Landmine blast injures army man in Rajouri

Jammu: An Army personnel was injured in a landmine blast in Rajouri district on Tuesday, officials said. During patrolling duty, the Army man stepped on a landmine resulting in the blast along the LoC in Kaka forward area of Nowshera sector, they said. The Army personnel has been hospitalised. (PTI)

Toll plaza operation: Cong workers clash with police in Kathua

Jammu: Congress workers held protests against the operation of a toll plaza at Lakhanpur in Kathua district and clashed with the police on Tuesday. Several Congress workers and leaders were detained, the police said. A new toll plaza has been set up on the Jammu-Pathankot highway in Lakhanpur. Violating social distancing norms, senior Congress leaders […]

Mentally challenged woman bitten by dogs in Kupwara, suffers critical injuries

Kupwara: A mentally challenged woman, often seen wandering in and around main town, in this north Kashmir’s district was critically injured after being bitten by stray dogs this afternoon. The woman however was “left unattended” for almost three hours after being spotted beneath Regipora bridge in the outskirts of the town. Eyewitnesses said that the […]

Advisor Baseer Khan reviews Eid-ul-Azha arrangements

Stresses on balance between Covid-19 control and economic activity

SRINAGAR: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Baseer Ahmad Khan Tuesday chaired a meeting with officers and representatives from various associations to review preparations for Eid-ul-Azha in Jammu and Kashmir. Deputy Commissioner Srinagar, Shahid Iqbal Choudhary, other officers and representatives from Kashmir Chamber of Commerce, Bakers Association Kashmir, Kothedars Association Kashmir were present in the meeting. The […]

Universal Health Coverage : Every family to have free of cost, cashless health cover

SRINAGAR: The government on Tuesday announced an envisaged health scheme which will provide free of cost universal health coverage to all residents of Jammu and Kashmir, who are presently not covered under AB-PMJAY. The scheme will provide an annual health cover of Rs. 5 lakh per family on a floater basis to the beneficiaries including […]

Union Secretary chairs meeting of Empowered Committee

SRINAGAR: Union Secretary, Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade, Dr. Guruprasad Mohapatra, Tuesday chaired a meeting of Empowered Committee for Sanctioning of High Value Central Capital Investment Subsidy cases on Plant and Machinery under Special Package of Industrial Incentives for Jammu and Kashmir (J&K Package-II). The meeting was attended by Commissioner Secretary, Industries […]

Official pitches for establishing placement cells in all ITIs, Polytechnics

SRINAGAR: Principal Secretary School Education Department & Skill Development Department, Dr. Asgar Hassan Samoon, chaired a meeting to review progress of Skill Development Sector here Tuesday. Director, Skill Development, Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, Government of India, all Deputy Commissioners of Kashmir division, Directors of various departments like Skill Development, Handicrafts, Industries & Commerce, […]

JKAP demands addressing simmering ‘political disengagement’

Calls for restoration of statehood

Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party (JKAP) president Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari on Tuesday emphasized the urgency for restoration of Statehood to J&K in order to overcome the simmering political disengagement prevalent among the people. Addressing a meeting of JKAP leaders and prominent workers at party office in Gandhi Nagar-Jammu while maintaining the COVID-19 social […]

Notorious criminal detained under PSA in Samba: Officials

Jammu: A notorious criminal was detained under the stringent Public Safety Act (PSA) in Samba district on Tuesday, officials said. Harbans Singh alias Asla, a resident of Vijaypur town, has six criminal cases registered against him at police station Vijaypur. He had become a threat to the peaceful atmosphere forcing the authorities to detain him […]