CS reviews implementation of welfare schemes for marginalized sections
SRINAGAR: Chief Secretary, Atal Dulloo, Saturday chaired a meeting to review the implementation of various welfare schemes meant for marginalized and vulnerable sections of the society across Jammu and Kashmir. The meeting was attended by Principal Secretary, Social Welfare Department (SWD), Anil Kumar Singh; Secretary in SWD; Mission Director, ICDS/ICPS/Mission Vatsalya; Chairperson, Juvenile Justice Board […]
Properties of 3 terrorists operating from PoK attached in Ganderbal
Srinagar: Properties of three terrorists operating from Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) was attached in Ganderbal district on Saturday, police said. The three were identified as Farooq Ahmad Rather from Kurag, Noor Mohammad Parray from Hatbura, and Mohammad Maqbool Sofi from Khurhama areas of the central Kashmir district, they said. Police in Ganderbal have attached immovable […]
Bangladesh national nabbed for illegal entry in Reasi
Jammu: A Bangladeshi national was apprehended for allegedly entering Indian territory without valid travel documents from Katra in Reasi district, police said on Saturday. Fahim Ahmed was observed acting suspiciously by a police party performing routine checking near Asia Chowk, the base camp for pilgrims visiting the Mata Vaishno Devi shrine, a police spokesman said. […]
License of four pharma firms cancelled for illegal drug trade
Jammu: The license of four pharmaceutical firms has been cancelled after they were allegedly found indulging in “clandestine purchase and sale” of addictive drugs in Jammu and Kashmir, an official said on Saturday. State Drugs Controller-cum-Licensing Authority Lotika Khajuria ordered enforcement action against Healthways Pharma, Rajouri, Nuegene Pharmaceutical Distributors and N T Traders of Baramulla […]
Police recovered ₹28 lakh from cyber fraudsters, ₹16 Lakh returned to victims
Srinagar: Police in Handwara has recovered an amount of ₹28 lakh in the current year which had been defrauded from public through various online scams. Of this, ₹16 lakh has already been restored to the rightful owners, while the remaining ₹12 lakh has been secured and will be disbursed after completion of legal formalities and […]
Police arrest accused for extorting money in Sopore
Srinagar: Police in Sopore have registered a case against an accused identified as Shahzad Ahmad Dar, son of Late Mohammad Ramzan Dar, resident of Dangerpora Sopore, for extorting money from a local resident by falsely claiming close links with Police and offering undue help in a pending matter, a police spokesman said Saturday. The accused […]
Police arrests two drug peddlers in Anantnag
Srinagar: Police arrested two drug peddlers in Anantnag and recovered contraband substances from their possession, a police spokesman said Saturday. He said that a police team at a checkpoint established at Gadhanjipora Bijbehara, apprehended a suspicious person. He was identified as Bashir Ahmad Dar, son of Habibullah Dar, resident of Gadhanjipora, Bijbehara. During his personal […]
Tral residents await reconstruction of damaged bridge on Watal Ara since 2014
Pulwama: Around 11 years after the devastating floods of 2014 damaged a vital bridge in Rathsuna village of Tral in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district, residents are still waiting for its reconstruction—despite repeated appeals and official assurances, locals alleged Saturday. Locals from Rathsuna said the bridge over Nallah Watal Ara, which connected them to Tral town, […]
Bilquis Mir nominated as ‘Competition Director’ for First Khelo India Water Sports Games
Srinagar: Bilquis Mir, a trailblazer in Indian water sports and the country’s first woman Olympic jury member (Paris 2024), has been nominated as the Competition Director for the First Khelo India Water Sports Games, slated to be held in Srinagar from August 21 to 23. The nomination was formally conveyed by the Indian Kayaking and […]
Sakeena Itoo addresses Triple Milestone Moment-2025 of JLNM Hospital
SRINAGAR: Minister for Health and Medical Education, Social Welfare and Education, Sakeena Itoo, Saturday addressed the Triple Milestone Moment-2025 of Jawahar Lal Nehru Memorial Hospital (JLNMH) Rainawari here, organised to celebrate knowledge, care and clinical advancement of the hospital. MLA Zadibal, Tanvir Sadiq; Director Health Services Kashmir, Medical Superintendent JLNMH, doctors, researchers and medical students […]
