In a push to accelerate Jammu and Kashmir's transition to clean energy, Chief Secretary Atal Dulloo on Thursday reviewed the status of ongoing solarisation projects and called for time-bound action to achieve renewable energy targets, including the development of mega solar parks and solar-powered government infrastructure.
Jammu Police demolished properties worth Rs 4 crore linked to alleged drug peddler Navjot Singh alias Bablu, while Srinagar Police attached assets worth Rs 5 crore in a major anti-drug crackdown.
Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Thursday inaugurated the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Helipad at Village Hutt, Katra.
PDP chief and former chief minister Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday said that the BJP was reaping what it sowed after years of labelling Muslims and secular people as traitors.
Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Tuesday said Jammu and Kashmir’s 100-day anti-drug campaign is striking directly at the roots of terror, as law enforcement agencies intensify action against traffickers, peddlers and their financial networks.
More than three lakh devotees performed the ongoing Amarnath Yatra during the last 16 days, as another batch of 4,875 Yatris left for the Valley on Monday, officials said.
A local newsman was arrested here on Wednesday by police under the Official Secrets Act 1923.
Over 1.82 lakh pilgrims had ‘darshan’ inside the holy cave shrine of Amarnath during the last nine days as another batch of 5,803 yatris left for Kashmir on Monday.
Union Health Minister JP Nadda said on Sunday that the OPD of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jammu, will start operating within a fortnight.
Jammu Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Dr Vinod Kumar toured the border zones along the International Border with Pakistan in the Jammu District and reviewed the security scenario in order to strengthen the border grid and augment the existing resources.
