Stray dog menace grips Awantipora villages, residents demand urgent action
Pulwama: The stray dog menace has sparked widespread fear and distress in several villages of Awantipora in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district, locals alleged Wednesday. The residents of Baighpora and its adjacent areas are issuing desperate pleas to the authorities for immediate intervention. In Baighpora and nearby villages, locals have expressed grave concern over the unchecked […]
Police arrests four drug peddlers in Sopore
Srinagar: Police arrested four drug peddlers in Sopore and recovered contraband substances from their possession, a police spokesman said Wednesday. Based on specific inputs received from the public, Police launched a series of well-coordinated operations leading to the arrest of four drug peddlers and seizure of narcotic substances, including codeine-based syrup and brown sugar-like substances. […]
Two nodal officers designated for effective rollout of portal for medicolegal reports
Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir government on Wednesday designated two nodal officers for the effective rollout and streamlined execution of the MedleaPR, a dedicated portal for uploading medico-legal reports (MLRs) and postmortem reports (PMRs) which play a crucial role in criminal prosecutions. In an order, Health and Medical Education Secretary Syed Abid Rasheed Shah said […]
Amit Shah to arrive in Jammu on Thursday
Jammu, May 28 (PTI) Union Home Minister Amit Shah will be reaching here on Thursday to review the security situation in Jammu and Kashmir, his first visit to the Union Territory post Operation Sindoor, officials said. During his two-day stay in Jammu region, Shah will also visit Poonch district which recorded the highest number of […]
UPSC launches new application portal
New Delhi, May 28 (PTI) The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) on Wednesday unveiled a new application portal for registration and filling up of application form online. All applicants are required to fill up the application and upload their documents in the newly introduced portal afresh by using the website https://upsconline.nic.in, a statement issued by […]
Speaker JK Assembly announces house committees, Ruling alliance MLAs to head 6 committees, opposition gets 3
Srinagar, May 28: The Speaker of the Jammu & Kashmir Legislative Assembly on Wednesday constituted nine House Committees, including three financial panels, to oversee various functions as per the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the J&K Assembly. According to an order issued by the speaker legislators from the ruling National Conference (NC)-led […]
Several MPs skipped Parliamentary Standing Committee meetings: Data
NEW DELHI, May 28 (PTI): Several MPs from various parties have skipped the Parliamentary Standing Committee meetings after they were reconstituted in September last year to deliberate on various subjects, including Bills to be presented in Parliament during 2024-25, according to the data on the Lok Sabha website. After the reconstitution of 16 standing committees […]
Railway ministry to hire signalling staff on contractual basis to meet growing needs
NEW DELHI, May 28 (PTI): The railway ministry has decided to hire signalling and telecom staff on contractual basis for deployment at 10 to 15 major stations in four railway zones as a pilot project to meet the increasing demand of such personnel. In a letter to the general managers of four railway zones — […]
Three mortar shells found in Jammu, safely destroyed by BDS
JAMMU, May 28 (PTI): Three mortar shells were found abandoned on the roadside and were later destroyed in a controlled explosion by a team of Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) here on Wednesday, officials said. The mortar shells were noticed by police in the Transport Nagar locality of Narwal in the outskirts of the city late […]
Need to promote Kashmir’s tourist destinations, generate local movement: CM Omar
Gulmarg, May 28: Jammu and Kashmir’s Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday said there is a need to promote Kashmir’s tourist destinations locally, especially before the visitors from across the country start arriving here. After chairing a high-level meeting in Gulmarg, a day after a similar session was held in Pahalgam, CM stated that, “It […]
