SHEW, Health Department organise awareness camp on PC&PNDT Act at Shopian
Shopian: Sankalp Hub for Empowerment of Women, Shopian, in collaboration with the Department of Health, organized an awareness programme regarding Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques Act (PC&PNDT) under the Beti Bachao Beti Padhao initiative at SBGM college Arhama, Shopian. The programme aimed to educate participants on the PC&PNDT Act, which plays a crucial role in preventing gender-biased […]
Prominent Rajput group stages rally for statehood restoration
Jammu: A prominent Rajput outfit staged a march here on Monday in support of the demand for early restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir with its leader threatening to intensify the agitation if the BJP-led Central government failed to keep its promise on the issue. The activists of Yuva Rajput Sabha led by their […]
PDP leader Iltija Mufti alleges two of her PSOs suspended after Kathua visit
Jammu: PDP leader Iltija Mufti alleged on Monday that two of her personal security officers (PSOs) were suspended after she managed to give a slip and visit the family of a young man in Kathua district who died by suicide following alleged harassment by police. Iltija, daughter of former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba […]
Fire breaks out in Srinagar locality, four houses gutted
Srinagar: Four houses were gutted in a fire in Noorbagh area of the city on Monday, officials said here. The fire broke out in a house and spread to three more properties. “Fire tenders were rushed to the spot and the blaze was brought under control,” an official of the fire and emergency department said. […]
Arms recovered during search operation in Kupwara
Srinagar: Security forces on Monday recovered a cache of arms and ammunition during a search operation in Karnah area along the Line of Control in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district, officials said here. A joint team of army and police carried out the search operation in Badi Mohalla Amrohee in Karnah tehsil following information about presence […]
Search operation underway in Poonch
Mendhar/Jammu: Security forces on Monday launched a cordon and search operation at nearly a dozen places in Poonch district, officials said. The search operations in parts of Mendhar, Surankote and Gursai areas were initiated following information about suspicious movement, the officials said. The Special Operations Group (SOG) of local police along with the CRPF cordoned […]
Wild animals on prowl in south Kashmir, kill dozens of sheep
Families demand compensation, locals demand capturing of wild beast Pulwama: The wild animals are on prowl in south Kashmir as they have killed around three dozen sheep and injured a minor in the last 48 hours, locals said Monday. The locals from Chakoora Pulwama said that a leopard entered into the animal shed of Mushtaq […]
Police arrests four drug peddlers in Budgam, Handwara
Srinagar: Police has arrested two drug peddlers in Budgam and Handwara and recovered contraband substances from their possession, a police spokesman said Monday. He said that in Budgam, a police party at a checkpoint established near Larbal bridge intercepted two suspicious persons, who on seeing the police party, threw a green-coloured polythene bag on the […]
Police arrests bootlegger in Kupwara
Srinagar: In a significant action against illegal liquor trade, Police in Kupwara arrested a person and seized illicit liquor from his possession, a police spokesman said Monday. He said that a police team at a checkpoint established near Fire Service Station Kalaroos, intercepted a suspicious person identified as Hilal Ahmad Bhat son of Khizar Ahmad […]
Police launch verification drive on sim vendors in Pulwama, Handwara
Srinagar: As a part of its ongoing effort to curb the rising instances of fraud and to prevent misuse of mobile phone SIMs, Police in Pulwama and Handwara launched a verification drive on SIM card vendors across the districts, a police spokesman said Monday. He said that the drive aims to verify the authenticity of […]
