Police arrests three gamblers in Shopian, stake money seized
Srinagar: Police in Shopian arrested three gamblers and seized stake money from their possession, a police spokesman said Thursday. He said that during routine patrolling near Sugan Orchards Turkwangam, police party apprehended three individuals who were found indulging in gambling on the spot. The accused have been identified as Bashir Ahmad Ganie son of Ghulam […]
Awareness programme on Drug Abuse held at Boys Middle School Kaloosa
Bandipora: An awareness programme under the IEC initiative titled ‘Say No to Drugs’ was organized Thursday at Boys Middle School Kaloosa with the objective of addressing one of the most alarming challenges faced by the younger generation. The programme was convened by Hilal Ahmad Reshi, Coordinator of IEC programme, along with officials of Municipal Council […]
JDA conducts anti-encroachment
Retrieves 8 Kanal land at two locations JAMMU: Jammu Development Authority (JDA) Thursday carried out a major anti-encroachment and demolition drive on its land at Rathore Dhok (Dhok Waziran), Nagrota and Sidhra near security headquarters. The drive was carried out with the active support of the District Administration. At Rathore Dhok (Dhok Waziran)-Nagrota, one unauthorized […]
Fire breaks out at bus stand in Kupwara, seven buses damaged
Srinagar: Seven buses were damaged as a fire broke out at the main bus stand in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district, officials said on Thursday. No casualties have been reported in the incident that took place on Wednesday night. Firefighting operations were immediately launched and after several hours of sustained efforts, the fire was successfully brought […]
Traffic restored on Jmu-Sgr highway
Jammu: Traffic on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway was restored on Thursday after clearance of landslides that had left roads blocked in Ramban district of Jammu and Kashmir for the past two days. The strategic 270-km highway, the only all-weather road linking Kashmir with the rest of the country, was blocked by multiple landslides early Monday. […]
Lt Guv prorogues Jammu & Kashmir Legislative Assembly
JAMMU: The Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha, has prorogued the Legislative Assembly of the Union Territory, formally winding up the Legislative Assembly session. According to a bulletin issued by the Assembly Secretariat, the order dated April 7, 2026, was issued by the Lieutenant Governor in exercise of the powers conferred under Section 18(2)(a) […]
Jammu to host 3-day ‘Tawi Mahotsav’ next week
Aarti, boating, laser show planned Jammu: A three-day ‘Tawi Mahotsav’ will be held along the Tawi riverfront here from April 14 to mark Baisakhi, with aarti, boating and a laser show set to be the key attractions, Commissioner, Jammu Municipal Corporation (JMC) Devansh Yadav said on Wednesday. He said the entire left bank of the […]
‘Welcome ceasefire between US, Iran’: NC chief Farooq Abdullah
Srinagar: National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah on Wednesday welcomed the ceasefire between the US and Iran, saying dialogue was the only option as war has never been a solution. “I thank God for giving courage to the US and Iran to sit at the table and resolve their issues, because there is no other […]
IED intended to target security forces defused in Shopian
Srinagar: Security forces on Wednesday detected and defused a powerful improvised explosive device (IED) planted by terrorists on a road in south Kashmir’s Shopian district, an Army official said. He said a tragedy was averted as the IED was “apparently meant to target security forces’ vehicles”. The device was found along the Zainapora-Chitargam road in […]
CAG flags delay in finalisation of accounts of various PSUs, autonomous bodies
Jammu: The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has flagged a massive backlog in the finalisation of accounts of Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) and autonomous bodies in Jammu and Kashmir, with large number of accounts remaining in arrears as on March 31, 2024. The CAG urged the UT government to ensure strict adherence to timelines for […]