JAMMU — The Chief Secretary, Dr. Arun Kumar Mehta today chaired a meeting of Steering-Cum-Monitoring Committee for Pradhan Mantri Poshan Shakti Nirman (PM POSHAN) and reviewed the achievements registered during the year. Administrative Secretaries of the departments of School Education, Rural Development, Jal Shakti, Social Welfare, and Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs, besides representatives […]
JAMMU — Body of a Sub-Inspector with Border Security Forces was found hanging from ceiling of his quarter under mysteriously circumstances in Sunderbani area of Rajouri district on Tuesday, officials said. They said at 1800 hours, the BSF Sub Inspector’s body was found inside his quarters at a camp in Sunderbani. Identified as Ladup Bomza, […]
SRINAGAR — Targeted killings will continue to remain a challenge for security agencies till there is a presence of gun and militants in the Valley, Jammu and Kashmir DGP Dilbag Singh said on Tuesday. He also said security forces are alert at the border to foil infiltration attempts of militants. “When was not targeted killings […]
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday again raked up the Kashmir issue at the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) foreign ministers’ meeting here, saying the 57-member body has not been able to make any impact at all as it’s a “divided house”. Khan’s comments came at a time when he is facing […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir reported seven fresh Covid-19 cases while there was no death due to the virus in the last 24 hours, officials said on Tuesday. They said two of the fresh cases were reported from Jammu Division and five from Kashmir Valley, taking the overall tally to 453569. Giving district wise details, […]
SRINAGAR — The Enforcement Squad of Food Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs (FCS&CA) today recovered a penal sum of Rs. 46,200 from 37 erring shopkeepers, besides eight wholesale poultry/mutton shops were also sealed for violation of the E.C.Act. The action was taken by the teams of FCS&CA in view of the complaints that poured from […]
SRINAGAR — One way traffic to ply on Srinagar-Leh National Highway from March 25 said Divisional Commissioner (Div Com) Kashmir, Pandurang K Pole while co-chairing a meeting with Divisional Commissioner Ladakh, Saugat Biswas regarding opening of Srinagar-Leh National Highway. The meeting was attended by DC Ganderbal; DC Kargil; Chief Engineers of R&B, MED, BEACON & […]
SRINAGAR — Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha today visited the SMHS hospital to enquire about the well being of two labourers – Bisujeet Kumar from Bihar and Muhammad Akram from Bijnoor, Uttar Pradesh who had sustained injuries in the recent militant attacks at Pulwama and Tral. The Lieutenant Governor met the injured labourers and assured them […]
SRINAGAR — Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kashmir Vijay Kumar said that the militants who were engaged in a brief shoot-out at Soura in which a cop was killed, were identified and are being tracked. Talking to reporters on the sidelines of wreath laying ceremony of slain cop Imran Ahmed, who was PSO to SDPO […]
SRINAGAR — In a major setback to Congress, Vikramaditya singh son of senior congress leader Karan Singh on Tuesday resigned from the party . “I hereby tender my resignation from the primary membership of the Indian National Congress [INC] with immediate effect, “Vikramaditya wrote in his letter to Congress president Sonia Gandhi “It is my […]