Police attaches properties of 2 involved in drug peddling in Poonch

Poonch/Jammu, Dec 15 (PTI) Police have attached property of two persons allegedly involved in drug peddling in Poonch district, an officer said on Thursday. Police attached the property of accused Shakar Din, including a house of his in Degwar-Terwan village, for his involvement in drug peddling, they said. A JCB excavator and tractor belonging to […]
J&K JJM gets big boost; Centre approves new 102 Water Supply Schemes worth Rs 476.71 cr

SRINAGAR, DEC 15: As a major boost to Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) in J&K, the Centre has approved new 102 Water Supply Schemes worth Rs 476.71 crore for coverage of additional 54752 rural households in the UT for which the provision for Functional Household Tap Connections (FHTCs) had not been planned at the start of […]
Govt starts looking for new SKIMS Director, invites applications

Srinagar, Dec 15: The Jammu and Kashmir government has started the process for the appointment of director SKIMS Soura and has issued notification to invite applications for the post. According to a notification the appointment of the candidate shall be made on tenure basis up to a maximum period of five years or till the […]
Duo open fire on two men over land dispute in Jammu, arrested

Jammu, Dec 15 (PTI) Two men were arrested for allegedly opening fire on two others over a land dispute RS Pura border belt of Jammu district, officials said on Friday. The two men who were injured in the incident were hospitalised and their condition is said to be stable, they said. The accused went with […]
Police headquarters comes under attack in Pakistan; 3 policemen killed

Peshawar, Dec 15 (PTI) At least three policemen were killed and as many as injured after militants attacked a regional police headquarters in a former Taliban stronghold in northwest Pakistan on Friday, three days after terrorists killed 23 soldiers in the same region. The attack occurred at the Police Lines in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Tank district. […]
Investors richer by Rs 2 lakh cr as Sensex scales 71,000-peak

New Delhi, Dec 15 (PTI) Equity investors became richer by Rs 2 lakh crore in morning trade on Friday as a rally in stocks propelled benchmark BSE Sensex to scale the 71,000 mark for the first time. Optimistic trends in global markets after the US Federal Reserve kept its key interest rate unchanged and signalled […]
PM Modi pays tributes to Sardar Patel on his death anniversary

New Delhi, Dec 15 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday paid tributes to India’s first home minister Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel on his death anniversary, saying his exemplary work guides us towards building a stronger and more united country. Given the epithet of ‘Sardar’ for his leadership qualities, Patel is lauded as the architect of […]
Cold conditions continue in Kashmir, mercury settles at minus 3.5°C in Srinagar

Srinagar, Dec 15: Severe cold conditions continued in Jammu and Kashmir as Srinagar recorded a low of minus 3.5°C on Friday. A meteorological department official here said that today’s minimum temperature in Srinagar was above 1.9°C than previous night of minus 5.4°C which was coldest for this season. However, he said, today’s temperature was 2.5°C […]
PC&PNDT District Advisory Committee meeting held at Srinagar

SRINAGAR, DEC14: The Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Srinagar, Dr Jameel Ahmad Mir Thursday chaired Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (PC&PNDT) District Advisory Committee meeting in the meeting hall of FW Department Old Secretariat, here. All the District Advisory Committee members including Dy. Director Information & PR, Bilal Mukhtar; District Health Officer Srinagar, Consultant Gynecologist, Consultant […]
Nine more MPs suspended from Lok Sabha

New Delhi, Dec 14 (PTI) The Lok Sabha on Thursday passed a second resolution suspending nine more MPs from various Opposition parties for disrupting House proceedings. As soon as the House met, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi moved the resolution to suspend VK Sreekandan (Cong), Benny Behanan (Cong), Mohammad Jawed (Cong), PR Natarajan (CPI-M), Kanimozhi […]