FCS&CA Kargil organizes awareness program on fortified rice at Sankoo
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FCS&CA Kargil organizes awareness program on fortified rice at Sankoo

  The Department of Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs (FCS&CA) Kargil today organized an awareness program on fortified rice at Dak Bungalow, Sankoo. On the occasion, an official of FCS &CA Kargil, Mohd Yousuf Fokari said the department is making efforts to ensure the implementation of rice fortification to address malnutrition, anemia and micronutrient…

Program on “Good Governance Week”, gender equality held at Shargole
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Program on “Good Governance Week”, gender equality held at Shargole

  Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department Kargil today organized a program on “Good Governance Week” under the theme “Sushasan Sapta-Prashan Gaon Ki Aur” and a Gender Equality program under NRLM at Higher Secondary School, Shargole. ACD Kargil Ghulam Mohd, Block Development Officer, Shargole, Dr Mehdi Khan, representative of Special Cell for Women, Haseena Batool,…

2-day training program on welfare schemes for ex-servicemen, war widows, widows begins in Kargil
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2-day training program on welfare schemes for ex-servicemen, war widows, widows begins in Kargil

A two-day training program on the application and documentation procedure of various Raksha Mantri Ex-servicemen Welfare Fund (RMEWF) welfare schemes and procedure of DLC on SPARSH for ex-servicemen, war widows and widows started today in Kargil under the banner Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav. The program was chaired by Zila Sainik Welfare Officer Kacho Muhammad Ali…

Terror Incidents in J&K Down by 168 Pc, Left Wing Extremism Incidents by 265 Pc Under Modi Govt: Thakur
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Terror Incidents in J&K Down by 168 Pc, Left Wing Extremism Incidents by 265 Pc Under Modi Govt: Thakur

Union Minister Anurag Thakur on Monday said that “terror incidents in Jammu and Kashmir decreased by 168 per cent” since the Modi government came to power and “Left Wing Extremism incidents were down by over 265 per cent” since 2015. Underlining that the Modi government has a “zero tolerance policy towards terrorism,” Thakur said, “the…

LeT Militant Associate Arrested in Baramulla, Arms and Ammunition Recovered: Police
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LeT Militant Associate Arrested in Baramulla, Arms and Ammunition Recovered: Police

Police on Monday said that it along with Army arrested a Lashkar-e-Toiba militant associate in North Kashmir’s Baramulla district. In a handout The police said that based on a specific input, an operation was carried out on 18.12.22 by joint parties of police and 32 RR, leading to arrest of one militant associate viz. Mohd….

Stone-Slide Closes Mughal Road
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Stone-Slide Closes Mughal Road

Mughal road, connecting twin districts of Poonch and Rajouri with Shopian was blocked due to stone-slide at Shakargah along the throughfare. Official sources while confirming it to said that efforts are underway to clear the historic throughfare for traffic. Meanwhile authorities said that traffic was plying on Jammu-Srinagar highway, the only surface link connecting Kashmir…

Labourer dies after tractor over-turns in Budgam
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Labourer dies after tractor over-turns in Budgam

A labourer died on the spot after he tractor overturned in Central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Monday morning. The incident occurred in Malpora village of Sub-Division Khag. Police sources identified the victim as Asfhaq Ahmed Ghazi, a resident of Narsingpora Khag. Sources added that the tractor driver also sustained injuries and was shifted to SMHS…

North Korea

North Korea confirms ‘important’ spy satellite test for April launch

North Korea’s state media KCNA said on Monday the country conducted an “important, final phase” test on Sunday for the development of a spy satellite, which it seeks to complete by April 2023. The report was released a day after the South Korean and Japanese militaries reported the isolated North’s launch of two intermediate-range ballistic…

1 dead, 10 injured as private bus returning from wedding collides with container vehicle in Raigad

1 dead, 10 injured as private bus returning from wedding collides with container vehicle in Raigad

One died, while 10 people were injured as a private bus returning from a wedding ceremony collided with a container vehicle in Maharashtra’s Raigad. The incident took place in Raigad, under the limits of the Khopoli Police Station, when a bus with 35 passengers collided with a container vehicle. A police official said, “The container…

Ganderbal

Probe ordered into ‘delay’ in building transit accommodations in Ganderbal

Officials contradict DC, say ongoing works ahead of schedule The Deputy Commissioner Ganderbal has ordered an inquiry into the “delay” in the construction of transit accommodation for the employees recruited under the PM Package while the officials of the department involved in the construction of housing say the work is ahead of schedule and there…