World No Tobacco Day observed at Directorate of Health Services Jammu
JAMMU,: World No Tobacco Day was observed today at the Directorate of Health Services Jammu under the guidance of the Director Dr Abdul Hamid Zargar. The event was organized by State Tobacco Control Cell Jammu Division, under the aegis of National Tobacco Control Programme with technical support from Vital Strategies India Pvt. Ltd. New Delhi. […]
Plastic-Free Tomorrow Starts Today: DYSS Kishtwar sparks district-wide clean-up movement
KISHTWAR,: In a powerful prelude to World Environment Day 2025, the Department of Youth Services & Sports Kishtwar, under the dynamic leadership of District Youth Services & Sports Officer Jaffer Haider Sheikh, launched a series of district-wide plastic Clean-Up drives across Kishtwar, Nagseni, and Marwah Zones. The initiative, themed “Ending Plastic Pollution,” saw enthusiastic participation […]
Sakeena Itoo reviews developmental profile of Kupwara district
Reiterates Govt’s commitment to inclusive growth, equitable development of J&K Asks district Admin to conduct regular outreach camps, grievance redressal sessions to bridge gaps in public service delivery Distributes appointment orders among newly recruited Anganwadi workers, Motorized Tricycles among Specially abled persons KUPWARA: Minister for Health and Medical Education, Social welfare and Education Sakeena Itoo […]
1,36,020 cases settled in 2nd National Lok Adalat across J&K
SRINAGAR,:Continuing its endeavour to fulfil the constitutional commitment of providing swift, cost-effective, and efficient dispute resolution to the masses in general and the litigant public in particular, the J&K Legal Services Authority—under the patronage of Justice Arun Palli, Chief Justice, High Court of J&K and Ladakh (Patron-in-Chief, J&K Legal Services Authority), the dynamic leadership of […]
“Every citizen must experience impact of Modi Govt’s transformational schemes”: Dr Jitendra Singh
New Delhi : Union Minister Jitendra Singh, Member of Parliament from Udhampur-Kathua-Doda Lok Sabha constituency convened a comprehensive constituency-level meeting via video conferencing to finalize a month-long series of activities commemorating 11 years of the Modi Government on Saturday, an official statement said on Saturday. Fresh from launching the “Viksit Bharat Krishi Sankalp Abhiyaan” at […]
Udhampur Police arrest 62 accused under NDPS Act; narcotics valued at 2.07 cr seized
Udhampur : The Udhampur district police have taken stringent action against those involved in narcotics from January to May this year. A total of 44 cases have been registered and 62 accused were arrested under the NDPS and PIT NDPS/PSA Acts, according to an official statement. Sixteen vehicles used in drug trafficking were also seized, […]
Bovine smuggler detained under PSA in Samba
JAMMU: A habitual bovine smuggler was detained under the stringent Public Safety Act (PSA) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba district on Saturday, police said. Shabir Shah, a resident of Chamalvas-Banihal, has been booked under the PSA after obtaining a formal detention order from the district magistrate, Samba, a police spokesman said. Shah has been subsequently […]
Govt school teacher held for duping job seekers, remanded to 15-day judicial custody
JAMMU: A suspended government school teacher, arrested last week on duping job seekers, was on Saturday remanded to 15 days of judicial custody, an official of the Crime Branch said. Jameel Anjum, a resident of Ustad Mohalla, was arrested on May 23 and was produced in a local court which remanded him to 15 days […]
First parcel train carrying 24 tonnes of cherries leave J&K for Mumbai
JAMMU: A parcel train containing 24 tonnes of cherry left Jammu and Kashmir’s Katra station for Mumbai on Saturday, marking the first such initiative which was described by the Jammu division of the Northern Railway as “historic”. The parcel train, which will reach Mumbai’s Bandra station within 30 hours, was earlier scheduled for June 3 […]
BJP names two MLAs as deputy leaders, another chip whip in J&K Assembly
JAMMU: The BJP’s Jammu and Kashmir unit on Saturday assigned key responsibilities to several of its MLAs to strengthen the party’s organizational structures and legislative functioning in the assembly. BJP vice-president and Samba MLA Surjit Singh Salathia and Udhampur West MLA Pawan Gupta have been nominated as the deputy leaders of the opposition, while Jasrota […]
