JAMMU — More than 1.14 lakh children suffering from malnutrition have been identified in Jammu and Kashmir for making special interventions to improve their situation, a senior government officer said on Sunday. Sanjeev Verma, the social welfare department commissioner secretary, said 9,14,031 (9.14 lakh) persons were being covered under a supplementary nutrition scheme and Aadhaar […]
JAMMU — Nearly 20 per cent of the 2,859 sanctioned posts in the University of Kashmir were lying vacant as on February 2024, the varsity said in response to an application filed under Right to Information Act (RTI), highlighting significant staff shortage across departments. The application filed by Jammu-based RTI activist Raman Kumar Sharma in […]
JAMMU — The Border Security Force (BSF) on Sunday said that a 50-year-old man, who was recently found wandering near the International Border (IB) in Akhnoor sector here, was reunited with his family. Venkata Rao, hailing from Andhra Pradesh, was missing from home for the last three months and his safe return brought immense relief […]
SRINAGAR — The Department of Surgical Gastroenterology at SKIMS successfully hosted the Mid-Term Conference of the Indian Association of Surgical Gastroenterology (IASG) on Saturday. A statement of SKIMS issued here said that centred on the theme ‘HPB Cancer Management, the event brought together leading experts in liver, pancreatic, and biliary tract cancer care from across […]
CAIRO — Two Israeli missiles hit a building inside a main Gaza hospital on Sunday, destroying the emergency and reception department and damaging other structures, medics said. Health officials at the Al-Ahli Arab Baptist Hospital evacuated the patients from the building after one person said he received a call from someone who identified himself with […]
JAMMU (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir police on Saturday seized property worth over Rs 35 lakhs including a house belonging to a drug peddler in the Rajouri district. The property of Jaswinder Kumar alias Sonu, a resident of Lamberi in Nowshera, was attached under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act. The action was […]
KATHUA (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Police on Saturday apprehended one hardcore criminal and booked under Public Safety Act (PSA) in Kathua and lodged at district jail Udhampur. On 12 April 2025 Police apprehended one notorious drug peddler namely Liaqat Ali S/o Sharief Mohd R/o Korepunnu Tehsil Marheen district Kathua who was habitual drug peddler […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — The Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) Kashmir on Saturday deployed a highly trained dog squad to combat narcotics menace in the valley. The newly inducted sniffer Dog Safa (Narcotic) trained in advanced narcotics detection, will play a pivotal role in identifying and locating illegal drugs such as Heroin, Cannabis, Opium and other banded […]
MENDHAR — A 20-year-old student was allegedly stabbed to death during a birthday party in Poonch district on Saturday, police said. Four people — all of them the victim’s friends — were arrested, along with the weapon of the offence, they said. Israr Ali, a student of government degree college in Mendhar, suffered critical injuries […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Police on Saturday launched a QR Code-based Feedback Management System named BHAROSA QR to collect real-time feedback from the general public regarding the functioning and services rendered by the police in Srinagar. This citizen-friendly initiative allows individuals to scan QR codes placed at all police stations, police offices, and […]