Jammu resident among 3 held with contraband substance in Sopore

Sopore, Mar 04: Jammu and Kashmir police said they have arrested three drug peddlers in Wagub area of Sopore in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Saturday. An official said that during a naka checking at Wagub crossing police stopped a four wheeler, following which 3 persons were arrested after a contraband (Heroin-like substance) weighing 6.70 […]
Govt committed to deal with challenges of narco terror: Lt Guv

Says integrity, dedication and professionalism of JK police pivotal in fight against terror
KATHUA: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Friday said that the government is committed to dealing with challenges of narco terror in a comprehensive manner. “Today, Narco-Terrorism has become one of the biggest threats to the society. The UT Administration, J&K Police and our Security Forces are committed to dealing with challenges of narco terror . […]
MeT predicts more downpour as temperature drops in JK
Srinagar: The weather department on Friday forecast isolated to scattered light to rain and snow in next 24 hours even as the minimum temperature recorded a drop across Jammu and Kashmir except Qazigund. A meteorological department official here said that in last 24 hours till 0830 hours, Srinagar received 5.7mm of rain, Qazigund 12.3mm, Pahalgam […]
‘No school can be without playground’: SC
New Delhi: There cannot be a school without a playground, the Supreme Court said on Friday, while ordering removal of encroachment from the premises of a school in Haryana. A bench of Justices MR Shah and BV Nagarathna dubbed as “a very serious error” a 2016 order of the Punjab and Haryana High Court directing […]
Property of Pak-based TRF terrorist sealed in Sopore
Srinagar: In its ongoing action against terrorists operating from Pakistan, the NIA on Friday attached a property of The Resistance Front (TRF) operative Basit Ahmad Reshi in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district. The action follows the sealing of a Srinagar-based property of the founder and self-styled chief commander of the Al-Umar Mujahideen, Mushtaq Zargar alias ‘Latram’, […]
Put issues related to border in ‘proper place’: Chinese FM Qin to Jaishankar
Beijing: India and China should put the boundary issue in the “proper place” in bilateral relations and work together to bring the situation at their borders “under normalised management” as soon as possible, Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang conveyed to his Indian counterpart S Jaishankar, the foreign ministry said here on Friday. Qin’s first in-person […]
Tough security measures to be taken for providing security to minority community: CRPF
Srinagar: Stringent measures are being taken to provide security to the members of the minority community in the valley, a senior CRPF officer in Jammu and Kashmir said here on Friday. “Minority pickets of CRPF are on alert, we review the security regularly. Our endeavour is to keep all the minorities in south Kashmir safe […]
Childhood obesity in India likely to rise over 9 per cent annually by 2035: Study
New Delhi: Childhood obesity in India is likely to see an annual rise of 9.1 per cent by 2035, if prevention, treatment and support do not improve, according to a global study released ahead of World Obesity Day. Observed every year on March 4, the goal of World Obesity Day is to stimulate and support […]
Stray dogs proving ‘early warning systems’ for soldiers’ at high altitude Gulmarg
By: M I Jehangir Gulmarg: Dogs in high-altitude areas of Gulmarg, may be just strays for locals and the army establishment, but for soldiers, who patrol the LoC, the canines are not only their companions, but also their “early warning system”. Snow or sun, they are always with the men patrolling the Line of Control […]
Traffic suspended on Jammu-Srinagar NH for repairs, maintenance
Jammu: Traffic on the strategic 270-km Jammu-Srinagar national highway was suspended Friday to allow the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) to undertake necessary repair and maintenance work, officials said. This was the second time in eight days that traffic on the highway, the only all-weather road linking Kashmir with the rest of the country, […]