J&K Govt all set to introduce Panchayat development Index
SRINAGAR, JAN 8: Jammu and Kashmir Government is all set to introduce Panchayat Development Index to develop and replicate best practices that drive improvement across the socio-economic themes of Panchayats under newly approved Aspirational Panchayat Development Programme (APDP). The identified Panchayats will be given special focus to saturate inclusive development schemes which would serve as […]
BSF deploys drone-mounted radars to check under-ground tunnels along border with Pakistan
New Delhi/Jammu, Jan 8 (PTI) Drone-mounted ground penetration radars have been deployed for the first time by the Border Security Force (BSF) to check for the presence of under-ground tunnels used by terrorists to infiltrate the India-Pakistan International Border in Jammu region, officials said. The indigenously-made technical gadget has been pressed into action at this […]
Charge sheet filed against juvenile declared adult by SC in Kathua gangrape-murder case
Jammu/New Delhi, Jan 8 (PTI) Shubam Sangra, declared an adult by the Supreme Court, is formally chargesheeted by the Jammu and Kashmir Police’s crime branch in a case related to the sensational gangrape and murder case of an eight-year-old in Kathua in 2018. Though the trial is expected to start in neighbouring Punjab’s Pathankot, as […]
Srinagar likely to host G20 event: Official
Srinagar, Jan 8 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir administration is making “advance arrangements” as Srinagar city is likely to host one of the G20 events in May this year, a senior official said here. “As part of India holding the presidency of the G20, several events are going to be held in mid-May but dates have […]
Man stages accident to evade debt, found with family in Haryana
Bhaderwah/Jammu, Jan 8 (PTI) A couple and their six-year-old daughter from Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda were found alive in Haryana, 20 days after they were presumed dead after their car was found plunged into river Chenab in the hilly district last month. Manjeet Singh staged the accident to evade his loan debits but his filmy-style […]
Active Covid cases in country dip to 2,423
New Delhi, Jan 8 (PTI) India logged 163 new coronavirus infections, while the active cases declined to 2,423, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Sunday. The Covid case tally was recorded at 4.46 crore (4,46,79,924). The death toll stands at 5,30,720 with two deaths reconciled by Kerala, the data updated at 8 […]
Snowfall in higher reaches of J-K
Srinagar, Jan 8 (PTI) Some areas in the higher reaches of Kashmir received light snowfall as the minimum temperature settled close to the freezing point at most places in the Valley, providing a slight relief to the people from the intense cold, officials said on Sunday. The meteorological department has forecast moderate snowfall at many […]
Two terrorists killed along LoC in Poonch
Jammu, Jan 8 (PTI) The army has shot dead two terrorists near the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district, officials said on Sunday. The terrorists were killed in the Balakote sector of the district late Saturday, they said. The officials said army personnel noticed suspicious movement at a forward village and […]
Rajouri terror attack: Death toll climbs to seven
Jammu, Jan 8 (PTI) The death toll in the terrorist attack on Dhangri village of Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri has risen to seven with one more civilian succumbing to injuries at a hospital here on Sunday, officials said. Prince Sharma, who was in his early 20s, died at the Government Medical College (GMC) Hospital Jammu, […]
PM Modi launches Aspirational Block Programme, asks chief secys to end ‘mindless compliances’
New Delhi, Jan 8 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi Saturday launched the Aspirational Block Programme on the lines of a similar exercise aimed at developing backward districts and asserted that India is focussing on the four pillars of infrastructure, investment, innovation and inclusion to be a developed country. Chairing the second national conference on chief […]
