Eight drug peddlers held in Sopore, huge quantity of drugs recovered

Sopore: To help eradicate the drug menace police Tuesday arrested eight drug peddlers along with huge quantity of psychotropic substances in different areas of north Kashmir’s Sopore town. Police said that cases under relevant sections of NDPS Act stands registered in police station Sopore after the arrests were made and investigations have been taken up. […]

Two employees attached over ‘misuse of official position’

Srinagar: District Magistrate Kupwara has attached two employees for alleged involvement in ‘misusing of official position and other activities’ in Handwara. An order issued in this regard sates that a number of allegations have been levelled against, Firdous Ahmad Dar, Junior Assistant ADC Office Handwara and Bilal Ahmad Dar, Junior Assistant ZEO Office Langate ‘for […]

PDD to ensure safety of field staff

5 crore earmarked for Safety Equipment: Kansal

JAMMU: With an aim to arrest the accidental deaths and injuries to the field staff of Power Development Department and taking care of its field employees, the Department has directed its field offices to immediately focus on relevant safety measures and to ensure that there is no loss of human life. As part of this […]

Arrangements for opening of Margan, Sinthan Top roads reviewed

ANANTNAG: The Deputy Commissioner (DC) Anantnag, Anshul Garg Tuesday convened a meeting of the concerned officers to review the opening of Margan and Sinthan Top roads at DC office, here. The meeting was informed that out of 24 kilometres road length from Gawran to Margan Top, 08 kilometres have been cleared. The DC directed the […]

Sikh body calls for boycott of delimitation exercise

Jammu: All Parties Sikh Coordination Committee (APSCC) Chairman and senior leader of Apni Party Jagmohan Singh Raina has asked the members of Sikh community to remain away from the delimitation exercise since no reservation has been kept for minorities of the union territory of Jammu & Kashmir up to this date. APSCC Chairman in a […]

Will continue to protest till our demands are met: Pak origin wives of ex-militants

Srinagar: Pakistan origin spouses of Kashmiri former militants on Tuesday yet again held a protest demonstration at Press Enclave in Srinagar, demanding travel documents so that they can visit their homes in Pakistan. The Pakistan origin wives, while raising slogans marched from the Press enclave towards the icon Ghanta Ghar in Lal Chowk. They said […]

Desist from using gas kits in school vans: Traffic Police

Srinagar: Traffic Police in Kashmir capital Srinagar Tuesday strictly directed drivers ferrying school children to desist from using LPG kits in their vans. Senior Superintendent of Police, Traffic city Srinagar in this issued an advisory that reads: “It has been reported that some school buses and van operators ferrying school children are using LPG Kits […]

23-year-old man dead as car falls into gorge in Doda

Bhaderwah: A 23-year-old man died on Tuesday when his car skidded off the road and fell into a 800-foot-deep gorge in Doda district, police said. Sajjad Hussain, a resident of Sanwara village, was driving from Chilli to Malikpora when the accident occurred around 10.20 am, Superintendent of Police, Bhaderwah, Raj Singh Gouria said. He said […]

Army jawan killed in accidental firing

Jammu: An Army jawan was killed in an accidental firing during training here on Tuesday, a defence spokesman said. “Gunner Sayan Ghosh of Artillery Regiment suffered fatal injury due to a firing accident while carrying out live firing training at the field firing range (in Akhnoor sector),” the spokesman said. The incident occurred around 10.30 […]