‘Unemployed’ lab technician seeks sweeper job at former workplace
Srinagar: After allegedly working as a lab technician at a primary health centre in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district, a man has applied for a sweeper job in the same facility. The matter was highlighted by PDP spokesperson Mohit Bhan, who shared the man’s application letter with the health centre through his Facebook account while withholding […]
BJP leader booked, detained over locking Banihal hospital to protest doctor ‘shortage’
Banihal/Jammu: A BJP leader was on Wednesday detained for several hours by police after being booked for allegedly locking the main gate of a government hospital during protest against alleged shortage of doctors in Banihal, officials said. Mohammad Saleem Bhat was picked up from party office in Banihal area of Ramban district after a case […]
Police rescue woman trying to commit suicide in Doda
Jammu: Police rescued a woman who tried to end her life by jumping into the Chenab River from a bridge in Doda on Wednesday, officials said. They identified the woman as Fatima Begum, wife of Faiz Ahmed and a resident of Dalwas in Chanderkote Tehsil, Ramban district, who attempted to jump into the river. When […]
Property attached in drug trafficking case
Srinagar: Police in Shopian district on Wednesday attached a property allegedly acquired through proceeds of drug trafficking, officials said. The property, a double-storey house valued at Rs 31.65 lakh, belongs to Mohammad Yousuf Bhat, a resident of Vishroo Payeen Keller in south Kashmir, a police spokesperson said. He said the property was identified as having […]
Attack on CRPF installation: NIA seizes two houses of accused
Srinagar: The National Investigation Agency on Wednesday seized two houses in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir belonging to one of the accused persons involved in an attack on a CRPF installation. A team of agency personnel seized a two-storey house and a single storey house belonging to Fayaz Ahmad Magray at Lethpora in Pulwama […]
Nasha Mukt J&K Abhiyan: IMHANS-K holds Interactive Session with recovered patients of Drug Addiction
SRINAGAR: An interactive session with recovered and recovering patients of substance abuse was held Wednesday at Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (IMHANS-K) as part of the ongoing Nasha Mukt Jammu and Kashmir Abhiyan. The event, co-hosted by the Directorate of Social Welfare, was attended by around 23 patients of substance abuse who have recovered […]
KPDCL announces Power Shutdown
SRINAGAR: Chief Engineer, Distribution, KPDCL has informed that the Shutdown of 33 kV Exhibition line will be observed due to which power supply to Danderkha, Batamaloo, PCR-Batamaloo, Baranpather, HSHS and adjoining areas will be affected from 11 AM to 02 PM on 26 April 2026.
Police arrests four drug peddlers in Handwara, Kupwara and Budgam
Srinagar: Police arrested four drug peddlers in Handwara, Kupwara and Budgam, a police spokesman said Wednesday. He said that a police team at a checkpoint established at Gundchobutra Crossing, arrested a drug peddler identified as Umar Hamid Malla son of Abdul Hamid Malla resident of Malbagh Kralgund. During search, a substantial quantity of charas-like substance […]
Tourists observe two-minute silence at Razdan Pass
Pay tribute to Pahalgam attack victims Bandipora: In a solemn and heartfelt gesture, a group of tourists on Wednesday paid tribute to the victims of last year’s tragic attack in Pahalgam by observing a two-minute silence at Razdan Pass. The tribute marked the first anniversary of the devastating incident that claimed 27 lives, including 26 […]
Gujjar, Bakerwal tribes’ face hardships during seasonal migration
Unseasonal snow, bad weather hamper free movement Bhaderwah: Amid unseasonal snowfall, hundreds of Gujjar and Bakerwal tribes have begun their centuries-old biannual migration to the highland pastures of Jammu and Kashmir’s Chenab Valley, braving harsh conditions. The nomads and their livestock embarked on their traditional routes last week, signalling the start of the seasonal […]