Rs 520-crore package under NRLM approved for JK, Ladakh

New Delhi: The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday approved a special package of Rs 520 crore for Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh under the National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM), Union Minister Prakash Javadekar said. Addressing a press conference, Javadekar said the package will ensure sufficient funds under the mission to […]

Four people, including two brothers, booked for fraud

Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir Police Crime Branch on Wednesday booked four people, including two brothers, for duping a businessman of Rs 18 lakh on the pretext of selling over half an acre land here, an official spokesperson said. The plot of land under contention belongs to the state and the accused conspired and committed […]

Congress Vichar Vibhag meets Rajni Patil

Srinagar: A delegation of Congress Vichar Vibhag Committee met senior Congress General Secretary and Incharge Jammu and Kashmir Rajni Patil here at Party Head Quarters. Rajni Patil is on a four day maiden visit to Jammu and Kashmir. The delegation led by Ghulam Hassan Bhat Coordinator, Congress Vichar Vibhag South Kashmir also witnessed participation of […]

New Pediatric Hospital at Bemina

Officials inspect ongoing works, other infrastructure

SRINAGAR: Financial Commissioner (FC) Health and Medical Education Atal Dulloo Wednesday paid a visit to construction site of New Pediatric Hospital Bemina and inspected the ongoing works there. The Financial Commissioner was accompanied by Principal GMC Srinagar, Samia Rashid; Chief Engineer R&B Kashmir; HOD Pediatrics GMC Srinagar and other senior officers of the department during […]

Srinagar resident ends life

Srinagar: A 50-year-old man allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself at his home in Habba Kadal area of Srinagar on Wednesday morning. An official said that the man identified as Bashir Ahmad Gojri son of Mohammad Sultan Gojri of Habba Kadal Srinagar, allegedly hanged himself to death at his home in Agahamam Mohalla. He said […]

BSF DG reviews security along India-Pak border in Rajasthan

New Delhi: Border Security Force chief Rakesh Asthana reviewed the security along the India-Pakistan international border in Rajasthan, officials said on Wednesday. The director general of the border guarding force visited Bikaner and Sriganganagar sectors along the front on Tuesday and Wednesday and interacted with his troops and officers, they said. Asthana also visited the […]

9-kg heroin recovered near Indo-Pak border

Ferozepur (Punjab): The BSF recovered 9 kg of heroin, worth Rs 45 crore in the international market, near the India-Pakistan border in Punjab’s Ferozepur district on Wednesday, officials said. The seizure was made after the arrest of suspected drug peddler Krishan Singh who allegedly had links with Pakistan-based cross-border smugglers, the Border Security Force said. […]

PDP leaders in Jammu welcome release of Mehbooba

Jammu: Senior PDP leaders here on Wednesday welcomed the release of party president Mehbooba Mufti after 14 months in preventive detention and said the party would emerge as “most popular” in Jammu and Kashmir under her leadership. Mufti was released on Tuesday night as the Union Territory administration revoked the Public Safety Act charges against […]

Tourism Department condoles demise of former DG

He was an encyclopedia of Kashmir tourism: Sarmad Hafeez

SRINAGAR: The Department of Tourism has condoled the demise of former Director General, Tourism, Muhammad Ashraf who passed away last night here. The deceased had served the Department in various capacities and rose to the position of Director-General. Soon after hearing of Ashraf’s demise, a condolence meeting was convened at the Directorate of Tourism here […]