J&K State Livestock Breeding Policy-2019 approved: Livestock to be top priority for the Government for increasing livelihood

SRINAGAR: In a significant decision, the SAC which met here on 29.05.2019 under the chairmanship of Governor Satya Pal Malik approved the Jammu and Kashmir State Livestock Breeding Policy, 2019 – the first of its kind in the State. The Policy aims to give focused attention to increase in both the production and productivity of […]
SAC approves 50 new Degree Colleges, Locations to be finalized by July, 2019

SRINAGAR: The SAC which met here on 29.05.2019 under the chairmanship of Governor Satya Pal Malik has approved establishment of 50 new Degree Colleges across the State. Out of these new colleges, 30 will be established in un-served areas, 10 will be for women in places where there are no separate women colleges and to […]
Mother & Childcare Health Hospital, Reasi strengthened – creation of additional posts approved

SRINAGAR: The SAC which met on 29.05.2019 under the chairmanship of Governor Satya Pal Malik has approved creation of 31 posts of different categories for the Mother & Childcare Hospital (MCH), Reasi. MCH, Reasi came into existence in 2015. As the centre has been witnessing huge rush of patients from various areas, particularly from the […]
10 bovine smugglers arrested in Jammu, 92 animals seized

Jammu, Jun 1 (PTI) The police foiled several bids to smuggle bovines from Jammu region to Kashmir valley and arrested 10 persons in this regard, officials said Saturday, adding 92 animals were seized. A police team intercepted two trucks on a highway near Ban area in Jammu and found 27 bovines were being smuggled to Kashmir […]
Northern Army commander review security along LoC in Kupwara

Srinagar, Jun 1 (PTI) Northern Army commander Lt Gen Ranbir Singh Saturday reviewed the security situation and the operational preparedness of the force along the Line of Control (LoC) in Kupwara sector of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said. Lt Gen Singh visited forward areas of Kupwara sector in north Kashmir on Saturday, an Army official said. […]
CBI files case against 9 including customs official in gold smuggling case

Kochi, Jun 1 (PTI) The anti-corruption wing of the CBI here has registered a case against nine people, including a customs official, in connection with a gold smuggling case through the Thiruvananthapuram International Airport. According to the Central Bureau of Investigation, credible information was received by the Anti-Corruption Branch in Kochi that Radhakrishnan, Superintendent, Customs, Air […]
Governor salutes bravery of Tourist Guide Rouf Ahmad Dar, announces financial assistance to family

Srinagar: Governor Satya Pal Malik has saluted the bravery of Tourist Guide Rouf Ahmad Dar, who yesterday lost his life while rescuing tourists from the Lidder river in Pahalgam. He described Rouf as a real life hero who sacrificed his life for saving lives of others. Governor has prayed for eternal peace […]
Samajwadi Party leader shot at in Greater Noida

Noida (UP): A Samajwadi Party politician has been shot at by unidentified men in Greater Noida, within 12 hours of the killing of a local party unit chief in Gautam Buddh Nagar, police said Saturday. The incident took place late on Friday night when Brajpal Rathi, the party’s district secretary was returning to his house […]
Pakistan court sentences three JeM activists for arranging funds for the outfit

Islamabad: An anti-terrorism court in Pakistan has sentenced three activists of the Masood Azhar-led Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) for five years each in jail for arranging funds for the proscribed outfit. The Anti-Terrorism Court found the trio guilty in three separate cases on Friday after funds collected for the militant outfit were recovered from them. They were […]
Man found dead in Bandipora’s Doban forests

Bandipora:A young man who had gone missing on Friday afternoon in Doban Onagam village of North Kashmir’s Bandipora district was found dead in upper reaches of Doban area of district on Saturday. A source told KNO that Chachee Chowan son of Rajwali Chowan, a resident of Doban village had gone to the nearby […]