Samba Premier T-20 Cup Kicks Off
SAMBA: Deputy Commissioner Samba Rajesh Sharma, today inaugurated the Samba Premier T20 Cup at Rani Suchet Singh Stadium, marking the beginning of an exciting cricketing event aimed at youth engagement and social transformation. Organized by the District Administration Samba in collaboration with the Excise Department, the tournament features 16 teams and more than 200 young […]
IICT holds Draw of Lots, selects 100 weavers for free modern carpet looms
SRINAGAR: The Indian Institute of Carpet Technology (IICT), Srinagar, today organised ‘Draw of Lots’ for selection of 100 active registered carpet weavers for distribution of free Modified Modern Steel Carpet Looms. A large number of applicant weavers from various districts assembled in IICT premises at Bagh-e-Ali Mardan Khan, here, for participation in the Draw of […]
DC reviews heritage site restoration and Phase-III Project identification in Udhampur
UDHAMPUR: A meeting of the District Level Coordination-cum-Implementation Committee for the revival, restoration, preservation and maintenance of architectural and heritage sites was today held here under the chairpersonship of Deputy Commissioner Saloni Rai. The meeting focused on identifying heritage projects for execution under Phase-III and reviewing the progress of previously approved heritage sites in the […]
STD intensifies inspections against sale suppression, fake invoicing, GST violations across Jammu division
JAMMU,: State Taxes Department (STD), Jammu and Kashmir has intensified its drive against menace of sale suppression and launched massive inspection drive across Jammu division to check GST violations. Based on inputs generated by various AI tools including Business Intelligence And Fraud Analytics (BIFA), E-way Bills Portal and other components of enforcement wings, the inspections […]
Jal Jeevan Mission achieving steady progress in J&K
Kulgam’s Lanker Pombay village, for first time, gets tap water connections within premises JAMMU: Jammu and Kashmir has made significant strides in improving access to clean water in the rural households through “Jal Jeevan Mission” with many far flung and hilly areas getting tap water supply for the first time in history. The latest example […]
CPI(M) conference adopts resolutions on restoration of J&K’s statehood, Pandits’ return to Kashmir
Jammu: The CPI(M) adopted resolutions on the immediate restoration of the statehood of Jammu and Kashmir and the return and rehabilitation of Kashmiri Pandits at the two-day state conference of the party, a senior leader said. The CPI(M)’s 13th state conference ended here on Tuesday, which was attended by coordinator and polit bureau member Prakash […]
J&K court sentences faith healer to 14 years in jail for sexually abusing minors
Srinagar: A court in Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday sentenced a faith healer to 14 years of rigorous imprisonment for committing unnatural sexual offences with two minor children during their religious lessons. Dismissing defense counsel’s assertion about four-year delay in registering of FIR, Chief Judicial Magistrate Sopore Mir Wajahat reasoned it with a poem. “Better […]
Ammunition, explosive substance seized in Samba
Samba/Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir police on Tuesday seized some ammunition and explosive substance from a forest area and said a major sabotage by anti-national elements was averted with timely recovery of the materials. The recovery that included 29 rounds of AK assault rifle, its magazine and some explosive powder was made from Kawala forest in […]
J&K: Bank officer among 5 held in multi-crore loan ‘scam’
Jammu: The crime branch of the Jammu and Kashmir Police has arrested five accused, including a former manager of the Jammu and Kashmir Bank, in connection with an alleged multi-crore-rupee loan scam here, the agency said on Tuesday. The case was registered in 2023 on a written complaint from Mohammad Shakeel, the chief manager of […]
Kashmir may see ‘drought’ as Jan, Feb record 80 pc precipitation deficit: MeT
Srinagar: Kashmir has witnessed a dry winter this year with the months of January and February recording a precipitation deficit of around 80 per cent, which has raised the possibility of drought in the valley this summer, the MeT department officials said. Several water bodies are flowing below the zero level mark at many places […]
