Lt Guv visits Nunwan, Chandanwari base camps

Interacts with officers, pilgrims, reviews arrangements for queue management

PAHALGAM: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha visited Nunwan and Chandanwari Base camps, Saturday. At the Nunwan Base Camp, the Lt Governor interacted with the pilgrims and reviewed arrangements for queue management. In a review meeting held with the senior officers at the base camp, the Lt Governor discussed measures taken for comfortable stay, food, healthcare, connectivity, […]

Around 6,000 gazetted, non-gazetted posts vacant in JK’s health dept

Srinagar: There are around 6,000 gazetted and non-gazetted posts lying vacant in the health department in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. According to the status report filed by the Deputy Secretary to Government, Health and Medical Education Department, dated May 29, 2023 around 2,700 vacancies are in the Kashmir division while there are […]

Centralised security control centre for 66 airports under CISF cover inaugurated

‘Centre will monitor all threats and social media chatter’

New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday inaugurated a centralised aviation security control centre here that will monitor all threats and social media chatter for the 66 civil airports currently under the CISF’s security cover. The aviation security control centre (ASCC) will access “24×7 real-time data monitoring and trend analysis of passengers and […]

Hangul breeding centre in Tral made functional after over a decade

Tral (Pulwama): The Department of Wildlife Protection here has restarted its ambitious project of ex-situ breeding and conservation of Hangul or Kashmiri Stag, a critically endangered species, by reopening Jammu and Kashmir’s lone breeding centre after over a decade, officials said on Saturday. The Hangul Conservation Breeding Centre at Shikargah in Tral area here was […]

Jammu crime branch arrests absconding fraudsters from Haryana, Maharashtra

Jammu: Two fraudsters, accused of duping dozens of educated youth on the pretext of providing jobs, were arrested from Haryana and Maharashtra after a long hunt, an official of the Crime Branch, Jammu said here on Saturday. Satvinder Singh and Rajeev Bharanatti were arrested by two special teams of Crime Branch, Jammu from their home […]

Security breach: Delhi Prisons suspends 4 officials over Yasin Malik’s SC appearance

New Delhi: The Department of Delhi Prisons has suspended four officials, including a deputy superintendent, in connection with the physical appearance of jailed JKLF chief Yasin Malik in Supreme Court, a statement said on Saturday. The presence of Malik, serving life term in Tihar jail, in a packed courtroom created a flutter in the apex […]

Man killed after being hit by shooting stone in Ramban

Banihal/Jammu: A 55-year-old man was killed when he was hit by a rolling stone from a hillock amid heavy rains in Ramban district, officials said. Abdul Rashid Bhat was on his way to Chakki in Pogal Paristan area when he was fatally hit by the shooting stones, Tehsildar Nasir Javed said. He said Pogal Paristan […]

Two more Amarnath pilgrims die

Total deaths during yatra climbs to 36

Srinagar: Two more Amarnath pilgrims have died, taking the death toll during this year’s pilgrimage in the south Kashmir Himalayas to 36, officials said on Saturday. The two pilgrims belonged to Rajasthan. They have been identified as Phateh Lal Manaria (died at the holy cave) and Mangi Lal (died at the Baltal base camp). They […]

Admin imposes ban on sale of sharp-edged weapons in public places

Directs people across Sgr district to surrender sharp-edged weapons within 72 hours

SRINAGAR: In wake of recent stabbing incidents in many areas of Srinagar District including Qamarwari, Bemina, Kralpora, Batmaloo, Nowhatta, Kothibagh, Rambagh, the District Magistrate(DM) Srinagar, Mohammad Aijaz Asad Friday imposed ban on  sale, purchase  and carrying of “Sharp-edged weapons” in public places of the District. In this regard, an order has been issued by the […]