Migrant camps facing health catastrophe, infrastructure deficit, alleges Panun Kashmir
Jammu: Panun Kashmir, an organisation batting for a Union territory in the Kashmir Valley for displaced Kashmiri Pandits, on Thursday raised the issue of migrant camps in Jammu facing a health catastrophe and deteriorating infrastructure, making life difficult for those living in the camps. Jammu has five Kashmiri migrant camps housing about 40,000 people. They […]
JK medical college row: Rashtriya Bajrang Dal protests in Jammu, seeks reservation for Hindus
Jammu: The Rashtriya Bajrang Dal on Thursday took out a march here to protest against the admission of 42 Muslim students, mostly from Kashmir, in the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Institute of Medical Excellence and demanded seat reservation at the institute for Hindus. The political row erupted after the medical college completed admissions through the […]
ACB charge-sheets ex-AE BDO Office Chadoora
Arrests Patwari, Chowkdar in bribery case Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Anti-Corruption Bureau on Thursday presented a chargesheet against the then Assistant Engineer BDO Office Suresyar Chadoora in a trap case. Meanwhile, a Patwari and a Chowkdar were arrested by the anti-graft body in a bribery case. Jammu and Kashmir Anti-Corruption Bureau said that it presented […]
Police arrests long-time absconder in Anantnag
Srinagar: Police in Anantnag have successfully apprehended a long-time absconder who had been evading arrest for an extended period, a police spokesman said Thursday. The accused Rattan Chand son of Vikru Chand resident of Gurah Kalyal, Billawar, was wanted in connection with FIR No. 45/2013, registered under sections 366, 376, and 343 RPC dated 15/05/2013 […]
Mata Vaishno Devi shrine board renovates six govt schools in Reasi district
Jammu: Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board (SMVDSB) has renovated six government schools in Reasi district, officials said. The board is set to hand over six fully renovated government schools in the Reasi district under its social support initiative, they said. Chairing a high-level review meeting, SMVDSB Chief Executive Officer Sachin Kumar Vaishya directed officials […]
ACB arrests two revenue officials taking bribe in Udhampur
Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) arrested two men on Thursday for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe from a person seeking correction of his name in the revenue records in Udhampur district, officials said. The ACB registered a case under the Prevention of Corruption Act against Patwari Ganderab Singh of Thalora, and […]
Police recovers contraband substance in Shopian, one held
Srinagar: Police in Shopian recovered a significant quantity of contraband substance from residential house in Safanagri Zainapora and arrested the accused person, a police spokesman said Thursday. He said that acting on specific information, Police Station Zainapora registered a case under FIR No. 120/2025 of NDPS Act and obtained a search warrant from the Court […]
Police solves theft case in Sopore, seven held
Srinagar: Police in Sopore successfully solved a theft case by arresting the seven accused persons involved in the crime and recovered stolen property from their possession, a police spokesman said Thursday. He said that police received a complaint from Suheel Shafi Mir, Assistant Executive Engineer, Mechanical New Lift Sub-Division (MICD) Srinagar, regarding theft at Lift […]
CM hands over appointment letters, regularisation orders
Promises transparency, simplified process in compassionate appointments JAMMU: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Wednesday reiterated his government’s commitment to clearing the backlog of compassionate appointments under SRO-43 and the Rehabilitation Assistance Scheme (RAS-2022), assuring that all necessary relaxations would be granted wherever required to simplify and make the entire process fully transparent. The Chief Minister was […]
JK Handicapped Association protests in Srinagar, seeks increased pension, jobs
Srinagar: An outfit championing the rights of persons with disability protested here on Wednesday, demanding increased pension, cut-rate loans, and a rebate in essential commodities. The protest by the Jammu and Kashmir Handicapped Association (JKHA) came on the International Day of Persons with Disabilities. Dozens of JKHA members gathered near the Press Enclave, holding banners […]