Police arrests drug smuggler in Baramulla
Srinagar: Police arrested a drug smuggler in Baramulla and recovered contraband substance from his possession, a police spokesman said Monday. He said that a police party during naka checking at Bus Stand Babareshi intercepted a suspicious person who tried to flee from the spot but was apprehended tactfully. During search, 30 grams of Charas like […]
Illegal extraction of minerals: Police seizes three vehicles, arrests three persons
Srinagar: Acting tough against the persons involved in illegal extraction and transportation of minerals, police have seized three vehicles and arrested three persons in Baramulla, a police spokesman said Monday. He said that a police party seized two vehicles (Tractors) and arrested two drivers for their involvement in illegal extraction and transportation of minerals at […]
Dumping along circular road in Pulwama irks locals and commuters

Demand shifting of dumping site
Pulwama: Residents in south Kashmir’s Pulwama are up in arms against the Municipal Committee Pulwama as it continues to dump the garbage along the circular road in main town since the past three years. Locals from Pulwama said that the Municipal Committee while collecting garbage from different areas in Pulwama town are throwing it on […]
Food safety department inspects Sopore markets, lift samples of food items
Sopore: On direction of ADC Sopore, A team of the Food Safety Department along with Naib Tehsildar Sopore and employees from CAPD on Monday inspected various markets to check the quality of food items being manufactured and sold to consumers. The team carried out a surprise market checking in several areas of the town and […]
Secretary Health chairs SLTF meeting to review preparedness for IMI 5.0
SRINAGAR: Secretary, Health & Medical Education, Bhupinder Kumar Monday chaired a State Level Task Force (SLTF) meeting to review the preparedness of the Intensified Mission Indradhanush (IMI) 5.0 to be held in all districts of the J&K from 7th August this year. The meeting was attended by Director Family Welfare MCH & Immunization J&K, Dr. […]
NHM Chhattisgarh officers on visit to JK to study best practices in healthcare system
SRINAGAR: A high level team of officers from State Health Society and National Health Mission, Chhattisgarh headed by Joint Director, Finance and accompanied by State Programme Manager and other senior officers from planning visited the office of State Health Society and National Health Mission, J&K, Old Secretariat here. The team is on a week’s visit […]
Y outh’s body recovered from field in Mendhar Poonch
Poonch: A dead body of 21-year-old youth was recovered from a field, around 3-kilometers from his residence in Banola in Mendhar area of Poonch district on Monday, officials said. They said the body of the youth, Wasid Ahmed (21) son of Mohammad Aslam was found under mysterious conditions by a police party which reached the […]
DC B’la discusses Action Plan for round Ist Immunization under IMI 5.0
Calls for saturating all left-outs especially in far flung, high Risk Areas
BARAMULLA: The Deputy Commissioner (DC) Baramulla, Dr Syed Sehrish Asgar Monday chaired a meeting with the concerned officers to discuss the action plan for Round Ist Immunization under Intensified Mission Indradhanush 5.0 commencing in the district from August 7. The Ist round of Immunization under the intensified Mission Indradhanush will commence in the district from […]
DC Kupwara reviews progress in execution of Kendriya Vidyalaya Drugmulla
KUPWARA: The Deputy Commissioner (DC) Kupwara, Ayushi Sudan Monday convened a meeting of concerned officers at Meeting Hall of DC office complex Kupwara to review the issues being faced in execution of Kendriya Vidyalaya Drugmulla. The DC directed the concerned officers to revisit the site jointly and resolve all issues being faced in execution of […]
DTFI: DC discusses roll-out of IMI 5.0 across Bandipora
BANDIPORA: The Deputy Commissioner (DC) Bandipora, Dr Owais Ahmad on Monday chaired the meeting of District Task Force for Immunization (DTFI) here to discuss the roll-out of Intensive Mission Indradhanush (IMI 5.0) programme in the district. On the occasion, Dy. CMO Bandipora gave a detailed power-point presentation on the aims and objectives of IMI 5.0. […]