Police holds counselling session for delinquent young people
Srinagar: In an effort to bring misguided youth back into the mainstream, police in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag district held a counselling-cum-interaction session with 14 delinquent young people to prevent from joining militant groups. An investigation found 14 people in the age group of 18 to 22 were in constant touch with various local terrorists […]
Advisors, CS greet people on Eid-ul-Azha
SRINAGAR: Advisors to Lieutenant Governor, Farooq Khan, Rajeev Rai Bhatnagar, Baseer Ahmed Khan and Chief Secretary Tuesday extended greetings to the people of Jammu and Kashmir and the Nation on the auspicious occasion of Eid-ul-Azha. In a message, Advisor Khan termed the occasion as a festival of sacrifice and selflessness saying that Eid-ul-Azha endorses the […]
Govt constitutes committee to create new education zones for JK
Srinagar: The government has constituted a committee to create new education zones for the Jammu and Kashmir School Education Department. Sources said that Principal secretary to government for School Education Department, B K Singh has said that the committee members shall examine the enrolment of students and the topography of the respective area and boundaries […]
Municipal Council employee dies in wall collapse
Jammu: An employee of Municipal Council died after a boundary wall of Army’s signal regiment collapsed at old bus stand amid incessant rains in Rajouri district on Tuesday, reports said. They said that Dhani Ram son of Lachuu Ram of Peer Kanju died on spot after he came under the wall while he was at […]
15,000 tribal youth to be covered under entrepreneurship scheme: Dr Shahid
SRINAGAR: The government has invited tribal youth for various skill development courses and self-employment projects in livestock husbandry and food processing sector with an aim to make Jammu and Kashmir self-sufficient in milk, meat and wool production besides providing employment avenues in remote villages. The Tribal Affairs department in convergence with Farm departments will provide […]
Mumkin scheme: Small commercial vehicles distributed among beneficiaries
SRINAGAR: To uplift, mentor and provide sustainable livelihood to the youth of Jammu and Kashmir, the UT administration has launched youth livelihood programme ‘Mumkin’ under Mission Youth in transport sector, in partnership with Ashok Leyland. Mission Youth of J&K government is working with its vision and strategy for engaging and channelising the youth of J&K […]
IGP Kashmir promotes 654 officials to their next ranks
Srinagar: On the recommendations of departmental promotion committee Inspector General of Police Kashmir Zone Vijay Kumar-IPS has promoted 654 SgCts to the rank of Head Constables having their lien and seniority with Kashmir zone, a police spokesman said. Besides, 18 Constables have been granted In-Situ promotion after completion of requisite quantum of satisfactory service by […]
Police arrests three drug peddlers
Srinagar: Police have arrested three drug peddlers in Anantnag, Kulgam and Handwara and recovered contraband substances from their possession, a police spokesman said Tuesday. In Anantnag, a Police party from Police Station Bijbehara at a checkpoint established at Arwani Bijbehara intercepted one person identified as Fayaz Ahmed Khanday son of Mohd Yousif Khanday resident of […]
