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.
"SIT headed by Sanjay Sharma (SP rural Jammu), Pardeep Kumar (SDPO Nagrota), Inspector Vishav Partap (SHO Nagrota) and SI Majid Hussain (IC Police Post Sidhra) has been formed to investigate the matter.
"Six members of a family were found dead at their residence in Sidhra area of Jammu. Details awaited," the Jammu and Kashmir police said. The bodies have been shifted to Government Medical College and Hospital in Jammu.
Luckily, the grenade missed its target and hence no damage was caused. Coming as it does ahead of the Independence Day, security forces are concerned over the attack.
Three peddlers belonging to Punjab have been arrested from the city's Narwal area in connection with possession of heroin worth about Rs.24 crore in the international market.
Speaking at the Moravian Church, the Dalai Lama spoke about the global warming that has engulfed Europe and various other countries. He stressed the need for helping each other as a universal responsibility that is very important in the existing scenario.
