Police arrest two drug peddlers in Pampore, poppy straw recovered

PAMPORE: Continuing its drive against the ‘Drug Net’ Pampore Police on Saturday arrested two drug peddlers and recovered eight kgs of contraband substances from their possession in Saffron town Pampore area of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district. Police party of Pampore on checking duty arrested two drug peddlers in Pampore town after arrested persons were moving […]

Forest Rights Act, 2006: Training cum awareness camp held for SDLC, field functionaries at Banihal

BANIHAL: District Level Committee (DLC), Ramban for Forest Rights Act, 2006 today organized training-cum- awareness programme at HSS Banihal to acquaint the officials of Sub Divisional Level Committees (SDLCs) Ramsoo and Banihal besides field functionaries of Revenue, Rural and Forest Departments department about the implementation of the Act. The training was attended by SDM Ramsoo, […]

DC Kishtwar chairs training-cum-awareness programme

KISHTWAR: To acquaint the officers and other stakeholders about various provisions of the Forest Right Act 2006, the Forest Department today conducted a daylong training and awareness programme for the officials concerned, which was presided over by the Deputy Commissioner, Ashok Kumar. The training programme was attended by the Divisional Forest Officer, Kishtwar, Sagar Singh, […]

JK Govt transfers additional land to CUK, VC thanks Lt Guv, admn

Ganderbal: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has transferred 94 kanals and 6 marlas of additional land at Watlar, Tehsil Lar of Ganderbal to the Central University of Kashmir (CUK) for establishment of residential and other utility quarters. The land is in addition to the 503 acres of land already given to the varsity for the […]

Renowned educationist from Pampore Farooq Ahmad Mir passes away

PAMPORE: Renowned Educationist, Ex- Lecturer Farooq Ahmad Mir, resident of Kadlabal Pampore passed away. Renowned Educationist and Scholar Farooq Ahmad Mir, passed away late Friday night at his residence at Kadlabal Pampore, after a brief illness. The deceased was father of Dy Conservator of Forest in office of the Chief Secretary at J&K Govt Waseem […]

Police asks Border Battalion candidates to produce documents

Srinagar: It is for the information for all those candidates of Jammu Province (District Poonch, Rajouri, Jammu, Samba and Kathua) who after having applied for the post of Constable in 02 Border Battalions of J&K Police advertised Notice vide No. Pers-Rectt-A-105-2018/16207-50 dated 09.03.2019 and appeared/qualified in PET/PST but failed to produce their original/valid documents during […]

FCS&CA Department Pulwama tightens noose around erring mutton dealers, files 3 cases

Pulwama: Acting tough against delinquent and erring business establishments on the directions of Deputy Commissioner Pulwama and Director Food, Civil, Supplies and Consumer Affairs Department Kashmir, the market checking squads of FCS&CA Pulwama today carried out an extensive market checking drive throughout the length and breadth of the district which resulted in lodging of FIRs […]

Won’t be silenced, might build own platform in near future: Trump after indefinite Twitter ban

Won’t be silenced, might build own platform in near future: Trump after indefinite Twitter ban

WASHINGTON: Outgoing US President Donald Trump has slammed Twitter for permanently suspending him, vowing that he and his support base would not be silenced. The unprecedented move by the California-based microblogging site on Friday comes after Trump tweeted that he would not attend the inauguration of his successor Joe Biden on January 20. “After close […]

World waiting for India’s vaccines, watching how it runs world’s biggest vaccination drive: PM Modi

World waiting for India’s vaccines, watching how it runs world’s biggest vaccination drive: PM Modi

New Delhi: India is ready with two made-in-India vaccines for the protection of humanity and the world is not only waiting for them but also watching as to how the country runs the globe’s biggest vaccination programme, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday. In his address at the inauguration of the 16th Pravasi Bharatiya […]

Saudi Arabia’s king Salman gets coronavirus jab

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s King Salman on Thursday received a Covid-19 vaccine jab, more than three weeks after the kingdom kicked off a threephase inoculation programme, official media said. King Salman, 85, “received the first dose of the coronavirus vaccine,” in the futuristic Red Sea city of Neom, the Saudi Press Agency said. Official media published […]