Lieutenant Governor flags off group of Youth from South Kashmir for Exposure Tour

JAMMU, JAN 4: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha today flagged off a group of 25 youth from various districts of South Kashmir for a 10-day educational, cultural exchange, and communal harmony tour. The Lieutenant Governor interacted with the youth and extended his best wishes to them. During the 10-day long tour, the students and emerging youth […]
Registration process for Allied, Healthcare Professionals under NCAHP to commence shortly through online portal

JAMMU, JAN 4:The National Commission for Allied and Healthcare Profession (NCAHP), Department of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India, is in the process of operationalizing online portals for seamless and efficient registration of Allied and Healthcare Professionals and Institutions, as mandated under the NCAHP Act, 2021. In this regard, State Allied and Healthcare Council […]
Dead body of woman recovered from her rented room in Bemina, Srinagar

Srinagar, Jan 4: A woman was found dead under mysterious circumstances in her rented room in the Bemina area of central Kashmir’s Srinagar district on Sunday, officials said. An official said that the lady, who was living as a tenant in a house at Sir Syedabad, Bemina, was found dead this morning. He said the […]
Minimum temperature dips in Kashmir valley; Gulmarg coldest place

SRINAGAR, Jan 4 (PTI): Cold wave conditions in Kashmir intensified as the minimum temperature across the valley dipped by couple of degrees, officials said on Sunday. Srinagar recorded a minimum temperature of minus 3.2 degrees Celsius on Saturday night, down from the previous night’s minus 1.5 degrees Celsius, they said. The famous ski resort of […]
Security forces destroy terror hideout in north Kashmir’s Baramulla

SRINAGAR, Jan 4 (PTI): Security forces have destroyed a militant hideout in Baramulla district of Jammu and Kashmir, an official here said on Sunday. They also recovered arms and ammunition from the hideout. The hideout was detected during a search operation in Suchliwaran forest in the Sheeri area of Baramulla on Saturday, the official said.
Budget session of Jammu and Kashmir Assembly to begin on February 2

JAMMU, Jan 4 (PTI): The budget session of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly will start here on February 2 with the address of Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, officials said. Officials said the L-G’s address will mark the start of the second budget session of the Omar Abdullah government in Jammu and Kashmir. The session is […]
Two FIRs lodged over unauthorised VPN use in Budgam, 11 persons ‘bound down’

SRINAGAR, Jan 3 (PTI): Police have registered two FIRs and initiated “security proceedings” against eleven people in Jammu and Kashmir’s Budgam district for not complying with orders prohibiting the use of Virtual Private Network (VPN) in the Union territory for security reasons, an official said on Saturday. A police spokesman said, to maintain law and […]
Minor Ladakhi girl case: NHRC notice to Leh DC, police authorities

NEW DELHI, Jan 3 (PTI): The NHRC has issued a notice to the Leh civil administration and its police authorities over charges that a minor Ladakhi girl belonging to a tribal Buddhist community who had gone missing from her home late December, was subsequently “found in Srinagar with a Muslim boy,” according to the proceedings […]
Red Fort blast: Delhi court remands Dr Bilal Malla to judicial custody till Jan 16

NEW DELHI, Jan 3 (PTI): A Delhi court on Saturday remanded Dr Bilal Naseer Malla, one of the accused in the November 10 Red Fort blast case, to judicial custody for 13 days till January 16. The National Investigation Agency (NIA) produced Malla at the Patiala House Court amid tight security on Saturday, upon the […]
Drug addiction has multiplied three times in last 3 years: Div Com

Srinagar, Jan 3: Describing the drug addiction as a “major warning signal,” Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, Anshul Garg, on Saturday called for a united response to tackle the growing menace. He termed it one of the gravest social issues that Jammu and Kashmir is facing today. Speaking with reporters, Anshul Garg said the problem has intensified […]