Garbage dumping near Yateem Trust triggers health concerns in Pazalpora Bijbehara
Residents accuse authorities of inaction despite repeated complaints Anantnag: The residents of Pazalpora area in Bijbehara have raised serious concerns over the unchecked dumping of garbage near the Yateem Trust premises, alleging that the practice has turned the locality into an open dumping ground, posing grave health and environmental risks to residents and orphaned children […]
Police cracks down on timber smuggling in Anantnag, 2 held
Srinagar: Police in Anantnag achieved a significant success in curbing forest-related offences by arresting two timber smugglers involved in the illegal cutting of forest trees in the Kherpeth forest area, a police spokesman said Tuesday. Police Station Larnoo received specific and credible information regarding the involvement of two individuals, identified as Adil Ahmad Padder son […]
Full Court Reference held to bid farewell to Justice Vinod Chatterji Koul
JAMMU: A Full Court Reference was held in the Court Room of the Chief Justice at the Jammu Wing of the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh to bid farewell to Justice Vinod Chatterji Koul, Judge of the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh, on demitting office upon attaining the age […]
Forest Minister reviews Water Supply Schemes in Jammu North
JAMMU: Minister for Jal Shakti, Forest, Ecology & Environment and Tribal Affairs, Javed Ahmed Rana, Tuesday chaired a comprehensive review meeting to assess the progress of water supply schemes in Jammu North constituency. The meeting was also attended by legislator Sham Lal Sharma, Chief Engineer, Irrigation and Flood Control, Chief Conservator of Forests, Superintending Engineers, […]
Forest guard dies after hit by stone in Doda
Jammu: A forest guard was killed after being hit by a stone during a stone‑sliding incident near the Gaadí Nalla area of Doda district. Officials said that a forest guard identified as Mohammad Iqbal Zargar, son of Haji Ghulam Qadir Zargar, a resident of Mancher, Bhagwa, was killed after being hit by a stone slide […]
AIIMS-Jammu proposes traumatology institute, centre for AI in healthcare
Samba: The All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jammu has submitted a proposal to the Union health ministry for setting up a traumatology institute and a centre for artificial intelligence in healthcare in collaboration with premier institutions of Israel and the United Kingdom, officials said on Tuesday. AIIMS will move forward in the new year […]
EOW files chargesheet in absentia against Bihar man in cheating case
Srinagar: The Economic Offences Wing of Crime Branch has submitted a chargesheet in absentia against a Bihar resident before a court in Jammu and Kashmir’s Bandipora district in connection with a fraud case. A case was registered based on a written complaint which alleged that a company, True Dreams Project India Pvt Ltd (TDPI), through […]
Indian Oil completes highest-ever winter stocking in Ladakh
Chandigarh: Indian Oil Corporation Limited on Tuesday said it has completed highest-ever advance winter stocking operation, supplying over one lakh kilolitres of petroleum products to Ladakh ahead of the annual winter shutdown. Every year, access to Ladakh through roads remains closed from December to April due to heavy snowfall at high mountain passes such as […]
Sports connects citizens across cultures, cultivates camaraderie: Dy CM
Declares open 17th Junior Roll Ball National Championship-2026 JAMMU: The Deputy Chief Minister, Surinder Choudhary, Monday formally declared open the three day 17th Junior Roll Ball National Championship–2026 at M.A. Stadium, Jammu, marking another significant step towards promoting sports culture in Jammu and Kashmir. The Deputy Chief Minister was accompanied by the Minister for Youth […]
Dy CM highlights role of sports in youth development
Attends closing ceremony of 29th UT Billiards, Snooker Championship JAMMU: Deputy Chief Minister, Surinder Choudhary, Monday attended the closing ceremony of the 29th UT Billiards & Snooker Championship 2025 at the Billiards & Snooker Hall, M.A. Stadium, Jammu, as the Chief Guest. The Deputy Chief Minister was accompanied by Minister for Youth Services and Sports, […]