203 kg poppy straw, 115 gm heroin seized from arrested drug peddlers
Jammu: Nine suspected drug peddlers were arrested with a huge cache of narcotics and cash in Udhampur, Jammu and Samba districts, police said Wednesday. Two Punjab residents, Jagdev Singh of Ludhiana and Balkar Singh of Jalandhar, were arrested after the recovery of 203 kg poppy straw from their vehicle at Chenani on the Jammu-Srinagar national […]
BGSBU’s School of Biosciences and Biotechnology celebrates Earth Day
Rajouri: School of Biosciences and Biotechnology of the Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah Universiy (BGSBU) on Wednesday celebrated Earth Day-2019. Faculty, Research Scholars and Students of Departments of Botany, Zoology, Biotechnology and Centre for Biodiversity Studies participated in the event. This years’ theme of Earth day celebrations world over is “Protect Our Species”. Different activities based […]
Urdu newspaper readership on decline, says VC CUK
Ganderbal: Central University of Kashmir (CUK) Vice-Chancellor, Prof Mehraj ud Din Mir Wednesday said that there had been a “sharp decline” in the number of people reading Urdu newspapers in Kashmir valley. While the trend among people, particularly the youth was to read English newspapers, Prof Mir emphasised that “strenuous efforts should be made to […]
JK Bank signs MoU with GMC Srinagar
JK Bank’s contribution in society is huge: Principal GMC
Srinagar: J&K Bank and Government Medical College Srinagar today signed an MOU for upgradation of Banking infrastructure and services in the GMC Srinagar and its associated hospitals in the Bank’s Corporate Headquarters here Wednesday. The MOU was signed by Principal GMC Dr. Samia Rashid and Banks Zonal Head for Kashmir Central TabassumNazir in presence of […]
Agriculture University employee goes missing
Srinagar: An employee of the Agriculture University has gone missing since the past four days, his family members said. They said that Muzafar Tahir Nazki an employee of agriculture University has gone missing from his residence Gulberg Colony Zakura since 20th April, 2019. According to family Muzafar Tahir has left his home on Saturday 20th […]
Man gets 20 years’ RI for raping minor
Baripada (Odisha), Apr 24 (PTI) A local court Wednesday sentenced a man to 20 years’ rigorous imprisonment (RI) for raping a girl in Mayurbhanj district of Odisha four years ago. Additional district and sessions judge of Baripada, Dr V Sujata, passed the verdict after finding Bailochan Mohanta guilty of raping the girl. Mohanta’s two associates, Purusattam […]
10 JK militants based in Pak involved in LoC trade: officials
New Delhi, (PTI) At least 10 militants, who had crossed over to Pakistan, set up businesses across the border with the active aid of ISI and were involved in the recently suspended cross LoC trade to provide funds to terrorists and separatists in Jammu and Kashmir, officials said. These Jammu and Kashmir natives are either based […]
Police presents arrested militant before media, associated with LeT
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Police on Wednesday presented the apprehended militant before media on Wednesday. He was arrested on Tuesday in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district. Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Baramulla, Abdul Qayoom said that the LeT militant was arrested yesterday when he along with a Kashmir driver were in a vehicle on way to Baramulla […]
Will go to the root of lawyer’s claims of larger conspiracy to frame CJI: SC
New Delhi, (PTI) The Supreme Court Wednesday said it will go to the root of the alleged conspiracy and sensational claims made by a lawyer that there is a larger conspiracy to frame Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi in the sexual harassment allegations against him. A three-judge special bench headed by Justice Arun Mishra said […]
Man rapes 12-year-old in Sopore, arrested
Sopore : A 12-year-old girl (name with held) was allegedly raped by 40-year-old man in Mahrajpora area of Sopore in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district. The accused has been arrested after the family members of minor girl approached the police. This incident took place on Monday when a 12-year-old girl went to school but didn’t […]
