Body of foreign terrorist found in Reasi

Grenades, ammunition recovered

Jammu: A foreign terrorist, who was injured in an encounter with security forces in Reasi district early this month, was found dead on Friday, officials said. While one terrorist was killed, another was injured in the gunbattle in Khawas area of Rajouri district on August five. The injured terrorist was not traced after the encounter. […]

Lt Guv inaugurates State-of-the-Art CT Scan Centre at 92 Base Hospital, Srinagar

Expresses gratitude to NSE Foundation for their CSR initiative

SRINAGAR: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha inaugurated the State-of-the-Art CT Scan Centre at 92 Base Hospital, Srinagar, an official spokesman said. In his address, the Lt Governor congratulated the doctors and entire team of 92 Base Hospital for getting the CT Scan Centre equipped with modern facilities. He expressed gratitude to the National Stock Exchange Foundation […]

JK made big strides towards adopting technology in Governance: CS

SRINAGAR: On the 2nd day of the 3-day workshop organized by the J&K Planning, Development & Monitoring Department for administration on the theme of ‘Future Ready Governance (FRG)’ and ‘Future Universities’, Chief Secretary, Dr Arun Kumar Mehta remarked that J&K has made bigger strides in adopting technology for taking government to the door steps of […]

J&K to digitise old electoral rolls

Srinagar: In a significant move, the office of J&K’s chief electoral office has decided to digitise electoral rolls right from 1951 when elections were held for J&K’s constituent assembly. Documents accessed mention that the office of the CEO has set the ball rolling for digitisation of electoral rolls. To begin with, the CEO’s office has […]

No case of infiltration has come to notice along IB in JK for a long time: BSF Officer

Jammu: A top BSF officer on Friday said the force’s “good work” was evident from the fact that no instance of infiltration has been detected along the International Border in Jammu and Kashmir for “a long time”. Speaking to reporters during a plantation drive launched by the force in the border district of Samba, Inspector […]

After lithium, GoI to auction Kishtwar’s Sapphire mines

Kishtwar: After discovering Lithium Mines in Reasi district of Jammu division, the Government of India (GoI) is all set to auction Kishtwar’s Sapphire mines in a “scientific way”. This was stated by Jammu and Kashmir’s Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Friday at Kishtwar. The LG also paid obeisance at holy Shri Chandi Mata Machail shrine […]

Mysterious blast in Drass leaves three dead, 9 injured

Kargil: A mysterious blast in Drass, Kargil, on Friday left three people dead and nine others injured, officials said. They said that a mysterious blast near a scrap site in Kabadi Nallah, Drass late this evening, left three people dead and nine others injured. The injured were shifted to SDH Drass. “Police have registered a […]

JPDCL directs officers to ensure timely billing of all Smart metered consumers

Jammu: Managing Director Jammu Power Distribution Corporation Limited (JPDCL) Shiv Anant Tayal Friday chaired a meeting regarding installation of smart meters in Jammu and the issues faced by people. The meeting was attended by Chief Engineer Distribution Sandeep Seth, Superintending Engineer Jammu Rajinder Gupta among other senior officers of JPDCL and representatives of project implementation […]

Govt launches ‘FloodWatch’ app for real-time flood updates

New Delhi: Amid a rise in flood-related incidents in the country, including loss of life and property, the government Thursday launched an app to disseminate real-time information on the flood situation in affected areas. The ‘FloodWatch’ app, will collect data from 338 stations to send real-time flood updates across 23 states and Union Territories, Central […]