Man held in narco-terrorism case in Poonch
Poonch/Jammu, Aug 26 (PTI) The State Investigation Agency (SIA) of Jammu and Kashmir has arrested a key accused involved in narco-terrorism in Poonch district of the Union territory, officials said. The arrest of Liyaqat follows the recent capture of four members of a module led by Mohammad Javed in Delhi, they said. The four accused […]
Chandrayaan-3 touchdown point to be known as “Shiva Shakti Point”: PM
Bengaluru, Aug 26 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi flew down to Bengaluru on Saturday directly from the Greek capital of Athens to interact with ISRO scientists on the successful Chandrayaan-3 mission and announced the decision to name the place where lander ‘Vikram’ touched down on the lunar surface as “Shiva Shakti Point”. Terming the success […]
Search operation launched after suspicious movement detected near LoC in Poonch
Mendhar/Jammu, Aug 26 (PTI) Security forces on Saturday launched a search operation in a forested area after detecting suspicious movement near the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district, officials said. The search operation by the army and police was launched in Chamrer and Gangna Top in the Buflaiz sector around 6 […]
Hybrid terror associate held in Bandipora: Police
Srinagar Aug 26: Police on Saturday arrested a hybrid terror associate along with arms and ammunition in North Kashmir’s Bandipora. A police spokesman said that on 25th of August, based on a specific input generated by J&K police about the movement of a hybrid terror associate, a checkpoint was established by the joint party in […]
Switch over to e-office completely: Div Com Kashmir
SRINAGAR, AUG 25: In the wake of e-governance, the Divisional Commissioner (Div Com) Kashmir, Vijay Kumar Bidhuri today impressed on Head of Departments (HoDs) of all departments to switch over to e-office in a meeting, here. e-Office is pivotal in the transformation of administration levering ease of doing official work with effectiveness and efficiency. He […]
JKNHM releases July ranking of Public Health facilities on JK e-Sahaj portal
SRINAGAR, AUG 25: J&K National Health Mission (JKNHM) Friday released the ranking of Public Health facilities on Hospital Management Information System (JK e-Sahaj) portal for the month of July 2023. In the category of Associated Hospitals of Govt. Medical Colleges, the first rank has been clinched by Jammu Psychiatric Disease Hospital, followed by Chest Disease […]
PCI extends entry date for NAEJ
SRINAGAR, AUG 25: The Press Council of India (PCI) has extended the last date of receiving entries for National Awards for Excellence in Journalism (NAEJ) till 31st August, 2023 before 5:00 PM. A communique of PCI in this regard reads, “In continuation of the earlier Advertisement notice of the Press Council of India dated 02.07.2023, […]
Activist group observes hunger strike demanding release of members detained on Monday
Jammu, Aug 25 (PTI) The Yuva Rajput Sabha on Friday began a hunger strike demanding the release of its activists detained by the police for violation of prohibitory orders near Sarore toll plaza in Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba district. Police had on Monday detained 27 activists of the group who were demanding removal of the […]
Only J&K domiciles eligible for land to landless scheme: UT Admin
Srinagar, Aug 25 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir administration has accorded sanction to the allotment of land on a lease basis to landless people, with only domiciles of the Union Territory eligible for the scheme. Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor Manoj Sinha launched the land to landless scheme in July even as political parties in the […]
Gold falls Rs 50; silver declines Rs 400
New Delhi, Aug 25 (PTI) Gold fell Rs 50 to Rs 59,600 per 10 gram in the national capital on Friday amid weak cues in global markets, according to HDFC Securities. The precious metal had closed at Rs 59,650 per 10 gram in the previous trade. Silver also declined Rs 400 to Rs 76,300 per […]
