Jammu

Jammu admin imposes strict curbs on courier services to prevent drug trafficking

JAMMU — Aiming to curb the misuse of courier services for drug trafficking, authorities in Jammu have imposed strict restrictions on transport of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances (NDPS) through courier and logistics networks in the district. Invoking powers under Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) and relevant provisions of the NDPS […]

Kashmir

Yashwant Sinha-led Concerned Citizens’ Group meets Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, Discusses J&K situation

SRINAGAR — Delhi-based Concerned Citizens’ Group (CCG) called on Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq here on Saturday. In a first such meeting after the abrogation of Article 370 in 2019, a CCG delegation led by former Union Minister Yashwant Sinha and comprising retired air vice-marshal Kapil Kak, senior journalist Bharat Bhushan and social activist […]

Kashmir

Tourists visiting J&K must see Chrysanthemum Garden at Srinagar’s Botanical Garden: Farooq Abdullah

SRINAGAR — Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah on Saturday said the recently opened Chrysanthemum garden here would be a beautiful attraction for the tourists visiting the Valley in the autumn season. Abdullah, the president of the ruling National Conference (NC), visited the Valley’s first Chrysanthemum garden, also known as Bagh-e-Gul-e-Dawood, at the […]

Kashmir

NIA objects to ‘India and J&K separate entities’ stand; Opposes Shabir Shah’s bail plea in Supreme Court

NEW DELHI — The National Investigation Agency, while opposing the bail plea of Kashmiri separatist leader Shabir Ahmed Shah in a terror funding case in Supreme Court on Friday, strongly objected to the stand that India and Jammu and Kashmir are separate entities. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the NIA, took umbrage at the […]

Jammu

Northern railway allots multipurpose stalls at six railway stations in J&K to boost non-fare revenue

JAMMU — In a major step toward enhancing non-fare revenue and improving passenger amenities, the northern railway has allotted multipurpose stalls (MPS) across six railway stations in Jammu and Kashmir, apart from the Second Luggage Rake (SLR) of a train, through a transparent e-auction process, officials said on Friday. According to officials, the multipurpose stalls […]