RAMBAN (KIMS) — Taking strong action against the anti-national activities, Jammu and Kashmir Police have booked an Over Ground Worker (OGW) under Public Safety Act (PSA) in Ramban district of Jammu division. The OGW namely Manzoor Ahmed @Furqan son of Ghulam Mohd Naik resident of Dalwah in Gool tehsil of Ramban district Ramban was booked […]
SHOPIAN (KIMS) — The Drugs Control department on Wednesday conducted inspection of medical shops in various villages of Shopian district and put two medical shops on show cause notice and disallowed the operation of another. “A team of officials from Drugs Control department headed by Assistant Drugs Controller Shopian conducted inspection of medical shops in […]
NEW DELHI — Jailed Jammu and Kashmir MP Engineer Rashid on Wednesday sought custody parole to attend the upcoming Parliament session, claiming he was not a security threat. Rashid’s counsel made the submission before additional sessions judge Chander Jit Singh, who reserved the verdict for March 7 after hearing arguments on the plea. The plea […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — J&K Police along with Army, CAPF, RPF, Fire & Emergency service in Kulgam conducted a mock drill exercise at Railway Station Wanpoh, Anantnag to evaluate emergency response mechanisms and readiness in handling critical situations. The mock drill was held to prepare field forces to respond promptly to any untoward incident especially of […]
JAMMU — The 38-day annual pilgrimage to 3,880 metres high holy cave shrine of Amarnath in south Kashmir will commence on July 3, an official spokesperson said on Wednesday. The decision to this effect was taken at the 48th board meeting of Shri Amarnath Ji Shrine Board (SASB) under the chairmanship of Lt Governor Manoj […]
SRINAGAR — Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Wednesday hits out at BJP leader Sunil Sharma for making “outrageous” remarks against the “martyrs” of July 13, 1931. More than 20 unarmed protesters were killed by the soldiers of the Dogra army on July 13, 1931 during an uprising against Maharaja Hari Singh. Leader of […]
JAMMU — Cutting across party lines, the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly members on Wednesday expressed grave concern over the rising drug addiction in the region, prompting Speaker Abdul Rahim Rather to order a discussion to seek suggestions from the House on anti-drug measures. Several MLAs questioned the effectiveness of existing mechanisms to combat the drug […]
SRINAGAR — An army jawan died of firearm injuries sustained from his service rifle at a forward location in Kamalkote sector of Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla district, officials said on Wednesday. Naik B T Rao (25), hailing from Andhra Pradesh, died on Tuesday. The bullet was fired from the service rifle of the deceased jawan, […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir People’s Democratic Party MLA Waheed Para on Wednesday said that they have sought an explanation from the government on the environmental impact of all ongoing projects in Jammu and Kashmir, adding that mining activities and large-scale development are causing ecological destruction in Jammu and Kashmir. Para further claimed that a […]
PULWAMA — Health and Medical Education (H&ME) Minister, Sakina Itoo on Wednesday informed that there was no proposal before the government for the construction of a 100-bed maternity hospital in Sirnoo, Pulwama. While replying to questions of MLA Pulwama Waheed Ur Rehman Para, Itoo as per the news agency Kashmir News Observer said that there […]