BHASHINI Rajyam workshop to strengthen multilingual digital governance in JK: Satish Sharma
JAMMU: Minister for Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs, Transport, Youth Services & Sports and Information Technology, Satish Sharma, Wednesday said that the BHASHINI Rajyam workshop marks a major step towards building an inclusive, citizen-centric digital ecosystem in Jammu and Kashmir. The Minister was addressing the BHASHINI Rajyam workshop (Jammu & Kashmir Chapter), organised by […]
SMC executes City-Wide De-Watering drive
Clears Hotspots, activates 24×7 monitoring after Snowfall SRINAGAR: On the directions of the Commissioner, Faz Lul Haseeb, the Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) launched an intensive, city-wide de-watering operation to mitigate waterlogging triggered by recent snowfall and subsequent snowmelt. SMC deployed men and machinery round the clock, leveraging modern high-capacity de-watering pumps and field teams to […]
DLSA Srinagar conducts Awareness Program at Central Jail
SRINAGAR: An awareness programme was conducted Wednesday at Central Jail Srinagar by the District Legal Services Authority (DLSA), Srinagar under the guidance of Haq Nawaz Zargar Chairman DLSA (Pr. Distt. & Sessions Judge), Srinagar and overall supervision of Secretary DLSA, Srinagar to sensitize inmates about the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for premature release, parole and […]
J&K’s mission-mode push towards a ‘Nasha Mukt’ future
An Abhiyan powered by data and driven by people on ground JAMMU: At a time when drug addiction is posing a serious social and public health challenge across the country and when enforcement-heavy approaches have often struggled to deliver sustained results Jammu & Kashmir has scripted a fundamentally different narrative. Anchored in data, transparency, institutional […]
Shopian residents demand separate mechanical division, cite post-snowfall hardships
Say absence of dedicated division and poor infrastructure forces people to wait for days for road clearance Shopian: Residents of south Kashmir’s Shopian district have renewed their long-pending demand for a separate Mechanical Division, stating that the lack of adequate machinery and infrastructure leaves the area paralysed for days after every snowfall, causing immense hardship […]
Avalanche warning issued for vulnerable areas in Ganderbal
Srinagar: A high-level avalanche warning has been issued for several vulnerable areas of Ganderbal district, including the Sonamarg tourist resort, officials said on Wednesday. The advisory comes in the wake of a recent avalanche that struck near the New Truck Yard in Sonamarg at around 10.15 pm on Tuesday. While no loss of life or […]
Army comes to rescue of ailing woman in snow-clad village
Jammu: Army troops successfully provided emergency medical assistance to a 24-year-old woman suffering from post-labour issues in a remote, snow-bound village in Udhampur district, a defence spokesman said on Wednesday. Due to heavy snowfall in Didi Beggar, all roads leading to the nearest hospital, Ayushman Arogya Mandir Primary Health Centre in Latti, were blocked, preventing […]
Rusted mortar shell destroyed in Poonch
Jammu: A rusted mortar shell was recovered from a village near the Line of Control (LoC) and was diffused in a controlled explosion in Poonch district on Wednesday, officials said. The mortar shell from Pakistan had landed in the village during operation Sindoor in May last year, they said. Some villagers noticed the shell and […]
Security forces recover arms, ammunition from forest area near LoC in Kupwara
Srinagar: Security forces on Wednesday recovered arms and ammunition dumped by terrorists in a forest area near the Line of Control in Kupwara district, officials said. The recoveries, which included four pistols, seven magazines, three AK magazines and 308 AK-47 rounds, were made during a search operation in the Rati Tari forest area of Karnah […]
Landslide buries dozens of livestock in Kishtwar
Jammu: Dozens of livestock, including sheep and goats, were killed in a landslide in Kishtwar on Wednesday, officials said. The landslide struck near the Hasti bridge when a group of shepherds were crossing the area along with their livestock, the officials said. They said several animals were buried under the debris, but the accompanying shepherds […]