Most of 22 ambulances unused due to lack of drivers in J-K’s Mendhar
Poonch/Jammu: A shortage of ambulance drivers has been alleged to be the chief reason behind the death here in Poonch district’s Mendher sub division of a pregnant woman, who could not be rushed fast enough to a hospital in an ambulance for there was no one to drive it. Most of nearly two dozen ambulances […]
Turning bones into pieces of art, Aziz-ur Rehman is J-K’s first bone artist
Srinagar: Looking at Aziz-ur Rehman’s tools, one can be forgiven for mistaking him for an exorcist. Rehman, however, does not deal with the occult. He is an artist who makes art from waste material, including animal bones. The Jammu and Kashmir Handicrafts Department discovered Rehman — the only bone artist of the Union Territory — […]
No outsider being given land under PMAY in JK: Lt Guv
Says those who grabbed State land illegally misleading people
Baramulla: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha Saturday said that no outsider was being given land under Pradhan Mantri’s Awas Yojna (PMAY) and those who grabbed state land illegally should stop misleading people. Addressing a function at Dak Bunglow, Baramulla district of north Kashmir, the LG said that many people came to him stating that they were […]
NC, PDP of inciting public on allocation land under PMAY: BJP
Jammu: Senior BJP leader Kavinder Gupta on Saturday accused the National Conference and the Peoples Democratic Party of trying to incite people on the issue of allocation of land under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY). Gupta’s remarks came hours after the Peoples Democratic Party staged a protest against alleged attempts to settle outsiders in Jammu […]
Resolving border issue: India, China should find a mutually acceptable solutions: Wang Yi
Beijing: Top Chinese diplomat Wang Yi in his meeting with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar in Jakarta has said that both countries should find a mutually acceptable solution to the border problem without letting “specific issues” define the overall relationship. India has been locked in a military standoff with China at eastern Ladakh for more […]
Police officers asked to step up efforts to eradicate terror networks in Rajouri, Poonch
Rajouri/Jammu: A senior police officer on Saturday called for efforts to be stepped up to eliminate terror networks in twin border districts of Rajouri and Poonch, a spokesperson said. Deputy Inspector General of Police (Rajouri-Poonch Range) Mohammad Haseeb Mughal chaired a high-level meeting, convened to conduct a comprehensive review of the ongoing anti-terror operations and […]
Gen Pande visits forward areas along LoC
New Delhi: Army Chief Gen Manoj Pande visited the forward areas along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir to review the operational preparedness, officials said on Saturday. The Army also tweeted pictures from his visit and interaction with some of the troops deployed in the forward areas. “General Manoj Pande COAS visited […]
Over 7,000 pilgrims leave for twin base camps from Jammu
Jammu: A fresh batch of over 7,000 pilgrims left Jammu city early Saturday for the twin base camps in the Valley to join the annual Amarnath pilgrimage, officials said. The 62-day annual pilgrimage to the 3,880-metre-high holy cave shrine of Amarnath in the south Kashmir Himalayas commenced from the twin tracks — the traditional 48-km […]
MeT forecasts cloudy weather with light spell of rain in JK
Srinagar: The weather office here has forecast generally cloudy skies with possibility of a spell of rain at some places of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday. A meteorological department official here said that from 16-20, mainly dry weather was expected during most part of the day but a brief spell of rain/thundershower at scattered places […]
Two girls drown in flash floods in Kathua
Jammu: Two girls drowned and two were rescued after being caught in a flash flood while crossing a mountain stream in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district on Saturday, police said. The girls were returning home after attending school in the remote Nangala-Machaddi area, Billawar SHO Jatinder Singh told PTI. The accident occurred around 4.30 pm […]
