service (IAS) […]
Excelsior Correspondent SRINAGAR, Nov 15: High Court has dismissed the plea challenging the notification for acquisition and award of land for the purpose of four laning of the National Highway (NH) from Bahihal to Srinagar and directed the Collector Land Acquisition to ensure that the compensation awarded is credited in land owner’s account. Hearing the plea filed by one Bashir Ahmad Bhat whose land has been acquired for the NH, the Division Bench of Justice Rajnesh Oswal and Justice Rahul […]
NL Correspondent Srinagar, Nov 14: Insha Bashir, one of the two wheelchair basketball players from Kashmir who was part of the Indian women’s wheelchair basketball team that won silver medal in an international tournament arrived here at a rousing reception in Srinagar. Terming this as a proud moment, Insha said, “I am elated at the
SRINAGAR, Nov 6: The Economic Offence Wing of Crime Branch Kashmir has produced Challan against three accused persons involved in providing fake appointment orders against monetary benefits. In a statement, a spokesperson said that challan was produced in case FIR No. 08/2015 U/S 420,468,471,120-B RPC of Police Station Crime Branch Kashmir before court of City Magistrate Srinagar. It added that the accused include Ghulam Mohi Ud Din Mir S/O Gh Qadir Mir R/O Litter Pulwama , Parvez Ahmad S/O Siraj […]
Works going on to restore navigation in Dal interiors: LCMA Irfan Tramboo Srinagar, Nov 3: The lily extraction in the world-famous Dal Lake is fast nearing completion with the authorities today stating that within one month all the remaining patches will be cleared which will further enhance the hydrology of the lake. Officials told Excelsior that the majority of the areas which were lily-infested have been cleared and currently extraction work on a few patches is on and the same […]