JAMMU — Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha today laid the foundation stone for Drug De-addiction Centre at Jammu. The Lt Governor said, the Drug De-addiction centre will act as an integrated centre where addicts will be treated, counseled, enabled to learn new productive skills, and rehabilitated with utmost care and affection. We are witnessing worrisome trend […]
JAMMU — Five missing persons, including a minor girl, were reunited with their family in Jammu district, officials said Saturday. The minor girl’s father Aftab Lone on Thursday told Jammu Police that his daughter was missing since Thursday evening from Pirmitha area. Police constituted special teams and scanned CCTV footage and traced the girl to […]
JAMMU — As many as 79 Police Stations in the sensitive Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir don’t have telephones while as 17 are without wireless facility even after huge assistance provided by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs for Modernization of Police Force. Moreover, there is only one Social Media Monitoring Cell despite the […]
JAMMU — The Jammu and Kashmir government has asked all colleges in the union territory to get themselves evaluated and accredited by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) within the shortest possible time, officials said on Friday. The instruction was issued by higher education department Principal Secretary Rohit Kansal at a meeting with principals […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Friday inaugurated a musical water fountain with laser and light and sound show at Bagh-e-Bahu here. He said the project is the first of its kind in the Jammu region and it will showcase the cultural heritage and take tourism to new heights, he added. […]
MENDHAR — Three policemen from Gursai police station of Poonch district were injured on Friday after villagers pelted stones on them. Officials said that in connection with some investigation, a team of police from Gursai police station reached Galuta village of Mendhar where villagers attacked the team and pelted stones over the team. “Three police […]
RAJOURI — At least six domesticated animals were charred alive in a fire incident that broke out in a cattle shed at Sassalkote village of Rajouri. Reports said that fire broke out in the cattle shed of a family in Sassalkote village of Doongi area falling under Rajouri tehsil. Six domesticated animals including milch animals […]
JAMMU — The Union Territory administration on Thursday asked the people intending to fly drones in Jammu and Kashmir to share their details with the office of district magistrates concerned as well as the nearest police stations and compulsorily register themselves with the authorities here. The Ministry of Civil Aviation has notified ‘The Drone Rules, […]
JAMMU — Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha Thursday launched QR Code based mechanism, which is first of its kind in the country, for certification and labeling of handmade carpets of J&K. With the QR-based application, customers can check & verify authenticity and other requisite details of carpets produced in Jammu Kashmir UT. The Lt Governor observed […]
JAMMU — Government on Thursday ordered transfer of four IAS officers in the interest of administration with immediate effect. According to an order issued here by the government, Abhishek Sharma (IAS), Sub-Divisional Magistrate Katra, holding additional charge of Sub-Registrar Katra, has been transferred and posted as Mission Director, Swachh Bharat Mission Urban 2.0. Akshay Labroo […]
