Chief Secretary chairs UTLSC meeting of PMGSY
Approves balance length of around 576 kms of roads and 63 bridges under PMGSY -III
SRINAGAR: Chief Secretary, Dr. Arun Kumar Mehta, Thursday chaired the Union Territory Level Standing Committee Meeting of PMGSY here. The meeting was attended by the Principal Secretary, PWD; Development Commissioner, Works; Chief Engineers of R&B Jammu/Kashmir, Chief Engineer PMGSY, Jammu/Kashmir; Quality Coordinator, PMGSY and other concerned officers of the department. Officers from Jammu and New […]
Student stabbed by mate in Baramulla
Baramulla: A 16-year-old Class 10 student of Islamia School was critically injured after being stabbed by his school mate on a bridge near Azadgunj Baramulla on Friday. A classmate of the injured, also an eyewitness to the incident, said, “When we were let off by the school for Friday prayers, Muzamil Sajad (also a student) […]
Govt working to provide timely, affordable healthcare to all: Advisor Bhatnagar
Addresses three-day surgical conference cum workshop at GMC Srinagar
SRINAGAR: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Rajeev Rai Bhatnagar today remarked that the government is working systematically to fulfill its primary objective of providing suitable, affordable, and timely medical care to all including economically challenged people. The Advisor made these remarks while speaking at the three-day surgical conference cum workshop of the J&K Chapter of the […]
Notorious fraudster booked under PSA in Budgam
Srinagar: Police in Budgam have booked a notorious fraudster woman under stringent Public Safety Act (PSA), police spokesman said Friday. He said Shoki, wife of Ghulam Rasool Dar alis Las Shikari, resident of Gangbugh Srinagar, was booked under PSA for her unrelenting involvement in criminal and anti-social activities, including frauds and looting the gullible people. […]
3 drug peddlers arrested, contraband recovered
Srinagar: Police have arrested three drug peddlers in Awantipora and recovered contraband substances from their possession, police spokesman said Friday. He said a police party during naka checking at Kawni crossing intercepted three suspicious persons who tried to flee from the spot but were apprehended. During their search, 16.1 kgs of grinded cannabis powder concealed […]
Pr Secy H&UDD reviews arrangements ahead of VVIP visit
BARAMULLA: Principal Secretary, Housing and Urban Development Department (H&UDD), Dheeraj Gupta, today visited Baramulla to review arrangements for the upcoming visit of VVIP to Jammu and Kashmir. Principal Secretary visited Showkat Ali Stadium Khwajabagh Baramulla to take stock of facilities being put in place ahead of the VVIP visit. He was accompanied by Chairperson, District […]
600 kg poppy seized from truck in Samba, 1 held
Jammu: Police on Friday seized about 600 kilogram of poppy packed in apple boxes from a truck in Samba district, officials said. A police party during routine checking intercepted a truck at Sidco Morh area on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway, they said. During its search, about 600 kilogram of poppy was found hidden inside 98 […]
UT Level Apex Committee meet on Agri concludes at SKUAST-K
J&K has enormous potential for high-value, niche crops: Dr Mangla Rai
SRINAGAR: Dr Mangla Rai, Former Director General, ICAR, on Friday said that Jammu and Kashmir is poised to be the model bio-economy region of India for its varied agro-ecological zones which are bestowed with bounties of nature in the form of niche crops and commodities and the UTs potential to grow high-value crops that are […]
Nash Mukt J&K Abhiyan: Excise Deptt Kashmir intensifies destruction of narcotic crop cultivation
Bhang, Poppy cultivation around 4500 kanals of land destroyed this year
SRINAGAR: Continuing its efforts of eradicating Narcotic crop cultivation, the Excise Department of Kashmir Division intensified its activities in the month of September under Nash Mukt J&K Abhiyan. The department has been following a multi-pronged strategy; focussing on destruction activities in all the potential/vulnerable areas, taking stringent measures against illicit cultivators/persons involved in narcotic trade, […]
