Five held for unauthorised extraction of forest produce in Kishtwar
Jammu, Jan 7 (PTI) Five persons, including two residents of Nepal, were arrested for alleged unauthorised extraction of forest produce in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district on Sunday, police said. A police party intercepted a vehicle at Gulabgarh and recovered five bags loaded with a large quantity of forest produce, a police spokesman said. He […]
Two wanted drug peddlers detained under PSA in Doda
Jammu, Jan 7 (PTI) Two ‘notorious’ drug peddlers were detained under the Public Safety Act (PSA) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda district on Sunday, police said. Surinder Kumar of Chakrabhati and Mohd Sohail alias “Ganja” of Bhaderwah have been booked under the PSA for their involvement in illicit drug trafficking and lodged in Bhaderwah district […]
‘Kalash’ from Ayodhya installed at Ram Temple on Martand Sun Temple premises in Anantnag
Srinagar, Jan 7 (PTI) A ‘kalash’ from Ayodhya was on Sunday installed at the Ram Temple on the premises of the famous Sun Temple in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag district. The ‘kalash’, one of those sent to select Ram temples, was installed by the local people in the presence of devotees from Uttar Pradesh and Tamil […]
Suspended cop among two dismissed from service in Samba
Jammu, Jan 7 (PTI) Two policemen a suspended constable and a special police officer (SPO) were dismissed from service for prolonged absence from their duties in Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba district, police said on Sunday. Samba Senior Superintendent of Police Benam Tosh ordered the removal from service of suspended selection grade constable Joginder Singh and disengagement […]
GST officers detect over 29,000 bogus firms involved in fake ITC caims of Rs 44,000 cr
New Delhi, Jan 7 (PTI) The government on Sunday said GST officers have detected 29,273 bogus firms involved in fake Input Tax Credit (ITC) claims of Rs 44,015 crore in eight months till December 2023 during a drive against fake registration, which helped save revenue of Rs 4,646 crore. In the October-December quarter, 4,153 bogus […]
Migatory birds transform Jammu’s Gharana wetland into ‘bird-watching paradise’
Gharana (R S Pura), Jan 7 (PTI) In a spectacular annual phenomenon, thousands of migratory birds, ranging from the bar-headed geese to egrets, have descended upon the Gharana Wetland Conservation Reserve near the International Border in Jammu. outskirt of Jammu capital city. The wetland, located approximately 35 kilometres from Jammu, has become a ‘haven for […]
Former Dy CM Muzaffar Beigh, Wife Safina Rejoin PDP on Mufti Mohammad Syed’s Death Anniversary
Srinagar, Jan 07: In a significant political development, senior politician Muzaffar Beigh and his wife, DDC Chairperson Baramulla, Safina Beigh, rejoined the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) at the Bijbhera graveyard on the death anniversary of PDP founder late Mufti Mohammad Syed here on Sunday. Party sources said that the rejoining ceremony took place in the […]
Active Covid cases in country recorded at 4,049
New Delhi, Jan 7 (PTI) India has recorded 756 new cases of Covid, while the number of active cases of the infection stood at 4,049, the health ministry said on Sunday. Five deaths — two each from Kerala and Maharashtra and one from Jammu and Kashmir — have been reported in a span of 24 […]
Srinagar city records coldest night of season thus far
Srinagar, Jan 7 (PTI) The Srinagar city recorded the coldest night of this season thus far as the bone-chilling cold wave conditions continued in Kashmir with the Mercury plunging more than five notches below the freezing point, officials said here on Sunday. A thin layer of ice formed on the surface of the Dal Lake […]
NEET-PG exam likely in first week of July
New Delhi, Jan 6 (PTI) The National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test-Postgraduate examination is likely to be held in the first week of July and the counselling in the first week of August, sources said on Saturday. They further said the National Exit Test (NExT) will not be held this year. “The NEET-PG examination is likely to be […]
