Eight drug peddlers arrested from different places
Banihal/Jammu: Eight alleged drug peddlers were arrested and narcotic substances seized from their possession during checking at different places in Ramban, Udhampur and Kathua districts on Saturday, police said. Three residents of Doda were arrested after heroin weighing 10 grams was seized from their possession during vehicle checking at Nasheri in Ramban district, a police […]
Govt employee among two arrested for attempted bank robbery
Jammu: Two persons, including a government employee, were arrested for their alleged involvement in setting ablaze a saw mill and attempting to loot an adjoining bank in Rajouri district, police said on Saturday. Jal Shakti Department employee Pushpinder Sharma and Ankit Sudan were arrested following registration of a case in connection with the burning of […]
Expert groups considering Covid vaccine booster dose: Govt
New Delhi: The National Expert Group on Vaccine Administration for COVID-19 (NEGVAC) and the National Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (NTAGI) are considering scientific evidences related to justification for booster doses against the coronavirus, Lok Sabha was told on Friday. As per information available on www.ourworldindata.org, more than 60 countries are providing booster doses of […]
Booster dose: CDSCO panel seeks local clinical trial data for approval
New Delhi: An expert panel of India’s central drug authority which reviewed Serum Institute’s application for approval of Covishield as booster dose against COVID-19 on Friday recommended that the firm submit local clinical trial data and proposal along with justification for the booster dose approval, official sources said. On December 1, Prakash Kumar Singh, director, […]
Two cops killed in militant attack at Bandipora
Srinagar: Two cops were killed in a militant attack on a police party in north Kashmir’s Bandipora district on Friday, evoking widespread condemnation from various political parties. The militants opened fire on the police team at the Gulshan Chowk in the evening, officials said. The two policemen were injured in the firing and were admitted […]
Adoption Row: Admin sets up adoption resource agency
Srinagar: The administration in Jammu & Kashmir has set-up an adoption resource agency to deal with adoption and related matters in the Union Territory. The seven-member Jammu & Kashmir Adoption Resource Agency (JKARA) would deal with adoption and related matters in the UT under the guidance of the Central Adoption Resource Agency constituted in terms […]
CDS Rawat, wife Madhulika cremated with full military honours
New Delhi: Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat and his wife Madhulika Rawat were cremated with full military honours at the Brar Square crematorium here on Friday. Gen Rawat, his wife, and 11 other defence personnel were killed when a Mi17V5 helicopter carrying them crashed near Coonoor in Tamil Nadu on Wednesday. The mortal […]
Lt Guv pays last respects to CDS Bipin Rawat at Delhi
DELHI: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha Friday paid his last respects to the Chief of Defense Staff General Bipin Rawat and his wife, Madhulika Rawat. “A truly extraordinary leader, soldier and human being, General Bipin Rawat embodied the highest ideals of Armed Forces. My thoughts and prayers are with his family, friends and colleagues”, the Lt […]
JK report 173 new covid-19 cases, one fatality
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir reported 173 new covid-19 cases while as one person succumbed due to the virus during the past 24 hours, officials said Friday. 44 of the fresh cases were reported from Jammu Division and 129 from Kashmir, taking the overall tally to 338563. There was one death reported from the Valley due […]
Rajouri, Poonch witnessing increased infiltration bids: DGP
Jammu: Director General of Police (DGP) Friday said that twin border districts of Rajouri and Poonch of Jammu have been witnessing militant infiltration bids sponsored by the Pakistan. “Due to synergy and close liaison between the Jammu and Kashmir Police, Army and other security forces many of such acts were thwarted on the border and […]
