Protestors demand revocation of first list for Vaishno Devi Medical institute admissions
Jammu: Several Hindu groups on Monday staged a joint protest at Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Institute of Medical Excellence (SMVDIME) in Reasi district, urging authorities to revoke the first seat allocation list for MBBS admission. They also demanded a fresh admission process and a review of existing rules to guarantee sufficient reservation for Hindus in […]
Truck catches fire in Kwar hydroelectric project tunnel, no loss of life
Jammu: Several labourers were rescued safely on Monday after a truck caught fire inside a tunnel at the Kwar hydroelectric power project on the Chenab river in Kishtwar district, officials said. They said there was no loss of life in the incident. A fire broke out in the under-construction tunnel when a dumper caught fire […]
Police apprehend two offenders evading arrest
Srinagar: Police in Pulwama arrested two individuals who had been evading the law for prolonged periods, a police spokesman said Monday. He said that acting on specific inputs, Police arrested Nazir Ahmad Dar @ Rustum son of Abdul Salam Dar resident of Katibugh Kakpora. He had been declared a proclaimed offender by the court of […]
Rajnath Singh submits SIR form
Lucknow: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday submitted his Special Intensive Revision (SIR) enumeration form at his residence for further processing, officials said. The defence minister handed over the completed SIR form to Sadar Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM) Manoj Singh. Singh, who represents is the MP from Lucknow, reviewed the formalities before submitting the document, they […]
Union minister inaugurates new Kendriya Vidhyalaya in Kathua
Jammu, Nov 16 (PTI) Union minister Jitendra Singh on Sunday inaugurated the newly-sanctioned Kendriya Vidyalaya at Ramkot in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district and said the school would promote education in the area. The minister of state in the PMO called upon the faculty to avail a number of schemes being pushed by the Centre […]
GMC Jammu logs 9,427 cancer cases in five years; most reported in advanced stages
Jammu, Nov 16 (PTI) The State Cancer Institute at the Government Medical College Jammu has documented 9,427 cancer cases over a five-year period, with the majority of the patients reporting to the hospital only after the disease had advanced to Stage III or Stage IV. According to the latest Hospital-Based Cancer Registry data from 2020 […]