DIC organizes seminar during Health Mela
Series of events were held across the district here today to mark the ‘World Population Day’ under the theme ‘Family Planning: Empowering People, Developing Nations’ and with a slogan ‘Nayi Lehar, Naya Vishwas Sampooran Zimedari Se Parivaar Vikas’. On the occasion a Health Mela was also organized by District Health Society Ramban in collaboration with […]
Kavinder reviews power scenario in Jammu
Speaker Legislative Assembly, Kavinder Gupta today convened a meeting with functionaries of PDD to review the power scenario in Jammu. Superintendent Engineer, A.K Sachdeva , AEE , Rajeev Koul , AEE , Sardari Lal and other officers of PDD Department were present in the meeting. While taking Monsoon season into consideration, Gupta directed the concerned […]
Minister for augmenting water supply in Akhnoor
Minister for PHE, Irrigation and Flood Control, Sham Lal Choudhary today said the government has taken various path breaking steps to streamline water supply in the inaccessible areas of the state. The Minister said this after inaugurating a tube-well for Water Supply Scheme in Akhnoor to be constructed at the cost of Rs. 679.85 lakh. […]
NPP condemns attack on Amarnath Yatris, demands Governor Rule in JK
Several meetings of National Panthers Party (NPP) were held in Jammu and Kashmir, New Delhi and several other places, on Tuesday, to condemn the Amarnath attack in which seven Yatris were killed that included six women, while they were returning after their visit to the shrine. Panthers Party also held a meeting in which several […]
DC Poonch reviews evacuation, rehabilitation plan for shelling victims
Deputy Commissioner Poonch, Tariq Ahamed Zargar, today convened a meeting to review and assess the preparedness of evacuation and rehabilitation plans in view of escalation in shelling on Line of Control in the district. The Deputy Commissioner sought action plans from concerned Departments to face any eventuality and seek prompt response from the concerned Departments […]
Update: Gunfight erupts in Magam village of Central Kashmir
Encounter breaks out between militants and government forces in Rudbugh village of Budgam district of Kashmir on Tuesday night, sources said. A joint team of Army and SOG of Jammu and Kashmir Police after receiving inputs about the presence of militants in the area launched a cordon and search operation in the area. “As the forces […]
Gun shots heard in Rudbugh Magam
Gun shots were heard in Rudbugh Magam of Central Kashmir on Tuesday evening, sources said. Preliminary reports said that two militants are trapped inside a residential house. More details are awaited.
‘Kashmir Awareness Campaign’ to continue: JRL
The “Kashmir Awareness Campaign” initiated by the Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL) will be continued today, reports said. The campaign was started at midnight yesterday as part of the resistance program to highlight the Kashmir dispute and the grave human rights situation arising as a consequence of that. The leadership asked the Kashmiri diaspora world over […]
34 bonded labors released, returned to homes:Dist Magistrate Budgam
The District Magistrate Budgam today informed that 34 bonded laborers at a brick kilns located at village Ichigam Budgam since 2012 were released and returned to their homes. Speaking on this occasion, the District Magistrate said that directions and instructions envisaged in the NHRC and Apex Court directions and guidelines would be followed in letter […]
Amarnath Yatra Attack: Driver Salim nominated for Bravery award
Gujarat government has nominated Saleem Sheikh- the driver of the bus, who hurriedly drove the yatris to safety, saving 50 lives, for bravery award, media reports said. Earlier, Jammu and Kashmir government announced Rs 3 lakh reward for Saleem Sheikh. “We want to thank the bus driver who saved many lives amid heavy firing. The […]