BSF seizes heroin along Indo-Pak border in Punjab’s Ferozepur
Ferozepur: BSF sleuths on Friday seized 10 kg heroin along the Indo-Pakistan border near Gatti Hayat border outpost in Mamdot area of Punjab’s Ferozepur, officials said. The BSF jawans observed some suspicious movement early morning ahead of barbed wire fencing following which they challenged the intruders, they said. The BSF jawans also fired some shots […]
Govt vacates 7 govt buildings from illegal occupants
Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir administration cracked down on illegal occupants of government buildings and vacated seven of them from encroachers in Rajouri district, officials said on Friday. A team of the district administration vacated a school building and a panchayat ghar in Rajouri town, they said. A portion of Government High School in Chowdhary […]
Govt accords sanction for establishing UMTA’s in Srinagar, Jammu
Srinagar: The authorities on Friday accorded sanction for the establishment of the Unified Metropolitan Transport Authorities (UMTAs) for metropolitan regions of Jammu and Srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir. As per the order UMTAs, having 20 members, will be headed by the chief secretary of Jammu and Kashmir while administrative secretaries of several departments and division […]
Temperature drops at few places, rises elsewhere across Kashmir
Srinagar: The minimum temperatures dropped in world-famous skiing resort of Gulmarg, Pahalgam and Kokernagr while increased in most other places in Kashmir Valley, the weatherman said on Friday. A meteorological department official said that Srinagar recorded a low of minus 0.2°C against minus 1.0°C on the previous night. It was minus 1.2°C below the normal […]
Admin working for development, growth of industries and businesses: Lt Guv
Jammu: Lt Governor Manoj Sinha on Thursday said the administration is working on a mission mode for the development of industries and businesses in the union territory as he called upon educational institutions to prepare skilled human capital in growth potential sectors. He also asked the educational institutions to complement the administration’s efforts in identifying […]
Shopian residents allege overcharging by cab drivers
Shopian: Residents of different areas of Shopian said that cab drivers plying on different routes continue to charge fare according to their will while as the government issues fare charts every year but there is no one to implement them. Residents said that the cab drivers in Shopian are charging the people according to their […]
Drug peddler held in Sopore, contraband substance and cash recovered
Sopore: Police on Thursday arrested a drug peddler from Warpora area of north Kashmir’s Sopore area. Acting on specific information police placed a special Naka at Warpora and arrested one drug peddler who was identified as Muhammad Rafiq Ganie S/O Ghulam Mohiudin Ganie R/O Dangarpora Sopore and recovered 192 capsules of SPASMOPROXYVON and cash rupees […]
Snow trek to Naranag and Marchoyi peaks held
Sopore: Mountain Warriors Trekking and Hikking club organised one day snow Trekking from Naranag to Marchoyi in collaboration with Jammu and Kashmir Mountaineering and Hiking Club (JKMHC) earlier this week. With the slogan ‘Real therapy happens in Nature’ a group of 20 youth from different parts of the valley participated in this expedition which was […]
Missing young woman’s body bound in Pampore
Srinagar: Body of a 28-year-old woman who was missing from last month has been fished out from Jhelum near Khankahbagh Pampore in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Thursday. Official sources said that body of the woman identified as Rukeena Akhter (28) daughter of Ali Mohammad Bhat of Shar Shali Khrew was spotted by locals who […]
Statehood won’t be restored till BJP is in power: J&K PCC Chief
Srinagar: J&K Pradesh Congress Committee chief Ghulam Ahmed Mir Thursday lashed out at the BJP led government at the Centre including Union Home Minister Amit Shah for issuing ambiguous statement over restoration of statehood to J&K, stating he was of the belief that “no statehood will be restored till BJP regime is there.” “I have […]