Health facilities strengthened in Rajouri after ‘unidentified’ illness claims 17 lives

Rajouri: Rajouri’s Government Medical College (GMC) in Jammu and Kashmir is being strengthened after an unidentified illness claimed 17 lives in Budhal village under Kotranka Sub Division. To tackle the situation, the government’s health department has provided five child specialists and five anaesthesia specialists to GMC Rajouri. Principal GMC Rajouri, Dr AS Bhatia, confirmed that […]

Resolute in ensuring no discrimination against girl child: PM Modi

New Delhi: In his message on National Girl Child Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday that India is proud of the accomplishments of its girls across all fields. Modi added that his government is equally resolute in ensuring no discrimination happens against the girl child. In a post on X, he said, “Today, […]

UNSC’s Counter-Terrorism Committee agrees on guiding principles, takes forward commitments made in Delhi Declaration

United Nations: The UN Security Council’s Counter-Terrorism Committee has agreed on guiding principles for preventing and detecting the use of new and emerging financial technologies for terrorist purposes, taking forward commitments made by the UN body on combatting terrorism during India’s tenure in the Council. Earlier this month, the Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC), under the chairship […]

J&K DGP reviews ops preparedness of FoBs at tri-junction of Kathua-Doda-Udhampur region

Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Director General of Police (DGP) Nalin Prabhat on Thursday visited the strategically significant area of Basantgarh in Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur district to conduct a comprehensive operational review.  He urged personnel to tackle emerging threats relentlessly while prioritising the safety and well-being of the residents. Accompanied by Additional Director General of […]

BSF ADG meets J&K DGP in Jammu, discusses border management

Jammu: Additional Director General of the Border Security Force (BSF) Satish Khandare met Jammu and Kashmir Director General of Police Nalin Prabhat on Thursday to discuss issues related to security and border management. The ADG of BSF Western Command, accompanied by Inspector General (IG) of the Jammu Frontier, D K Boora, called on the DGP […]

DIG directs police to maintain list of gangsters for action under PSA

Jammu: Deputy Inspector General Shiv Kumar Sharma on Thursday emphasised the need for strict action against gangsters and anti-social elements, directing police officials to maintain a comprehensive list of gangsters to facilitate their booking under the Public Safety Act (PSA). The DIG also instructed officers to launch a massive crackdown on vehicles with illegal modifications, […]

Officials issue advisory warning people of forest fire in Kashmir in next 7 days

Srinagar: Authorities in Kashmir have issued an advisory, warning people about the high risk of forest fire over the next seven days. In a letter issued by the office of the Kashmir divisional commissioner, deputy commissioners of all 10 districts of the valley have been directed to make people living in fire-prone areas aware of […]