DIG reviews security, preparedness in Shiv Khori belt in Reasi
Jammu: Deputy Inspector General of Police Shiv Kumar Sharma on Saturday conducted a comprehensive security review and assessed operational preparedness in the Shiv Khori-Ransoo belt in Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi, stressing effective use of surveillance systems to ensure safety, officials said. He also carried out an on-the-spot security audit of the Teryath area in the […]
Landslide blocks Doda–Kishtwar road near Pul Doda
Srinagar: The Doda–Kishtwar road was blocked after a major landslide hit Gatsoo near Pul Doda on Saturday morning, officials said. An official said that the road was blocked due to debris and large boulders at the site. He said men and machinery have been deployed to clear the road, but restoration is likely to take […]
‘Selling Dreams, Stealing Futures’: Cyber Police Set to Smash Fake Job Rackets in J&K
Organised scam networks exploiting unemployed youth under scanner; raids, arrests and account freezes imminent Our Special Correspondent Srinagar: Cyber Police in Jammu and Kashmir is preparing for a major crackdown on fake job rackets that have been duping unemployed youth with false promises of employment in government departments, private firms, and overseas placements. Officials said […]
Govt to focus on employee welfare, infrastructure upgradation: CM
Inaugurates 368 residential units for government employees at Sempora, Pampore PAMPORE: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Friday inaugurated 368 newly constructed residential quarters for government employees at Sempora in Pampore, developed across 23 blocks at an estimated cost of ₹90.65 crore. Constructed by the Estates Department, the project marks the completion of a major residential […]
Exit polls will prove wrong again: Farooq Abdullah
Srinagar: National Conference (NC) chief Farooq Abdullah on Friday said he has never trusted exit polls and expressed hope they would prove wrong. “I have never trusted exit polls. Exit polls have proved wrong in the past, and I hope they prove wrong this time,” Abdullah told reporters here when asked about the exit polls […]
‘Do I have to teach her more’: Omar slams Iltija Mufti over Urdu controversy
Srinagar: Launching a scathing attack on the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Friday accused the party of peddling “lies” regarding the status of Urdu to distract public attention from their “political alliance” with the BJP. Addressing recent allegations that the government intended to drop Urdu as a subject, […]
Rapid transformation in Ladakh since 2019, UT remains PM Modi’s focus: Shah
Announces plans for dairy sector expansion in Ladakh Leh/Jammu: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday said Ladakh was a model of rapid transformation since the 2019 bifurcation of the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir, and listed sweeping political, social and economic changes in the Union territory. The region has remained at the […]
CM inspects last year’s flood breach site at Shalina
Inspects restoration works undertaken SRINAGAR: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Friday visited Shalina near Lasjan to inspect the site that had developed a breach during the floods in September last year. The Chief Minister was accompanied by his Advisor Nasir Aslam Wani, MLA Pampore Justice (Retd.) Hasnain Masoodi and other concerned officers. During the visit, […]
Lok Bhavan JK celebrates Gujarat, Maharashtra’s Foundation Day
Gujarat and Maharashtra are growth engines of the nation: Manoj Sinha JAMMU: The Foundation Day of Gujarat and Maharashtra was celebrated with great enthusiasm at J&K Lok Bhavan, Jammu, in the presence of the Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha, a Lok Bhawan spokesman said Friday. Addressing a gathering, the Lieutenant Governor said that Gujarat and […]
CITU marks Labour Day with call for unity and social justice
Srinagar: The Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU) on Friday marked the International Labour Day here with a call for unity, rights and social justice. The CITU organised a workers’ gathering here to mark the Day, paying tributes to the struggles of the working class and renewing the call to defend labour rights in the […]