FCS&CA department to undertake advance lifting, distribution of foodgrains for Aug–Oct
SRINAGAR: In a significant step to ensure uninterrupted availability of foodgrains to beneficiaries during the forthcoming monsoon season, the Department of Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs (FCS&CA), J&K has decided to undertake the advance lifting and distribution of foodgrains allocated under the National Food Security Act (NFSA) and Non-Priority Household (NPHH) schemes for the […]
Frequent, unscheduled power outages leave Janglat Mandi Anantnag residents in distress
Anantnag: The residents of Janglat Mandi and several adjoining localities in south Kashmir’s Anantnag town have voiced strong resentment over frequent power outages and prolonged unscheduled electricity cuts, alleging that the erratic power supply has been continuing for nearly a month and has thrown normal life out of gear. The residents said that despite repeated […]
Police attach moveable property of drug trafficker in Shopian
Srinagar: Police in Shopian attached a vehicle, a Load Carrier bearing registration Number JK03J-9305 belonging to Hilal Ahmad Bhat Son of Ghulam Mohammad Bhat resident of Daramdora Keegam. The property was identified as having been acquired through proceeds generated from the illegal trade of drugs and narcotics. Accordingly, the said property has been attached in […]
JKAJA calls for introduction of Social Security Measures for Journalists
Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir Accredited Journalists Association (JKAJA) Tuesday urged Chief Minister Omar Abdullah to take immediate steps to establish a comprehensive social security framework for working and retired journalists by implementing a Journalists Welfare Fund Scheme, introducing a monthly pension scheme, and constituting a Jammu and Kashmir Media Commission and also constitute fresh […]
Chanapora Constituency Conducts Digital Learning Platform Awareness Programme
Srinagar: A Digital Learning Platform awareness programme was successfully conducted on Tuesday in Chanapora Constituency under the leadership of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Youth Wing. The programme was attended by District Youth President, BJP Srinagar, Yash Parimoo, State Youth Vice President, BJP, Khalid Bakal, and District Youth Vice President, BJP Srinagar, Hazik Rashid, along […]
CS participates in Murti Pratishthan Divas Celebrations at Uma Bhagwati Shrine Anantnag
ANANTNAG: Chief Secretary, Atal Dulloo, Tuesday visited the Mata Uma Bhagwati Shrine at Umanagri, Brariangan, Shangus, to participate in the celebrations of the Murti Pratishthan Divas, being observed with religious fervour through a two-day Yagya and other spiritual programmes organised by the Uma Bhagwati Asthapan Trust here. The Chief Secretary, who graced the occasion as […]
SMC addresses waterlogging across Srinagar
Steps up coordinated drainage response Srinagar: The Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) has stepped up its drainage response mechanism after field teams attended to waterlogging and drainage-related issues reported from different parts of the city during the recent spell of inclement weather, officials said Tuesday. They said sanitation and drainage personnel, supported by field machinery and […]
Army responds swiftly to emergencies in landslide-hit Poonch
Restores vital connectivity Jammu: Army troops on Tuesday carried out two swift operations in Poonch district, restoring traffic on Jammu-Poonch National Highway and repairing a vital bridge to provide connectivity to remote villages, a defence spokesman said. At Jaran Wali Gali, the boundary wall of PM SHRI Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya collapsed onto several parked vehicles, […]
Two women among four drug peddlers detained under PIT-NDPS Act in Reasi
Jammu: Four alleged drug peddlers, including two women, were detained under the stringent Prevention of Illicit Trafficking in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (PIT-NDPS) Act in Reasi district, police said on Tuesday. The three persons from Jammu and one from Amritsar, Punjab, are “habitual offenders” who were repeatedly involved in illicit drug trafficking activities, a […]
UAPA accused apprehended after being flagged facial recognition system in Anantnag
Srinagar: A UAPA accused was apprehended after he was flagged by the facial recognition system deployed for the ongoing annual Amarnath yatra in Anantnag district in Jammu and Kashmir, police said on Tuesday. As part of the intensified security arrangements for the yatra, earlier, the police, with the assistance of FRS, apprehended an Over Ground […]