10 drug peddlers arrested across Jammu amid ongoing crackdown
Jammu, June 24 (PTI) Ten alleged drug peddlers, including a resident of Punjab, were arrested along with a large quantity of heroin at separate places in Jammu, Udhampur, Kathua and Doda districts of Jammu and Kashmir, police said on Wednesday. Gagandeep Singh of Amritsar and his two associates from Jammu — Damanjot Singh and Vivek […]
Mini bus plunges into gorge in Kathua; 23 pilgrims injured
Jammu, June 24 (PTI) At least 23 pilgrims were injured when a bus carrying them skidded off the road and fell into a gorge in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district on Wednesday, officials said. The pilgrims from Goran and Sumb villages of Samba were travelling to the Mata Sukrala Devi Temple in Billawar when the […]
‘We need doctors in this country’, says SC; dismisses plea concerning fee structure
New Delhi, June 24 (PTI) “We need doctors in this country,” the Supreme Court said on Wednesday while refusing to entertain a petition which alleged that the fee structure in private medical colleges in Rajasthan was exorbitant. A bench of Justices B V Nagarathna and Joymalya Bagchi was hearing a plea challenging an order of […]
Muharram arrangements: Govt appoints Haris Handoo as Nodal officer to oversee inter departmental coordination
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has appointed Haris Ahmad Handoo, Special Secretary in the Chief Minister’s Secretariat, as the Nodal Officer to oversee inter-departmental coordination for Muharram-2026 arrangements across the Union Territory. According to a government order Handoo will coordinate with various departments and maintain close liaison with district administrations and other agencies involved […]
IGP Kashmir joins 8th Muharram procession, praises mourners for maintaining peace, discipline
Srinagar, June 24: Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kashmir, V.K. Birdi, on Wednesday joined the 8th Muharram procession in Srinagar, praising the mourners, volunteers and organisers for upholding peace, discipline and communal harmony. Speaking to reporters, IGP Birdi, said that Jammu and Kashmir Police has made elaborate security and traffic arrangements to ensure the smooth […]
‘Very, very close’ to historic trade deal with India: senior US official
Washington, June 24 (PTI) The United States and India are “very, very close” to concluding a historic bilateral trade deal that will open the 1.4 billion-strong Indian market to American goods on reciprocal and mutually beneficial terms, a senior US official has said. Addressing an event at the Capitol Hill organised by the Foundation for […]
Ethanol blending programme safe, use of E20 won’t affect vehicle insurance validity: Govt
New Delhi, June 24 (PTI) India’s ethanol blending programme remains safe, consumer-friendly, and economically beneficial, the government said, dismissing concerns that the use of E20 fuel could affect the validity of vehicle insurance policies. The oil ministry in a statement said claims linking E20 fuel use to insurance invalidation had been clarified with relevant stakeholders […]
Muharram procession: Srinagar police ensured tight security, deployed drones for vigil
Srinagar, June 24: Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Srinagar, Dr. G.V. Sundeep Chakravarthy, on Wednesday said that elaborate security, traffic and civic arrangements have been put in place for the 8th Muharram procession in Srinagar, with drone surveillance being used to ensure its smooth and peaceful conduct. Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the […]
8th Muharram procession begins in Sgr, thousands pour onto the streets
Srinagar, June 24: Beneath a blanket of black flags and mourning banners, thousands of devotees streamed into Srinagar’s city centre at dawn on Wednesday as the traditional 8th Muharram procession began, transforming the Guru Bazar-Dalgate route into a river of mourners moving in remembrance of the martyrs of Karbala. From Guru Bazar to Dalgate, roads […]
CM meets council of ministers to discuss governance, development proposals
Srinagar, Jun 23 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah chaired a meeting of the council of ministers at the Civil Secretariat here on Tuesday to discuss proposals for strengthening governance. The chief minister’s office said the meeting also focused on improving public service delivery across the Union territory. “The meeting deliberated on a […]