Complete work on T-5 tunnel on NH 44 by Mar 15: DC Ramban
RAMBAN, FEB 23: In order to meet the deadline of March 15 next month, the Deputy Commissioner instructed the executing agency to operate in triple shifts, highlighting the importance of…
Landslide ravages Kulgam Village, damages structures
DamhalHanjipora, Feb 23: A landslide damaged two houses and five shops in the hamlet of Shalmach in Yarikha village in south Kashmir's Kulgam district on Thursday night. According to locals, a…
Govt to review prescription audit to stop unnecessary prescription of drugs/tests
Srinagar, Feb 23: To stop the unnecessary prescription of drugs and tests by doctors, the administration is likely to review the prescription audit norms in J&K UT. While talking…
Man hurt in Sopore mysterious blast
Baramulla, Feb 23:A man was injured in a mysterious blast while digging in his kitchen garden in Warpora area of north Kashmir's Baramulla district on Thursday morning. A police official…
Asia’s only surviving Redwood tree preserved in CSIR Tangmarg
The Council of Science and Industrial Research (CSIR) Yarikha Field Station in Tangmarg, north Kashmir, is home to Asia's lone Redwood Tree, 'Sequoiadendrongiganteum,' which is roughly 150 years old. Students…
Teacher bites off colleague’s ear during fight in Pattan
Baramulla, Feb 23: A school teacher of a government school has been arrested for allegedly biting off a colleague's ear during a verbal altercation over an official assignment in Pattan…
Pay Rs 5k to petitioner for failing to file reply: HC to Jal Shakti deptt
Srinagar, Feb 23: The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh directed the Executive Engineer, Jal Shakti, Department, Budgam to pay Rs 5000 to the petitioner for failing to…
Police cracks whip against drug peddlers, 14 arrested in Handwara
Srinagar, Feb 23: In a major crackdown against drug peddlers in Police District (PD) Handwara, the police have arrested 14 drug peddlers in the ensuing month of February and also…
Illicit timber recovered in Uri, 2 arrested
Baramulla, Feb 23: Baramulla Police on Thursday arrested two individuals for their alleged involvement in cutting down illicit forest timber and selling it at higher rates. A police official said…
G-20 campaign: Painting competition held at IUST
Awantipora, Feb 23. A Painting Competition on the theme ‘Education for Empowerment’ was organized today at IUST under the aegis of Dean of Students, and coordinated by the Department of…
