‘Enemy nation using narcotics to destroy coming generation’: Army officer
Jammu: A senior army officer on Monday cautioned youngsters against drug abuse saying the enemy nation is using narcotics as a weapon to destroy our coming generations. General Officer Commanding (GOC) White Knight Corps Lt Gen Manjinder Singh said this addressing a cultural function held in Mendhar town of Poonch district. The event was organised […]
Construction work on Sharda temple near LoC in north Kashmir begins
Jammu: The work to construct Mata Sharda temple and centre close to the Line of Control (LoC) in north Kashmir’s Teetwal belt has begun, officials have said. The temple located in northern Kashmir’s Kupwara district will be built with a view to revive centuries-old pilgrimage to Shardapeeth temple in the Pakistan administered Kashmir (PaK), said […]
Body found in orchard in Shopian village
Srinagar: A body of an unidentified man was found in an orchard in Shopian district of south Kashmir on Monday, police said. The orchard is located in Kadgam area, according to a police official. He said efforts were on to identify the deceased even as the body was sent for post-mortem to ascertain the cause […]
Baby found abandoned on Guwahati-Jammu train
Jammu: A two-month-old girl was found abandoned on Amarnath Express’ which had reached here from Guwahati, an official of child help desk at Jammu Railway station said on Monday, as efforts are on to trace out her parents. The baby was handed over to Child Welfare Committee (CWC) after her rescue on Saturday, coordinator, child […]
Lt Governor chairs 41st Board Meeting of SASB

43-day Holy pilgrimage to commence on 30th June
JAMMU: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha chaired the 41st Board meeting of Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board (SASB) at the Raj Bhavan here today. During the meeting, it was decided that this year, the 43-day holy pilgrimage will commence on 30th June with all covid protocols in place and will culminate, as per the tradition, on the […]
Covid-19: JK reports 06 new positive cases
SRINAGAR: The Government today informed that 06 new positive cases of novel Corona virus (COVID-19), 02 from Jammu division and 04 from Kashmir division, have been reported today, thus taking the total number of positive cases in Jammu and Kashmir to 453658. Moreover, 10more COVID-19 patients have recovered and been discharged from various hospitals including […]
Govt empanels 3 private hospitals under AB PMJAY SEHAT taking total tally to 69 in J&K
SRINAGAR: The government today empanelled three private hospitals of Jammu and Kashmir under Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (ABPM-JAY and AB PM-JAY SEHAT) taking the total tally to 69 such healthcare institutes empanelled under the scheme, so far. The empanelled hospitals included Al Ameen Dialysis Centre, Srinagar, Medicity Rajouri and Nav Jeevan Nursing […]
JKSSB conducts first ever exam of Police Sub Inspectors; Live CCTV surveillance ensure greater transparency
Chairman compliments district admin, others for successful conduct of exam
JAMMU: The Jammu and Kashmir Services Selection Board (JKSSB) today successfully conducted first ever OMR based objective type written examination for the post of Sub Inspector (Police), Home Department. The Board had setup 322 examination centres across 16 districts of Jammu and Kashmir with maximum number of venues (65) in Jammu and lowest number of […]
Free foodgrain programme extended for six months

New Delhi: The Modi government on Saturday extended the scheme to provide 5 kg of foodgrains free of cost to the poor by six months till September 30 at a cost of Rs 80,000 crore, as it looks to continue providing support to vulnerable amid a rebound in the COVID-19 pandemic. The scheme, which started […]
Extension of free grain scheme will add to citizens’ strength: PM Modi
New Delhi: Noting that India’s strength lies in the power of each of its citizens, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday that the government decided to extend its free foodgrain programme by six more months to add to this power. With the scheme now extended till September, he said, over 80 crore people will […]