AIIMS Jammu to launch OPD, diagnostic facilities soon
Srinagar: The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi last week, is gearing up to start its outpatient department and diagnostic facilities in the coming days. Dr Shakti Gupta, Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of AIIMS Jammu, said that trial runs are currently underway at the hospital to […]
Illegally built banquet hall demolished in Jammu
Jammu: A banquet hall built illegally on state land was demolished by revenue authorities here, an official said on Thursday. The demolition of the banquet hall in Marchangi village in Khour Tehsil on the outskirts of the city was carried out on Wednesday, they said. The demolition was carried out as the proprietor had been […]
‘SC’s power under Article 142 does not empower it to ignore rights of litigants’
New Delhi: The Supreme Court said on Thursday its extraordinary power under Article 142 of the Constitution does not empower it to ignore the substantive rights of the litigants enjoying valid judicial orders granting a stay in civil and criminal cases. Article 142 of the Constitution empowers the top court to pass “any decree or […]
Wheat procurement: Govt sets conservative target of 30-32 million tonnes this fiscal
New Delhi: The government has fixed a conservative target of wheat procurement in the range of 30-32 million tonnes during the 2024-25 rabi marketing season, according to the food ministry. The lower target has been fixed despite the Ministry of Agriculture hoping for a record wheat production of 114-115 million tonnes in the 2023-24 crop […]
90 per cent of Himalayas will face year-long drought at 3 degrees warming: Study
New Delhi: About 90 per cent of the Himalayan Region will experience drought lasting over a year if global warming increases by 3 degrees Celsius, according to new research. The findings, published in the journal Climatic Change, show that 80 per cent of the increased human exposure to heat stress in India can be avoided […]
Husband allegedly kills wife in Handwara
Accused surrenders; locals, relatives demand punishment for culprit Handwara: A man allegedly killed his wife in the Audoora Mawer village of Handwara in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district late Wednesday evening. While the accused, Mohammed Maqbool Mir (40), surrendered himself for his crime, the locals and relatives demanded stringent punishment for him. The victim, Rafeeqa, a […]
Senior IPS officer sworn in as PSC chairman
Jammu: A K Choudhary, a 1991-batch Indian Police Service officer, was sworn in as the new chairman of the Public Service Commission in Jammu and Kashmir, an official said on Thursday. Choudhary (59) took the oath of office before Lt Governor Manoj Sinha at a ceremony held at the Raj Bhawan here, he said. Last […]
Cop injured as rifle goes off accidentally
Srinagar: A policeman was injured on Thursday in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district after his rifle went off accidentally, officials said. The incident took place in Pulwama’s Arihal village when the cop was on duty, they added. “A policeman of Pulwama district police got injured in accidental firing from his service rifle while on official duty […]
Authorities in Ganderbal attach properties of six proclaimed offenders
Srinagar: Authorities have attached immovable properties of six proclaimed offenders, who allegedly went to Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) for arms training, in Ganderbal district, officials said on Thursday. The properties include agricultural land in Kawcherwan and Tangchatter areas of Kangan in the central Kashmir district. In pursuance of an order passed by the Ganderbal district magistrate […]
Soldier injured in accidental firing in Poonch
Mendhar/Jammu: An army personnel was injured when his service rifle went off accidentally near the Line of Control in Poonch district, officials said on Thursday. The incident occurred on Wednesday night. The soldier, who was part of a patrolling team in the Balnoi area of the Mendhar sector, slipped after losing balance which led to […]
