GI tagging: AC transfers administrative control to I&C Deptt
Administrative Council approves expansion of cold storage facilities in Jammu
Jammu: To streamline the GI tagging of Jammu and Kashmir’s art and craft through the Craft Development Institute, the Administrative Council (AC) approved the transfer of administrative control of the Craft Development Institute (CDI) to the Industries and Commerce Department for promoting GI tagging of J&K arts and crafts. The decision is aimed at promoting […]
LG reviews mega Jammu projects through camera-mounted drones via videoconferencing
Lauds efforts of implementing agencies for fast progress on the projects
Jammu: Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha on Sunday reviewed the progress of mega projects of Jammu division through camera-mounted drones via videoconferencing from his office at Raj Bhawan. The review included three undergoing projects – AIIMS Jammu, IIT Jammu, and Jambu Zoo. The Lieutenant Governor lauded the efforts of implementing agencies for fast progress on the […]
BJP trying to ‘remove’ Mahatma Gandhi’s ideology: J&K Cong chief
Jammu: The BJP government at the Centre is trying to “remove” Mahatma Gandhi’s ideology, Jammu and Kashmir Congress president G A Mir alleged on Sunday and asserted that his party will continue to carry forward the philosophy of the father of the nation. Speaking to reporters after paying tributes to Mahatma Gandhi at his statue […]
Prez, PM pay floral tributes to Mahatma Gandhi at Rajghat
New Delhi: The nation on Sunday remembered Mahatma Gandhi on his death anniversary with President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi paying floral tributes to the Father of the Nation at Raj Ghat here. Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri and Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla too joined Kovind and Modi and a two-minute […]
6 drug peddlers, including 4 Punjab residents, held
Jammu: Six alleged drug peddlers, including four residents of Punjab, were arrested with contraband substances at different places in Jammu and Kashmir, police said on Sunday. In the first incident, Devander Singh and his associate Sahib Singh, both residents of Amritsar, were arrested after 11 kg of poppy straw was recovered from their truck during […]
Policeman shot dead in Bijbehara
Srinagar: A policeman was shot dead by militants in Bijbehara area of Anantnag district on Saturday, officials said. They said that Head Constable Ali Mohammad was fired upon by unknown militants in the Hassanpora area of the district, leaving him critically injured. He was shifted to GMC Anantnag were doctors declared him dead. The killing […]
LeT module busted in Ganderbal; 3 held
Srinagar: A terror module of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) was busted by arresting its three associates in Ganderbal district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said Saturday. They said arms and ammunition was also seized from the arrested persons. “Police in Ganderbal have busted a terror module by arresting three terror associates linked with proscribed terror outfit LeT/TRF […]
Encounter breaks out in Pulwama district
Srinagar: An encounter broke out between security forces and militants in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, police said. Acting on specific input about the presence of militants in the Naira area of Pulwama, in south Kashmir, security forces launched a cordon and search operation there, a police official said. He said as […]
3-tier panel to demarcate land not part of water channels but recorded as such
Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Saturday approved the formation of a three-tier committee to delineate and demarcate different kinds of land, which do not form a part of water channels but have been mentioned in revenue records as such. The administrative council, which met under the chairmanship of Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, approved […]
Covid-19: J&K reports 4175 new cases; five deaths
Srinagar, Jammu, Baramulla report maximum cases respectively
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir today reported 4175 new positive cases of Covid-19 thus taking the total number of positive cases in the UT to 428260. Officials said that out of 4175 fresh cases, 1363 were reported from Jammu division and 2812 from Kashmir division. The UT also reported five infection related deaths – three from […]