‘Hybrid’ militant arrested, grenade recovered: Police
Srinagar: Police on Friday claimed to have arrested a ‘hybrid’ militant in Central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district and recovered grenade from his possession. A police spokesman in a statement issued here said that that on Thursday, a police party had established a check point near Khann which observed an individual to have come suspiciously close. “The […]
NIA arrests two more in terror conspiracy case
Srinagar: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Friday arrested two more people in connection with its ongoing probe into a terrorism conspiracy case in Jammu and Kashmir, officials said. The fresh arrests took to 27 the number of people arrested from different parts of Kashmir in connection with the case in the past one month. […]
CS chairs SLC meeting of Narco Coordination Centre
Directs eradication of the illicit cultivation, trade and consumption of drugs
JAMMU: Chief Secretary, Dr. Arun Kumar Mehta Friday chaired the maiden meeting of the State Level Committee of Narco Coordination Centre and outlined broad project contours for tackling drug menace in the Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. Additional Chief Secretary, Health & Medical Education Department, Principal Secretary, Home Department, and Commissioner Secretary, Forest, Ecology […]
Decline in covid cases: Govt repatriates doctors from 500-bedded DRDO Jammu Hospital
Srinagar: With “significant decline” in covid-19 cases in Jammu division, the authorities have repatriated doctors deployed from peripheral areas in 500-bedded to DRDO hospital Jammu. “In view of the significant decline in covid-19 cases in Jammu division leading to the underutilization of infrastructure of the covid-19 hospital and in the interest of health and patient […]
Srinagar records season’s coldest night
Srinagar: Cold conditions intensified across Kashmir Valley with Srinagar, the summer capital of J&K, recording season’s coldest night so far on Friday. A meteorological department official here said that Srinagar recorded a low of 0.7°C against previous night’s 1.6°C. The temperature is below minus 0.5°C than the normal for this time of the year in […]
IAF chopper makes ‘precautionary landing’ in Samba
Jammu: On a routine sortie, an Indian Air Force chopper made a ‘precautionary landing’ in Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba district on Friday after the detection of some technical snag in it, defence sources said. A Chetak helicopter was routine sortie when its pilots noticed some technical snag in it and made a precautionary landing safely […]
Over 111 Cr vaccine doses administered in India so far: Health Ministry
New Delhi: The cumulative COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in the country crossed 111 crore on Friday, the Union Health Ministry said. Over 52 lakh vaccine doses were administered on Friday till 7 pm. The tally is expected to increase with the compilation of the final reports for the day by late in the night, it […]
Have taken note of US report on Chinese construction: MEA
New Delhi: Days after a Pentagon report said Beijing built a large village in a disputed territory in the Arunachal Pradesh sector, India on Thursday said it has neither accepted any illegal occupation of its territory by China nor has it accepted unjustified Chinese claims. External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said India keeps a […]
Tawi artificial lake project: Govt sets fresh deadline of April 2023 for completion
Jammu: Marred by “delays and cancellations” since its start in 2009, the Jammu and Kashmir government has set a fresh deadline of 2023 to complete the multi-crore artificial Tawi lake project in Jammu. However, the deadline for completion of artificial pondage (lake) in the Tawi river has been set by April next year. After missing […]
Cold conditions continue across Kashmir
Srinagar: Cold wave conditions prevailed across Kashmir Valley with mercury hovering around below normal temperature at most places, a MeT spokesman said Thursday. He said that Srinagar recorded a low of 1.6°C, same as on previous night which is around normal for this time of the year in the summer capital. Qazigund, the gateway town […]
