Private Schools are partners in Progress, Architects of Educational Transformation: PSAJ&K
Srinagar: For decades, private schools in Jammu and Kashmir have remained the strongest pillars of our educational ecosystem and key stakeholders in social transformation. Beyond classrooms and curricula, these institutions have been engines of literacy, enlightenment, and empowerment, quietly but powerfully contributing to the peace process and nation-building, Private School Association Jammu and Kashmir, (PSAJ&K) […]
Police arrests four drug peddlers
Srinagar: Police arrested four drug peddlers in Awantipora and Kupwara and recovered contraband substance from their possession, a police spokesman said Monday. In Awantipora, a police team at a checkpoint established at Kaigam Crossing intercepted a vehicle (Taveera) bearing registration number RJ14TB-6291 with 02 persons onboard. They have been identified as Zahid Ahmad Sheikh son […]
Police secures conviction of two persons as community service
Srinagar: Police has successfully secured community punishment for two individuals namely, Sahil Ahmad Rather son of Manzoor Ahmad Rather and Mohammad Hussain Rather son of Ghulam Mohammad Rather, both residents of Kangan involved in a public nuisance case, a police spokesman said Monday. He said that the action comes as part of police’s continued drive […]
Police engages youth through series of educational, awareness programmes in Sopore
Srinagar: Police organized a series of educational and awareness programmes across Sopore, focusing on legal literacy, social responsibility, and drug prevention. The programmes were conducted in various schools and educational institutions, drawing active participation from students, teachers, and parents, a police spokesman said Monday. He said that at Government High School Seelo, an awareness-cum-Quiz Programme […]
Police destroys seized narcotic substances in Awantipora
Srinagar: Police on Monday carried out the destruction of seized narcotic substances at the designated destruction site at Kashmir Healthcare Lassipora, Pulwama, strictly in accordance with the procedures laid down under the NDPS (Seizure, Storage, Sampling and Disposal) Rules, 2022, a police spokesman said here. The destruction was conducted under the supervision of the Drug […]
Lt Guv chairs 36th meeting of Executive Council of SMVDU
JAMMU, OCT 13: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha chaired the 36th meeting of Executive Council of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University, at Raj Bhawan today. The meeting was attended by Prof. (Dr.) Pragati Kumar, Vice Chancellor, SMVDU; Prof. Umesh Rai, Vice Chancellor Jammu University; Prof. Nilofer Khan, Vice Chancellor Kashmir University; Prof. Pankaj Chandra, Vice Chancellor […]
Two-way movement for heavy vehicles on Jammu-Srinagar NH restored
Jammu, Oct 13 (PTI) The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has successfully restored two-way traffic movement for heavy motor vehicles on the Jammu–Srinagar National Highway, ensuring seamless transportation of essential commodities and fruit-laden trucks from the Valley to markets outside, officials said. The 250-km highway, the only all-weather road linking Kashmir with the rest […]
Congress says its leadership was ‘assured’ of ‘safe’ seat
Srinagar, Oct 13: Senior Congress leader Ghulam Ahmad Mir on Monday claimed that the National Conference leadership had assured the Congress leadership that it would be offered a ‘safe’ seat. Speaking to reporters, Mir said the assurance was given at Congress at the highest level in New Delhi. “The Congress intended to contest one seat, […]
BJP can’t win even a single seat in RS polls: CM Omar
Srinagar, Oct 13: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday said that the Bharatiya Janata Party cannot even win a single Rajya Sabha seat without horse trading and that these elections will show who stands with the saffron party and who opposes it. Speaking to reporters, the Chief Minister said that the BJP falls short of […]
Old mortar shell defused in Kathua
JAMMU, Oct 13 (PTI): Security forces detected and safely defused an old mortar shell found in Kathua district, officials said. The shell was discovered in a farm land in Karol Mathura border village in the Hiranagar sector on Sunday evening following information provided by local residents, they said. A bomb disposal squad was called to […]