Shakeel Qazi was a cop with unmatched bravery, seniors cops
Jammu: Shakeel ‘Qazi’ Pathan was a police officer with unmatched bravery who took part in several anti-terror operations braving all odds, his seniors remember as they paid tributes to the Special Operation Group Sub Inspector who was killed in the Handwara gunfight. Besides Qazi, a colonel, a major and two soldiers were also killed in […]
Govt withdraws order appointing B R Sharma as JKPSC head
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir government has deleted order from its website on the appointment of former Chief Secretary of the erstwhile J&K state Braj Raj Sharma as chairman of the J&K Public Service Commission. Sources said that the government has actually withdrawn the order as Sharma was on April 20 this year re-employed as the […]
Govt increases sampling, testing facility in JK
JAMMU: Gearing up to the challenge posed by Coronavirus (COVID 19) health pandemic, the Government of Jammu and Kashmir has taken a combination of containment and mitigation measures to slow its spread by testing and treating patients, carrying out contact tracing, limiting travel, quarantining citizens and cancelling large gatherings. It has upscaled its sampling and […]
IRCS distributes ration, essential items to 150 poor families
JAMMU: In an effort to provide the essential commodities to the needy people in this lockdown period due to Coronavirus, Indian Red Cross Society have been distributing ration and other food items to the poor families of Jammu District. Secretary, Indian Red Cross Society Jammu Region Vinod Malhotra along with his team distributed ration and […]
Bid to encroach Forest land foiled at Mahore
‘25 kanal land retrieved; Illegal structure demolished’
JAMMU: Forest Department today foiled an attempt to encroach a huge chunk of Forest land at village Budhan of Mahore Block in Reasi district. The department swung into action after it received the reports about the construction of illegal concrete structure inside Compartment no 128/Ar during lockdown period, an official of the department said. On […]
