‘Suspicious’ person detained at security force formation in Jammu
JAMMU, Apr 10 (PTI): Security forces on Thursday evening detained a “suspicious” person at an Army formation in Jammu and a probe into his activities has been launched, official sources said. “A suspicious individual has been detained. The matter is under investigation,” a source said. The sources added that further details are awaited.
315 lakes vanished, 203 shrunk in JK: CAG Report
JAMMU, Apr 9 (PTI): The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has flagged alarming degradation of lakes in Jammu and Kashmir, revealing that 518 out of 697 natural lakes — over 74 per cent — in the Union territory have either disappeared or decreased in size since 1967, leading to significant ecological imbalance and loss of […]
CM Omar distributes compassionate appointment orders to 90 beneficiaries of Kashmir division
SRINAGAR, APR 9: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today formally distributed appointment orders under SRO-43 and the Rehabilitation Assistance Scheme (RAS) to 90 beneficiaries from across Kashmir division at the Sher-i-Kashmir International Convention Centre (SKICC). The appointments, made on compassionate grounds, aim to provide much-needed employment support to families who have lost their primary earning members, […]
Lt Guv Manoj Sinha reviews preparedness for 100-Day intensive campaign under ‘Nasha Mukt Jammu Kashmir Abhiyaan’
JAMMU, APR 9: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Thursday chaired a high-level meeting to review the preparedness for the upcoming 100-day intensive campaign under the Nasha Mukt Jammu Kashmir Abhiyaan. The campaign, aimed at eradicating drug abuse from the Union Territory, will be marked by a series of high-impact awareness programs. The Lieutenant Governor will […]
SC asks states to treat rising child trafficking cases as grave; seeks coordinated action
NEW DELHI, Apr 9 (PTI): The Supreme Court has voiced grave concern over rising cases of child trafficking, saying gangs are operating across the country and if States and Union territories do not take immediate action, thing will go beyond control. The court said only the state government and its home department can act vigilantly […]
Census 2027 to be held in digital mode, first phase in T’gana from May 11 to June 9
Hyderabad, Apr 9 (PTI) Director of Census Operations in Telangana, Bharati Hollikeri, on Thursday said Census 2027 would be held in digital mode in contrast to the paper-based exercise conducted until 2011. The first phase of the exercise, involving house listing and housing census, would be conducted from May 11 to June 9, while the […]
Traffic restored on Jammu-Srinagar national highway
Jammu, Apr 9 (PTI) Traffic on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway was restored on Thursday after clearance of landslides that had left roads blocked in Ramban district of Jammu and Kashmir for the past two days. The strategic 270-km highway, the only all-weather road linking Kashmir with the rest of the country, was blocked by multiple […]
Oil prices rise again and Asian stocks retreat on the fragile Iran ceasefire
Hong Kong, Apr 9 (AP) Oil rose again to above USD97 a barrel and Asian stocks were trading lower Thursday on skepticism over a fragile ceasefire between the US and Iran. Investors were closely watching whether a two-week ceasefire between the United States and Iran was already slipping after a round of deadly Israeli strikes […]
Police says three drug peddlers arrested in Sopore
Srinagar, Apr 9: Police in north Kashmir’s Sopore claimed to have apprehended three persons and recovered contraband substances in two separate operations in this north Kashmir town. A police officer said that during naka checking at Hadipora in the Rafiabad area, a suspicious individual was intercepted, and upon search, a poppy straw-like substance was recovered […]
IMF, World Bank, World Food Programme warn of rising food prices due to Iran war
Washington, Apr 9 (PTI) The International Monetary Fund, the World Bank and the World Food Programme have said that the war in the Middle East has triggered one of the largest disruptions to global energy markets and will inevitably lead to rising food prices and food insecurity. In a joint statement, the heads of the […]