News Topic:J&K Department of Food Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs

Vegetable prices sky rocket in Srinagar

Shopkeepers across Srinagar city markets have unilaterally increased the price of vegetables, fruit and other commodities by their will.

FCSCA Department Pulwama faces staff shortage

PULWAMA — The Food Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs (FCSCA) department in south Kashmir's Pulwama is facing a severe dearth of staff as no...

ACB carries out fresh raids in north and central Kashmir

SRINAGAR — The Jammu and Kashmir Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Monday carried out fresh raids in central and north Kashmir parts.Reliable sources said that...

Food Department distributes RTs of poor among rich, influential

SRINAGAR — People across Kashmir are up in arms against the Food Department over alleged large scale corruption, misappropriation in the distribution of new Ration...

Black marketing of rice at Lethpora baseless: Director Food

PULWAMA — The enquiry committee formed vide order number FCS&CA/PUL/20/3043-46; Dated: 07/09/2020 by the Assistant Director Pulwama to investigate the black marketing of government...

CAPD employees in Pulwama aghast over mass transfer order

In an unusual development, Assistant Director of Consumer Affairs & Public Distribution in Pulwama on late Tuesday afternoon issued an order of mass transfers, under which he shifted 29 employees from the district in one stroke.

Oil companies asked to stock up supplies for two months in J&K

J&K Government has issued an unusual order asking the oil companies to stock up supplies for two months.

In times of Corona lockdown, mutton sold at ₹ 600 to 700

SRINAGAR — Acute shortage of livestock due to the lockdown in Kashmir has led to a sharp rise in prices of mutton. The meat...

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Centre set to hike salaries of J&K SPOs: Sunil Sharma

Sunil Sharma says a J&K proposal for an SPO salary hike is with the MHA, while efforts are on to increase VDG salaries and clear pending payments.

Srinagar air pollution rank falls to 26th, JKCAG urges action

JKCAG urges J&K legislators to act on Srinagar’s 26th rank in the 2026 Clean Air Survey, down from fourth in 2023 amid pollution concerns.

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