Govt orders inclusion of children aged 6 or above in public distribution system
Jammu, May 6: Jammu and Kashmir government Tuesday ordered for the inclusion of children aged 6 years or above and left out beneficiaries in the public distribution system across the Union Territory. According to an order the department of Food Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs stated that children aged 6 years & above or upon […]
Officials in Jammu review plan to enhance facilities for Amarnath Yatra
JAMMU, May 6 (PTI): Authorities in Jammu have reviewed a development plan to enhance civic amenities for the upcoming Amarnath Yatra, officials said on Tuesday. The review focused on improving infrastructure and sanitation to ensure a smooth experience for thousands of devotees expected to participate in the annual pilgrimage to the revered 3,880-metre-high Amarnath cave […]
Govt notifies cashless treatment scheme for road accident victims nationwide
New Delhi, May 6 (PTI) The government has notified cashless treatment scheme for road accident victims nationwide, under which they will be entitled to a maximum amount of Rs 1.5 lakh per accident per person. According to a gazette notification issued by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, the scheme has come into force […]
Pakistani intruder arrested along LoC in Poonch
Jammu, May 6 (PTI) A Pakistani intruder was arrested along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch on Tuesday, officials said. The intruder, who is in his early 20s, was taken into custody by Army troops soon after he entered into this side from across the LoC, they said. The arrested individual was whisked away […]
Labourer killed, another injured after coming under landslide at a quarry in Kupwara
Srinagar, May 6: A labourer died while another was injured after they came under a landslide at a stone quarry site in North Kashmir’s Kupwara on Tuesday. Official sources said that during a landslide at the quarry in Waterkhani area of Drugmulla two labourers were injured early Tuesday morning. The injured were immediately rushed to […]
Tension along International Border: Farmers rush to wrap up harvest
Suchetgarh (J-K), May 6 (PTI) Farmers living along the nearly 200-km-long International Border in Jammu and Kashmir are racing against time to complete the harvest process amid heightened tension following the Pahalgam terror attack. In the three districts of Jammu, Samba, and Kathua, about 1.25 lakh hectares of agricultural land falls within the shelling range […]
Pahalgam terror attack: UN Security Council member nations pose tough questions to Pakistan
New York, May 6 (PTI) UN Security Council member nations have posed tough questions to Pakistan while discussing the Pahalgam terror attack amid increasing global outrage over the dastardly strike that killed 26 civilians. The Security Council refused to issue a statement following the meeting which was held in a consultative room rather than the […]
Two killed as bus falls into gorge in Poonch
MENDHAR/JAMMU, May 6(PTI): A private passenger bus skidded off the road and plunged into a gorge in Poonch district of on Tuesday, leaving two persons dead and 20 others injured, officials said. The bus was on its way to Mendhar from Ghani village when the accident took place near Sangra in Mankote area around 9.20 […]
UNSC holds closed consultations on Indo-Pak tensions, hears calls for de-escalation
United Nations, May 6 (PTI) The United Nations Security Council has discussed rising tensions between India and Pakistan at closed-door consultations where envoys called for de-escalation and dialogue. Greece, president of the UNSC for the month of May, had scheduled the meeting Monday following a request by Pakistan, which is currently a non-permanent member. The […]
Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla project: Northern Railway flags delay in tunnel communication work
New Delhi, May 6 (PTI) The communication system inside the escape tunnels between two sections of the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramula Rail Link Project (USBRL) is incomplete and yet to be fine-tuned, the Northern Railway complained in a written communication to the Konkan Railway Communication Limited, its service provider. The final Katra-Sangaldan section of the 272-km USBRL project […]
