Census 2027: Panun Kashmir demands ‘genocide victim’ status for displaced KP’s
Srinagar: As the self-enumeration process for Census 2027 begins in Jammu and Kashmir, Panun Kashmir, an organisation representing displaced Kashmiri Pandits, has raised serious concerns over classification criteria of the government, stressing that describing them as “migrants” makes their forced displacement voluntary. The new chairman of Panun Kashmir, Tito Ganju, also criticised the Centre’s policy […]
BOPEE conducts Common Entrance Test for GNM, ANM Courses 2026
SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Board of Professional Entrance Examinations (J&K BOPEE) Sunday conducted the Common Entrance Test (CET) for GNM/ANM Courses-2026 for the academic session 2026-27 at the designated Centres within the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. In Kashmir division, the test was conducted at Amar Singh College, KGP Gogjibagh and S. P. […]
Rana listens to grievances of Poonch residents
asks for quality healthcare services to last mile POONCH: Minister for Jal Shakti, Forest, Ecology & Environment and Tribal Affairs, Javed Ahmed Rana, Sunday interacted with scores of delegations from different areas of Mendhar to hear their grievances, demands and developmental concerns. The locals raised a wide range of issues including settlement of Forest Rights […]
Dy CM reviews PWD works across Jammu region
Emphasizes adherence to timelines, quality parameters JAMMU: Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Choudhary Sunday chaired a high-level review meeting to assess the progress of Public Works Department (PWD) projects across the districts of Jammu division. The Deputy Chief Minister stressed the need for accelerating execution of all ongoing developmental projects and ensuring robust infrastructure development across […]
Clerical stronghold paralyze J&K’s Food & Civil Supplies department, allege insiders
Transfers of clerks, store keepers under active consideration: Minister Satish Sharma Srinagar: Clerical-level employees, including storekeepers and multi-tasking staff, are allegedly exerting undue influence over the functioning of the Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Department in several districts of Kashmir, raising serious concerns about administrative control and transparency, sources said. Many of these employees […]
Abandoned artillery shell destroyed in Border Village in Rajouri
RAJOURI/JAMMU: A high explosive artillery shell was found in a forward village in Rajouri district, officials said. Locals in Dhanaka village of Nowshera sub-division spotted the shell on Sunday and informed the security forces, they said. Subsequently, a joint team of police and the Army rushed to the spot and cordoned off the area, they […]
Youth dies after drowning at Rajouri Waterfall
Rajouri/Jammu: A young man drowned after he was swept away by strong currents while taking a bath in a natural waterfall in Rajouri district, while two others were rescued from the rapids, officials said on Sunday. Officials said the body of the deceased was retrieved on Sunday afternoon — on the second day of the […]
Illegal structures on encroached land demolished at Samba
JAMMU: The police and civil administration on Sunday launched a crackdown at an infamous drug hotspot in Samba district and demolished 33 structures illegally built by alleged drug offenders by encroaching government land worth around Rs 60 crore. The demolition drive was carried out at Balole Khad in Bari Brahmana, identified by authorities as one […]
Nasha Mukt J&K Abhiyan: Police arrests three Drug Peddlers, launch operation to curb drug abuse
Srinagar: Continuing the drive against drug trafficking under the Nasha Mukt Jammu & Kashmir Abhiyaan, police arrested three drug peddlers in Awantipora and Anantnag and recovered contraband substances from their possession, a police spokesman said Sunday. He said that a police party at Aripal during naka at Darganiegund intercepted two suspicious persons. During search, 1.89 […]
House acquired through proceeds of Drug Trafficking attached at Shopian: Police
Srinagar:: As part of its continued crackdown on narcotics-related activities, police in Shopian attached a residential house constructed on land of 06 Marlas valued at ₹3,97,638/- belonging to Sartaj Ahmad Mouchi Son of Mohammad Maqbool Mouchi resident of Shirmal Zainapora. The property was identified as having been acquired through proceeds generated from the illegal trade […]