IYC to hold 3-day convention in Karnataka

Srinagar: Indian Youth Congress (IYC) will hold a three-day mega convention in Karnataka later this month in which about 3,000 youth from each district of the country will participate. The programme ‘Behtar Baat Ki Buniyad’ is being conducted under the supervision of IYC president Srinivas B V. A mega convention of the IYC is going […]

Budha Amarnath Yatra to begin from August 18: Officials

Poonch: The Buddha Amarnath Yatra will be held from August 18 to August 27 in Mandi hills here, officials said on Friday. Deputy Commissioner Yasin M Choudhary also held a meeting and reviewed the arrangements for the yatra. “The yatra will commence on August 18, 2023, and culminate on August 27, 2023, with the holy […]

Police conducts searches at office of GMC principal over ‘fabrication’ of DOB case

Jammu: Police on Thursday carried out searches at the office and the house of Government Medical College (GMC) Jammu Principal Dr Shashi Sudan Sharma, who has been booked for allegedly fabricating her date of birth, officials said. J-K Police’s crime branch conducted searches at the office of the principal and her house in connection with […]

Army jawan shoots self dead in Samba

Samba/Jammu: An Army jawan on Friday allegedly shot himself dead at a camp in Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba district, officials said. The incident took place at the Mehashwar army camp, they said. The soldier has been identified as Dombal Mayur of Maharashstra, they said, adding the body has been sent for postmortem. On Thursday, a […]

Old mortar shells recovered in Samba, police rule out sabotage angle

Samba/Jammu: Police on Friday recovered six old mortar shells in Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba district, officials said. A bomb disposal squad has been called to defuse the shells, they said. The police also ruled out any possibility of sabotage. The shells were found in the bushes on one side of the Jammu-Pathankot Highway. “These are […]

Implementation of RBSK programme reviewed in Doda

CMO directs teams to take campaign to grassroots level

DODA: Chief Medical Officer Doda, Dr. Ab Hamid Zargar Friday convened a virtual meeting to review the implementation of Rashtriya Bal Swastha Karyakaram (RBSK) programme in the District. Reviewing the implementation, the CMO directed the concerned to activate their teams in each medical block for thorough and mass screening of the children for different ailments […]