3.6 magnitude earthquake hits J&K
Srinagar, Jun 28 (PTI) An earthquake of magnitude 3.6 on the Richter scale hit Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, but there were no reports of any loss of life or damage to property, officials said. The quake hit Jammu and Kashmir at 7:36 pm at a latitude of 32.96 degrees north and a longitude of […]
Every household in JK to get ‘Family IDs’
SRINAGAR, JUN 28: Chief Secretary Atal Dulloo, today chaired a high-level meeting to lay the groundwork for creation of unique Family IDs for every household in Jammu & Kashmir. This pioneering initiative aims to streamline the delivery of public services, enhance beneficiary outreach and serve as a unified source of truth for planning and monitoring […]
Ahead of Amarnath Yatra, LG Sinha meets civil society members at SKICC
Srinagar, Jun 28: Ahead of annual Amarnath Yatra, slated to commence on July 3, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Saturday met the prominent members of the civil society at SKICC here to discuss the arrangements that have been put in place for the successful conduct of the pilgrimage. The meeting commenced at around 5:35 PM […]
J&K tops in protected areas management: Govt
SRINAGAR, JUN 28: The Jammu & Kashmir Forest Department has achieved a remarkably high score of 92.97% for Dachigam National Park in Management Effectiveness Evaluation (MEE) exercise, conducted by the Wildlife Institute of India (WII) under the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change. Minister for Forest, Ecology & Environment, Javed Ahmed Rana, has […]
Chief Secretary exhorts officers to create errorless land records
SRINAGAR, JUN, 28: In a significant stride towards transparent land records management system, Chief Secretary Atal Dulloo today chaired a meeting to review the ongoing digitization and modernization of land records across Jammu & Kashmir. The meeting saw the participation of key officials including the Secretary, Revenue; Secretary, IT; Secretary, Law; CEO, JaKeGA; Director, Land […]
ED attaches immovable properties in PDA case
Srinagar, Jun 28: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Saturday said to have attached several immovable properties worth over Rs 15 crore. The attachment of properties was done in a case of Patni Top Development Authority (PDA) under the PMLA, 2003. “ED, Jammu has provisionally attached several immovable properties worth Rs. 15.78 Crore (approx.) on 27.06.2025 […]
Two killed as truck falls into gorge in Ramban
Banihal/Jammu, Jun 28 (PTI) Two persons were killed when a truck skidded off the road and rolled down into a deep gorge on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ramban district on Saturday, officials said. The truck was en route to Srinagar from Jammu when the driver lost control of the vehicle and […]
Northern Army commander reviews operational readiness of Strike One Corps
Jammu, Jun 28 (PTI) The General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Northern Command, Lieutenant General Pratik Sharma, on Saturday reviewed the operational readiness of Mathura-based Strike One Corps, the Army said. “Lt Gen Pratik Sharma, Army Commander Northern Command, visited Strategic Strikers and reviewed the operational preparedness,” Northern Command said on X. The Army commander complimented the […]
Basantgarh encounter: Search operation enters third day
Jammu, Jun 28 (PTI) The search operation to track down three Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) terrorists in a forested area of Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur entered its third day on Saturday amid heightened aerial surveillance, officials said. The cordon and search operation is being carried out by a joint team of security forces. A Pakistan-based JeM […]
Police attaches property of notorious drug peddler under NDPS Act
Srinagar, Jun 28: Police on Saturday said that it has attached a residential property—comprising a two-storeyed house along with land—worth approximately ₹ 50 lakhs belonging to a notorious drug peddler identified as Bilal Ahmad Wani S/o Ghulam Ahmad Wani R/o Sirgufwara, Anantnag, under the provisions of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act. Police said […]
