MP Ujjwal Raman Singh calls on Lt Guv
JAMMU: Ujjwal Raman Singh, Member of Parliament, and Convenor, Second Sub-Committee of Parliament on Official Language called on Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, on Friday, an official spokesman said. He said that the two leaders discussed the development scenario in Jammu and Kashmir. J&K fully prepared for HPV vaccination M. Raju chairs State Task Force meeting, […]
Suspected drone movement prompts search op near LoC in Poonch
Jammu: Security forces launched a search operation after a suspected drone movement was detected along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district on Friday, sources said. The search was carried out in the forward areas of the Gulpur belt. Troops fired several rounds as part of security measures during the suspected aerial movement, officials […]
Apple farmers to protest in Delhi against duty concession on US apples: Tarigami
Srinagar: Apple growers from Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand will protest in Delhi next month against the proposed duty concession on US apples, in a bid to save domestic growers from losses. India has granted a quota-based duty concession to the US on apples under the interim trade pact. Apples from the US […]
Delhi court verdict strengthened public trust: Dy CM Choudhary
Welcomes clean chit to Kejriwal Jammu: Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Kumar Choudhary on Friday said he takes pride in the country’s judiciary, and asserted that democracy becomes stronger when its pillars function independently and deliver fair decisions. Referring to a Delhi court on Friday discharging former chief minister Arvind Kejriwal in the politically-charged liquor policy […]
Takia Tral residents protest ‘acute’ water shortage
Residents seek MLA’s intervention Pulwama: The residents of Pashad Takia Razak Shah area in Tral in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district staged a silent protest against the persistent shortage of drinking water resulting in hardships being faced by the local population. Men, women, and elderly residents gathered peacefully in the locality, expressing their anguish over the […]
Motorists whose documents were up to date felicitated
Srinagar: On Friday a unique initiative was carried out to felicitate the law abiding motorists in Srinagar city. Those motorists whose vehicle papers were found updated and correct were felicitated by gifts and chocolates. The event was inaugurated by Ajaz Ahmad Bhat, SSP traffic city Srinagar. Besides, Zaheer Abbas ASP Traffic city Srinagar along with […]
JKECC delegation calls on Education Minister Sakeena Itoo
Express gratitude for reviewing TET order SRINAGAR: A delegation of the Jammu Kashmir Employees Coordination Committee (JKECC) Thursday called on Minister for Education, Social Welfare, Health and Medical Education, Sakeena Itoo and expressed heartfelt gratitude to the Government led by Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and Education Minister for timely and considerate intervention in keeping in […]
IYC secretary protests atop five-storey high water tank in Reasi, detained
Jammu: Indian Youth Congress state secretary Karandeep Singh was detained in Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi district on Thursday after he climbed atop a five-storey water tank to protest the arrest of national president Uday Bhanu Chib, officials said. Carrying a Congress flag and a banner displaying the words “Modi is compromised”, Singh and another youth […]
Police arrests drug peddler in Sopore
Srinagar: Police arrested a drug peddler in Sopore and recovered Psychotropic substance from his possession, a police spokesman said Thursday. He said that a police party intercepted a suspicious individual during naka checking at Chachu Mode, Iqbal Nagar Sopore. He has been identified as Umar Tariq Dar, son of Tariq Ahmad Dar, resident of Mumkak, […]
Javid Dar inaugurates Modern Processing cum training centre for fruits, vegetables
JAMMU: Strengthening efforts to boost value addition and self-employment in the agriculture sector, Minister for Agriculture Production, Rural Development and Panchayati Raj, Cooperative and Election Department, Javid Ahmad Dar, Thursday inaugurated a Modern Processing-cum-Training Centre for fruits and vegetables at Udheywala in Jammu. The centre, established at a cost of ₹90 lakh, aims to promote […]