New Delhi, May 9 (IANS) On Pochishe Boishakh, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday paid heartfelt tributes to Rabindranath Tagore, the world-renowned poet, writer, and Nobel Prize winner and said he enriched our society with new thought, creative energy and cultural confidence. “Today, on the special occasion of Pochishe Boishakh, we pay our heartfelt tributes to Gurudev Tagore. Gurudev Tagore was a writer, thinker and poet of extraordinary brilliance. He made a mark as an exceptional philos…
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Srinagar, May 8 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Friday appreciated the Army and the civil administration for rescuing tourists stranded in the higher reaches of Gulmarg after a technical snag developed in a private helicopter.An official statement said that the Chief Minister appreciated the prompt and coordinated efforts of the Army and the civil administration in safely rescuing the stranded tourists following the helicopter malfunction in the ski resort town.The Chief…
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…
Jammu, May 8 (IANS) A pointed reference to Kalari cheese — a traditional delicacy of Udhampur in Jammu and Kashmir, in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s radio programme ‘Mann Ki Baat’ recently has done wonders to its business, significantly pushing up its demand in the local markets as well as those in adjoining districts. In the 133rd edition of ‘Mann Ki Baat’, PM Modi described cheese as the part of India’s cultural heritage and hailed its ‘global recognition and triumph’ at the International ch…
Srinagar, May 8 (IANS) A drug peddler has been arrested in J&K’s Anantnag district and ‘charas’ recovered from him during checking, police said on Friday.A police statement said that continuing its sustained crackdown against drug trafficking and substance abuse, Anantnag police on Friday arrested a drug peddler and recovered a consignment of charas during naka checking in the district.According to officials, a police party from Police Post GBS was conducting naka checking at the Muslim Abad…
Srinagar, May 8 (IANS) The Central government has authorised the Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor to exercise powers on telecom services in the union territory.These powers include control over services such as interception of signals, suspension of service and decryption of messages, related to telecom services in the UT during public safety events or national emergencies.A notification to this effect was issued by the Union Government on Thursday.According to the order, the President dire…
Doda (Jammu & Kashmir), May 7 (IANS) The Rural Self Employment Training Institute (RSETI), a collaborative initiative between the Ministry of Rural Development and SBI, is emerging as a major platform for empowering rural youth in Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda district by equipping them with self-employment skills.The institute is currently witnessing enthusiastic participation from young women, particularly in its cutting and tailoring course, where a large number of girls are enrolling with a…
Srinagar, May 7 (IANS) Police in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag district said on Thursday that they have arrested 10 people involved in multiple cases registered at different places of illegal opium poppy cultivation. A police statement said that the Police Station Mattan arrested Ghulam Nabi Mir, a resident of Nanil, in connection with FIR No. 47/2026 under Section 8/18 of the NDPS Act.Police said the case pertains to the illegal cultivation of opium poppy detected during a joint verification c…
Jammu, May 7 (IANS) The Jammu and Kashmir government said on Thursday that it has asked the police to register an FIR against a Kashmiri migrant Pandit leader Sunit Bhat for his Facebook comment against the Union Territory’s Relief Commissioner Arvind Karwani. Officials said that the Jammu and Kashmir administration has written to the police, seeking the registration of an FIR against a Kashmiri migrant Pandit leader for making allegations of illegal allotment and accepting bribes against the Re…
Panipat, May 7 (IANS) A Special NDPS Court in Haryana’s Panipat district sentenced three drug traffickers to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment each in a 2021 interstate charas trafficking case, a Narcotics Crime Bureau (NCB) official said on Thursday. The Special Court held Mohd. Wali, Mohd. Rehan Shah and Imran Khan, all three residents of Uttar Pradesh’s Pilibhit, guilty under the provisions of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act for carrying 10 kg charas.”While sentencin…