JAMMU: The police have arrested two narcotic smugglers and seized 15 kilograms of cannabis in Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur district, officials said on Tuesday. During a surprise check of vehicles on the highway at Jakhani Chowk in Udhampur, a police party intercepted an Innova car late on Monday night, SSP Udhampur Rajiv Pandey said. During […]
SRINAGAR: The J&K High Court has directed the district administration and Police in Baramulla to remove encroachment immediately from state land occupied by cab drivers at Azadgunj, Baramulla and file a compliance report November 8. The order came as Division Bench of Justice Ali Mohammad Magrey and Justice Rashid Ali Dar heard a contempt petition […]
JAMMU: On the instructions of Lieutenant Governor, G C Murmu, Government has ordered a Fire Safety Audit (FSA) of all the hotels across Jammu and Kashmir. In this regard, Chief Secretary, B V R Subrahmanyam Monday chaired a meeting with Principal Secretary, Home, Director General, Fire and Emergency Services, Secretary DMRR&R, Director Tourism, Jammu and […]
SRINAGAR: Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir, Baseer Ahmad Khan Monday chaired a meeting of officers to review the position of winter stocking of food grains and other essential commodities in Ladakh and Kashmir division. The meeting was attended by Deputy Commissioner Srinagar, Shahid Iqbal Choudhary, Director Food Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs; Director Animal Husbandry, officials from […]
Officials say electric short circuit behind mishap
BARAMULLA: A fire erupted at a hotel at Gulmarg on Sunday, which destroyed its structure. The fire, according to police, was brought under control at around 4 pm – that had started at 10 am. SHO Gulmarg, Athar Parvez said that one police official Shabir Ahamd was injured in the operation. The four storey of […]
Srinagar: The J&K government has failed to implement ‘Dry Leaf Composting’ scheme, one of the main components of Solid Liquid Waste Management (SLWM), under Swachh Bharat Mission-Gramin (SBM-G). The schemes was launched on pilot basis at several places in Jammu division including at Samba, Akhnoor, Udhampur and Kathua after J&K was declared as Open Defecation […]
Scheme meant to turn bio-waste into cooking fuel
SRINAGAR: A year after J&K was declared as Open Defecation Free (ODF) on 2nd October 2018, the government has failed to implement one of the key schemes of Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin) (SBM-G) in rural areas of Jammu and Kashmir. Galvanizing Organic Bio-Agro Resources Dhan (GOBAR-DHAN) scheme was launched in February 2018 to make the […]
SRINAGAR: Radio Kashmir is now “All India Radio Kashmir”, according to an official decree issued on Friday. This effect comes a day after the state was officially divided into two union territories. Set up in 1947 by the Jammu and Kashmir government and had been part of All India Radio (AIR) since 1950s, the radio […]
Jammu: Four people were killed and six others were injured when an SUV hit a divider and overturned on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway in Jammu district on Thursday morning, police officials said. The vehicle was carrying ten persons, mostly labourers from Bihar, to Jammu when the accident took place at Jajjar Kotli around 4 am, […]
SHOPIAN: Lack of funds has halted the work of district hospital Shopain started in the year 2008, which according to doctors and locals has affected patientcare. People blame government for intentionally delaying the construction of hospital building. The hospital building is being constructed by Jammu and Kashmir projects construction corporation (JKPCC) with an estimated cost […]