Sakeena Itoo reviews implementation of key academic, student welfare initiatives of DSEJ
Launches DSEJ’s Uniform Academic Calendar for Academic Session 2026–27 SRINAGAR: Minister for Education, Sakeena Itoo, Wednesday chaired a meeting at Directorate of School Education Jammu (DSEJ) to review performance of the department as well as asses implementation of key initiatives related to academic planning and student welfare. Director School Education Jammu, Naseem Javid Choudhary; senior […]
Pahalgam terror attack: Ponywallah Adil Shah’s sacrifice immortalised in history: Maharashtra Dy CM
Mumbai: Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has said that the sacrifice of ponywallah Syed Adil Hussain Shah, one of the 26 victims of last year’s Pahalgam terror attack, has been etched in history and will never be forgotten by the country. On Tuesday, a newly built house was handed over to Shah’s family — […]
Women quota bill: BJP, Cong activists hold protest against each other in Jammu
Jammu: Hundreds of BJP activists on Wednesday took out a protest march to the Congress office here to protest against the opposition’s obstruction of the Constitution amendment bill to implement women’s quota. The Jammu and Kashmir Congress also held a protest at its office against the BJP for their “blatant and desperate assault on democracy […]
Sena (UBT) takes out coffin march in Jammu to mark one year of Pahalgam attack
Jammu: Members of the Shiv Sena (UBT) on Wednesday took out a symbolic protest march in Jammu carrying a green coffin on their shoulders to mark the first anniversary of the Pahalgam terror attack and pay homage to the 26 lives lost in the brutal incident. Voicing their strong opposition against Pakistan-sponsored terrorism, the protesters […]
Security audit conducted at Shiv Khori shrine in Reasi
Jammu: Police said a comprehensive security audit was conducted at the revered Shiv Khori Shrine in Reasi district, where officials reviewed existing arrangements to ensure pilgrim safety. Senior Superintendent of Police Reasi Mukund Tibrewal carried out the exercise, focusing on strengthening surveillance, crowd management, and emergency response mechanisms amid a steady inflow of devotees, a […]
‘Unemployed’ lab technician seeks sweeper job at former workplace
Srinagar: After allegedly working as a lab technician at a primary health centre in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district, a man has applied for a sweeper job in the same facility. The matter was highlighted by PDP spokesperson Mohit Bhan, who shared the man’s application letter with the health centre through his Facebook account while withholding […]
BJP leader booked, detained over locking Banihal hospital to protest doctor ‘shortage’
Banihal/Jammu: A BJP leader was on Wednesday detained for several hours by police after being booked for allegedly locking the main gate of a government hospital during protest against alleged shortage of doctors in Banihal, officials said. Mohammad Saleem Bhat was picked up from party office in Banihal area of Ramban district after a case […]
Police rescue woman trying to commit suicide in Doda
Jammu: Police rescued a woman who tried to end her life by jumping into the Chenab River from a bridge in Doda on Wednesday, officials said. They identified the woman as Fatima Begum, wife of Faiz Ahmed and a resident of Dalwas in Chanderkote Tehsil, Ramban district, who attempted to jump into the river. When […]
Property attached in drug trafficking case
Srinagar: Police in Shopian district on Wednesday attached a property allegedly acquired through proceeds of drug trafficking, officials said. The property, a double-storey house valued at Rs 31.65 lakh, belongs to Mohammad Yousuf Bhat, a resident of Vishroo Payeen Keller in south Kashmir, a police spokesperson said. He said the property was identified as having […]
Attack on CRPF installation: NIA seizes two houses of accused
Srinagar: The National Investigation Agency on Wednesday seized two houses in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir belonging to one of the accused persons involved in an attack on a CRPF installation. A team of agency personnel seized a two-storey house and a single storey house belonging to Fayaz Ahmad Magray at Lethpora in Pulwama […]