JAMMU — The Jammu division of Indian Railways has successfully facilitated the arrival of the first-ever special milk freight train from Gujarat, marking a significant milestone in ensuring seamless availability of dairy products in Jammu and Kashmir. Describing the development as a “historic achievement,” railway authorities said the initiative would significantly strengthen food security and […]
SRINAGAR — After allegedly working as a lab technician at a primary health centre in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district, a man has applied for a sweeper job in the same facility. The matter was highlighted by PDP spokesperson Mohit Bhan, who shared the man’s application letter with the health centre through his Facebook account […]
SRINAGAR, Ajaz Dar (KIMS) — The Indian Army organised a large-scale medical camp in the remote Anderwan Yarmuqam area of Ganderbal district, providing healthcare services to residents of far-flung villages. The camp, organised by the Army’s Anderwan unit, witnessed a large turnout, with thousands of locals availing free medical consultation and treatment. A team of […]
SRINAGAR — Security has been beefed up across Kashmir as the nation remembers the 26 men who were gunned down by Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists in Baisaran meadows of Pahalgam resort on this day last year. Police and paramilitary forces have been deployed at important places, including tourist resorts, across Kashmir on the first anniversary of the […]
SRINAGAR — A Cross-Country Marathon was organized by HSS Hawal Pulwama in collaboration with the Police Department Pulwama on Tuesday under the banner of Nasha Mukht Bharat Abhiyan, spreading the message of a healthy and drug-free society. The marathon commenced from the Social Forestry Office, Arigam, and concluded at the District Police Lines Pulwama, successfully […]
JAMMU — Anti-Corruption Bureau on Tuesday has presented a charge sheet before the Hon’ble Court of Special Judge, Anti-Corruption Baramulla, against Mubarak Ahmad Ganai, then Assistant Executive Engineer (AEE), PWD (R&B) Division Sopore, in a case involving demand and acceptance of illegal gratification from a contractor for processing payment of bills. The case originated from […]
SRINAGAR — Three policemen, including an officer, were injured in a road accident in Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Monday, officials said. The incident took place when a police vehicle skidded off the road in the Babreshi area near Gulmarg in the north Kashmir district, and the three cops, including an officer, received injuries. […]
SRINAGAR — Commuters across the Kashmir Valley faced a harrowing time on Monday as private buses and inter-district cabs remained off the roads in protest against the government’s proposal to expand Smart City bus services in other districts. The All Jammu and Kashmir Transporters’ Welfare Association on Saturday called for a Valley-wide ‘chakka jam’ (road […]
JAMMU — Separatist leader Shabir Ahmad Shah was arrested by the NIA in connection with a three-decade-old terror case and remanded in the agency’s custody for 10 days by a special court on Saturday, officials said. Shah was arrested by the Srinagar branch of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Friday in the 1996 case […]
SRINAGAR — The first batch of 431 pilgrims from Jammu and Kashmir left for Saudi Arabia for the annual Haj pilgrimage on Saturday, officials said. The pilgrims, including 230 males and 201 females, left in three flights, they said. All the required arrangements for transportation, baggage handling and documentation have been put in place at […]