Tourist dies at Sonmarg
Sonmarg: A tourist from Chennai city died after falling from a temporary bridge at Sonmarg tourist resort of Kashmir Valley, sources said Saturday. They said that a female tourist from Tamil Nadu fell down from a temporary bridge at Thajwas Sonmarg. She fell on the sharp-edged stones and sustained grievous injuries. The female tourist was […]
Elderly man ends life
Ganderbal: A 65-year old man ended his life after consuming some poisonous substance at his home in Nunnar area of Central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district. Police sources said that an elderly man (name withheld) felt unconscious after he consumed some poisonous substance. He was shifted to District Hospital Ganderbal where he breathed his last. Police has […]
Union Joint Secretary RDD tours various Panchayats, reviews development works
JAMMU: Union Joint Secretary, Ministry of Rural Development, Rohit Kumar, Saturday conducted an exhaustive tour of various Panchayats to assess on ground status of various development works being executed in Jammu and Kashmir under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Gurantee Act (MGNREGA). Rohit Kumar was accompanied by Director Rural Development, Jammu, Kishore Singh Chib, Additional […]
DG IMPARD chairs valedictory function of training course
SRINAGAR: Director General, Jammu and Kashmir Institute of Management, Public Administration and Rural Development (J&KIMPARD), Saurabh Bhagat, Saturday chaired valedictory function of one week Residential Evaluatory Training Course held for 87 JKAS Probationary Officers of Batch 2019 at IMPARD Main Campus, Srinagar. The Officer Trainees were evaluated on different parameters including physical fitness, presentation skills, […]
DGP greets people on Raksha Bandhan
Srinagar: Director General of Police, Dilbag Singh has extended good wishes to the people of J&K, the martyr’s families, all ranks of J&K Police and their families on the auspicious occasion of Raksha Bandhan. In his message of greetings, the DGP observed that Raksha Bandhan is a unique representation of India’s cultural ethos, symbolizing the […]
‘Extortionist’ associated with a facebook user held in Baramulla
Srinagar: Police on Saturday got seven days remand of a person, allegedly associated with a face book user running news and current affairs, in connection with extortion case registered against him in Police station Baramulla. The police arrested the person, Ashiq Mir, in connection with FIR 177/2021 under IPC sections of 384 (extortion) and 506 […]
BJP’s women members celebrate ‘Raksha Bandhan’ with BSF men
Jammu: A team of BJP’s women’s wing on Saturday celebrated Raksha Bandhan with Border Security Force (BSF) personnel here, an official said. BJP ‘Mahila Morcha’ (women wing) president Sanjita Dogra, along with 15 members, visited BSF headquarters here and wished the troops by applying ’tilak’ on their forehead and tying ‘rakhis’ in the presence Commandant […]
Youth killed after motorcycle crashes into electric pole in Bandipora
Bandipora: A youth was killed after a motorcycle he was riding crashed into electric pole in north Kashmir’s Bandipora district on Saturday. Reports said the biker identified as Wasim Ahmad Dar son of Bashir Ahmad Dar of Checki Chandergeera was riding motorcycle (JK05-6742) hit the electric pole, resulting in critical injuries to him. Locals and […]
40 kg heroin recovered from India-Pakistan border in Amritsar
Chandigarh: Around 40 kg of heroin worth Rs 200 crore in the international market was recovered from the India-Pakistan border in Amritsar early Saturday morning, police said. The recovery was made during a joint operation by the Punjab Police and the Border Security Force, they said. Amritsar (Rural) Senior Superintendent of Police Gulneet Singh Khurana […]
SWD makes Aadhar mandatory for Marriage Assistance Schemes
SRINAGAR: Social Welfare Department Saturday issued three notifications in pursuance of Section 7 of the Aadhaar (Targetted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies Benefits and Services) Act 2016 for three Schemes namely, Ladli Beti, State Marriage Assistance Scheme(SMAS) and Integrated Social Security Scheme(ISSS) wherein an individual eligible for receiving the benefits under the scheme shall […]
