Speaker Abdul Rahim Rather visits Dreygam
Reviews development works, assesses public grievances BUDGAM: Speaker Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly, Abdul Rahim Rather, Saturday visited the revered Ziyarat of Sheikh Noor-ud-Din Noorani at Dreygam in Budgam district to review the ongoing and proposed development works and interact with the local residents. During the visit, the Speaker listened to the public demands and […]
AIIMS Jammu performs J&K’s first vulvar cancer brachytherapy
Samba/Jammu: AIIMS Jammu has achieved a major milestone in cancer care by successfully performing Jammu and Kashmir’s first-ever interstitial brachytherapy procedure on a 26-year-old woman diagnosed with Stage II vulvar cancer, the institute said. Vulvar cancer is a rare gynaecological malignancy, accounting for only four percent of all gynaecological cancers, and is particularly uncommon in […]
Congress’s Karan Singh bats for statehood to JK
Srinagar: Veteran Congress leader and former ‘Sadr-e-Riyasat’ of Jammu and Kashmir Karan Singh on Saturday batted for the restoration of statehood to the Union territory, and said the “people should not have to beg” the Centre for it. “I think it (restoration of statehood) should happen. The government of India has promised that it will […]
Counter Intelligence Kashmir conducts raids in valley
Srinagar: Counter Intelligence Kashmir (CIK) on Saturday carried out raids at multiple locations in the valley in connection with an investigation into a case registered under the stringent UAPA, officials said. They said CIK carried out searches at five places in four districts — Srinagar, Ganderbal, Kupwara and Anantnag. The officials said the raids were […]
JKCA SGM declares post-May 21 orders ‘Null and Void’
Reaffirms Javid Kitab as President Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association (JKCA) Saturday said its Special General Meeting (SGM) reaffirmed constitutional governance within the association by declaring all orders, notifications and resolutions issued after May 21, 2026, by the Honorary Secretary as “null and void,” while reiterating that Javid Ahmad Kitab continues to be […]
Justice Moksha Khujuria Kazmi visits Baramulla, Sopore Court Complexes
Inaugurates Key Judicial Facilities, reviews Court functioning BARAMULLA: Justice Moksha Khujuria Kazmi, Judge, High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh and Administrative Judge for District Baramulla, paid an official visit to the District Court Complex Baramulla and Court Complex Sopore on Saturday to review the functioning of the district judiciary, assess judicial infrastructure, and […]
Pulwama villagers suffer due to use contaminated water, allege locals
Demand intervention of higher ups Pulwama: Alarmed by the deteriorating quality of drinking water, residents of the twin villages of Sirnoo and Babgund in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district have appealed to the authorities for urgent intervention, alleging that the water supplied through a borewell-fed overhead tank is contaminated and unsafe for human consumption. According to […]
DSEK conducts surprise virtual Inspection of Schools in Anantnag
Calls for Enhanced Academic Monitoring Srinagar: The Director School Education Kashmir, Naseer Ahmad Wani carried out online academic and administrative monitoring by conducting a surprise virtual inspection of Government Middle School Doru in District Anantnag through the Zonal Education Officer (ZEO), Doru, a statement issued by the departmnes said Saturday. During the inspection, the Director […]
ACB traps senior assistant in bribery case in Jammu
Jammu: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) Jammu on Saturday said it arrested a Senior Assistant after he was caught red-handed accepting a bribe on behalf of a senior official in the Labour Department, officials said. They said the trap was laid following a complaint alleging a demand of Rs 40,000 for clearing a boiler inspection case. […]
JMC issues notices to establishments for mandatory fire safety compliance
JAMMU: The Jammu Municipal Corporation (JMC) has issued notices to nearly 200 private hospitals, nursing homes, hotels, lodges and other high-footfall commercial establishments within its municipal limits, directing them to obtain mandatory No Objection Certificates (NOCs) from the Fire & Emergency Services Department. The action has been initiated under the directions of JMC Commissioner Dr […]