JAMMU (KIMS) — Chief Secretary, Atal Dulloo, today chaired a high level meeting to review progress on the TB Mukt campaign launched by the Health Department. Taking notice of high incidence of Tuberculosis (TB) and increasing cases of Multi Drug Resistant (MDR) TB in Jammu, he termed the situation as a “real cause of concern” […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir’s Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha, on Monday cautioned against making “irresponsible statements” that may undermine investors’ trust and create obstacles for industrial growth in the Union Territory. Addressing the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) Conclave, organised by the Indian Chamber of Commerce, he stated that the government has created an […]
SRINAGAR — The High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh on Monday quashed the detention order of senior lawyer Nazir Ahmad Ronga, who has been in custody since July last year for his “anti-national” activities and pushing forward the ideology of terrorism and secessionism. In his order, Justice Sanjay Dhar said Ronga’s petition is […]
JAMMU — Acknowledging the great tourism potential of Padder Valley, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday said various steps have been taken to promote adventure and religious tourism in the picturesque belt in Kishtwar district. Known for its Sapphire mines and the Chandi Mata temple at Machail, Padder Valley covers the entire […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Police on Monday have arrested two drug peddlers and recovered contraband substance from their possession in Srinagar. A police team during patrolling from Bemina Chowk to Boatman Colony intercepted a vehicle coming from Bemina Chowk to Boatman colony was noticed being driven suspiciously and recklessly and the driver tried […]
NEW DELHI — The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Centre if Jammu and Kashmir Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) could be moved to the old high court building. A bench of Justices Surya Kant and N Kotiswar Singh asked the additional solicitor general Aishwarya Bhati to inform it about the time frame for the construction […]
JAMMU — Security forces on Monday launched a search operation after an ex-serviceman reported movement of two suspected individuals in a forest in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district, officials said. The retired soldier noticed the suspected persons, who were dressed in black, moving towards a hilltop while he was collecting fodder for his goats from […]
SRINAGAR — Security forces on Monday averted a tragedy with the timely detection of an improvised explosive device (IED) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kulgam district, officials said. A patrol party noticed a suspicious object on the Shopian-Anantnag road at Qaimoh in Kulgam district which turned out to be an IED, they said. A bomb disposal […]
JAMMU — The Jammu and Kashmir Police’s crime branch on Monday issued a lookout notice against six online fraudsters, including two women, for allegedly duping an ex-serviceman here of more than Rs 17.50 lakhs on the pretext of doubling his money, an official said. The case was registered at the Jammu Crime Branch’s Special Crime […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday said a well-coordinated plan which includes modernisation works in transmission and distribution system is under implementation to ensure 24×7 power supply to the consumers in the Union Territory. Abdullah also said that no major progress has been achieved in the development of a coal […]