Displaced people from PoJK get domicile certificates
Document mentions their 'original place of residence'
Jammu: “We have been reconnected to our roots”, says Anil Mahajan, who is among the over 21,000 displaced people from Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK) given a new domicile certificate mentioning the place they originally belonged to. The certificate carries the name of the “original place of residence” in PoJK from where their family members […]
Over 40 foods items banned at Amarnath Yatra
Pilgrims advised to look after physical fitness
Jammu: More than 40 food items have been banned at the upcoming Amarnath Yatra and the pilgrims have been advised to achieve physical fitness by walking at least 5 kilometres a day, the Shri Amarnath Shrine Board said in its health advisory issued on Thursday. The banned food items include drinks, fried and fast food […]
Three dead, 4 injured in separate accidents in Rajouri, Kishtwar
Rajouri/Jammu: Three people were killed and four injured in two separate road accidents in Rajouri and Kishtwar districts on Thursday, police said. Two women, Shah Jahan (40) and Shahnaz Akhtar (35), were killed and three including a 10-month-old girl were injured when the car they were travelling in skidded off the road and plunged into […]
Infiltration bid foiled in Poonch, arms seized: Army
Jammu: An infiltration bid by terrorists was foiled along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district leading to the seizure of a large consignment of arms and ammunition, the army said on Thursday. Officials said the seizure, including steel core bullets and Pakistan-made medicines, was made during a search operation in Krishnaghati sector early […]
Community address in US: PM Modi to speak on diaspora’s role in India’s growth story
Washington: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will speak on the role of the diaspora in India’s development during his address to Indian Americans here next week, according to a community leader in charge of hosting the event. Prime Minister Modi is visiting the US from June 21-24 at the invitation of US President Joe Biden and […]
MeT predicts rains, thunderstorms till June 17
Srinagar: Rain lashed parts of Jammu and Kashmir even as the weatherman on Thursday forecast more precipitation at scattered places till June 17. A meteorological department official here said that in last 24 hours till 0830 hours Thursday, Pahalgam received 0.4mm of rain, Kokernag 0.2mm, Jammu 13.7mm, Banihal traces, Batote 2.6mm, Katra 3.4mm, Bhaderwah 8.8mm […]
CS releases first ever Panchayat Rankings under APDP programme
Calls rankings as bedrock for evidence based planning and acceleration of development process
SRINAGAR: Chief Secretary, Dr Arun Kumar Mehta Thursday released the rankings of Panchayats under the Aspirational Panchayat Development Programme (APDP), a J&K government initiative to assess the performance of these rural administrative units on key developmental parameters. At the outset, the Chief Secretary complimented the whole team of Planning Development & Monitoring Department headed by […]
Lt Guv makes surprise check of Shelter Home for Urban Homeless
JAMMU: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha paid a surprise inspection at Shelter Home for Urban Homeless at Boria Basti, Bahu Fort Jammu, Thursday. The Lt Governor during the visit reviewed facilities being provided to the dwellers. He also heard their grievances, during the interaction. The Lt Governor directed the officials to ensure round the clock availability […]
Private school teacher arrested for ‘molesting’ two students
Srinagar: A teacher of a private school here has been arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting two girl students, officials said on Thursday. Satar Beigh (42), a resident of the Gurez area of north Kashmir’s Bandipora district and currently staying at Hyderpora here, was arrested on Wednesday, they said. Beigh, who teaches Arabic in the Holy […]
Landslides hits Jammu-Srinagar NH, clearance work started
Banihal/Jammu: Traffic was disrupted on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway Thursday following a landslide near Ramban town, traffic department officials said. The landslide struck the 270-km highway near Cafeteria Morh around 1 am, blocking the only all-weather road linking Kashmir with the rest of the country, the officials said. They said the mouth of an under-construction […]
