Srinagar, May 9 (IANS) J&K L-G Manoj Sinha said on Saturday that the challenge of drug addiction can only be met through the ‘whole society approach’. The J&K L-G joined a padyatra in Anantnag as part of the “Drug-Free J&K Campaign”.Addressing a public gathering, Manoj Sinha appealed to the people to break the silence to win this war against drugs and said all sections of society must speak in one voice about the dangers of drug addiction.“The challenge of drug add…
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Srinagar, May 8 (IANS) The single-largest narcotics-linked property attachment in the Union Territory, worth Rs 6.5 crore, has been carried out in J&K’s Anantnag district, police said on Friday.A police statement said in continuation of its sustained and aggressive crackdown against the narcotics network, Anantnag police has initiated attachment/seizure proceedings under Section 68-F of the NDPS Act against Bashir Ahmad Mir, son of Gul Mohammad Mir, and his family members, residents of Doo…
Srinagar, May 5 (IANS) Police in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag district said on Tuesday that they have arrested the most wanted female drug peddler and recovered contraband from her possession.A police statement said that in its sustained and uncompromising crackdown against drug trafficking, Anantnag Police achieved another significant success by apprehending a notorious female drug peddler involved in multiple narcotics cases.A police party of Police Post Dialgam had established a routine nak…
Srinagar, April 29 (IANS) Police in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag district have destroyed illicit poppy cultivation and registered five FIRs in connection with the cases, officials said on Wednesday.A statement said that Anantnag Police have intensified the drive against the illicit cultivation of narcotic crops in the district.Acting on specific information, a police party, along with the concerned Naib Tehsildar, Agriculture Department officials, and the Executive Magistrate, visited village Li…
Pune, April 21 (IANS) Marking one year since the tragic Pahalgam terror attack, Pragati Jagdale, wife of Santosh Jagdale, one of the 26 victims brutally gunned down, highlighted her enduring trauma and her resolve to dedicate her life to the nation and her faith. Santosh Jagdale, 50, was killed on April 22 last year in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag district when terrorists opened fire on tourists in the popular Baisaran Valley area of Pahalgam. He was on a family vacation with his wife and daug…
Srinagar, March 26 (IANS) The Jammu and Kashmir Crime Branch said on Thursday that it was conducting house searches in connection with a Covid period fraud case in which huge amounts were siphoned off.A Crime Branch statement said that the Economic Offences Wing (EOW), Kashmir, of the Crime Branch, J&K, conducted house searches at three different locations in the districts of Srinagar and Budgam in connection with FIR No. 11/2026 registered under Sections 420, 467, 468, 471, 120-B IPC, read …
Srinagar, Feb 26 (IANS) Vice President C.P. Radhakrishnan addressed the 21st convocation of Kashmir University on Thursday at the Hazratbal main campus in Srinagar city.He started his address by speaking in Kashmiri and asked the audience if everyone was okay.“I ask you not to say ‘Mera Kashmir’, ‘Tumhara Kashmir’, but always say ‘Hamara Kashmir’, Vice President advised the graduating students.He told the audience that both the Lt. Governor Manoj Sinha and Chief Minister Omar Abdul…
Jammu, Feb 20 (IANS) The Jammu and Kashmir government said on Friday that a total of 44,301 beneficiaries have received support through the marriage assistance scheme, with Rs 234 crore disbursed under this initiative for the period of 2025-26 up to the present date. The government said this while answering a question by PDP MLA, Waheed-ur-Rehman Para, in the Legislative Assembly.“Under the Ladli Beti Scheme, 1,98,024 cumulative beneficiaries have been sanctioned, with Rs 300 crore disbursed,”…
Jammu, Feb 18 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah told the Legislative Assembly on Wednesday that there are over one lakh daily wagers and casual labourers at present engaged by various government departments.The Chief Minister assured the Assembly that a legally sustainable approach is being adopted for their regularisation.In a written reply to a clubbed question by 15 members from the treasury and opposition benches, Omar Abdullah said a total of 1,00,501 workers have been r…
Jammu, Feb 12 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said on Thursday that since the NC government took office in 2024, a total of 1,425 illegal structures were demolished across the Union Territory.In a written reply to a starred question by Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) MLA Mir Mohammad Fayaz in the Assembly, Omar said that a total of 1,425 illegal structures, including residential, have been demolished across Jammu and Kashmir since the formation of the National Conference-led…