Three alleged drug smugglers, including a surrendered militant, were arrested on Friday with heroin worth at least rupees One crore in the international market, police said.   The accused were identified as Ali Mohmmad alais Ishaq, a former member of Al-Barq terror outfit, Sohial Ahmed and Pradeep Kumar, they said.   Three members of an inter-state narcotic smuggling gang have been arrested. Cash worth rupees 13 lakh and one kilogram of heroin was recovered from their possession, Superintendent of Police (SP) Jammu City (South) Vinay Sharma told reporters here. ... Read More

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has emerged as the most popular global leader on social media platform Instagram with 14.8 million followers.   According to a list published by online platform twiplomacy, Mr Modi is closely followed by Indonesian President Joko Widodo with 12.2 million followers. With 10 million followers, US President Donald Trump is at the third position on photo-sharing platform. The picture of newly married Indian cricket captain Virat Kohli and his wife, actress Anushka Sharma meeting the prime minister has become the most liked picture posted by any worl ... Read More

National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday produced three Kashmiri students, alleged to be members of a militant outfit, in a special court in Chandigarh, a media report said.   One of the accused, Yousuf Rafiq Bhat, is a cousin of militant leader Zakir Musa.   According to a report in The Indian Express, the court ordered the accused, including Zahid Gulzar, a resident of Awantipora, and Mohammad Idrees Shah, to remain in judicial custody.   The court fixed the next hearing on December 21, it said.   The trio were arrested from an i ... Read More

In a significant initiative for empowerment of the state’s specially-abled students, Governor Satya Pal Malik today announced institution of ‘JK Govt Scholarship Scheme for Differently Abled Students’.   Under the scheme scholarship of Rs1 lakh each will be awarded every year to a meritorious specially-abled boy and girl student on ‘International Day for Disabled Persons’ being observed annually on December 3.   The main objective of the scholarship to the students with special needs is to assist and encourage them to study as well as ... Read More

In a minor administrative reshuffle, the Jammu and Kashmir government has ordered transfer and posting of over a dozen KAS officers, an official spokesman said. Nissar Ahmad Wani, awaiting orders of adjustment in the general administration department (GAD), is posted as the director of tourism, Kashmir. He will be relieving divisional commissioner of Kashmir of the additional responsibilities.   On November 1, the government had ordered that Tasaduq Jeelani would with immediate effect cease to function as the director of tourism, Kashmir. Jeelani is transferred and post ... Read More

The city of Srinagar recorded the season’s coldest night temperature at minus 2.4 degrees Celsius with the weather office on Sunday forecasting a further fall in temperatures across Jammu and Kashmir.   “Srinagar witnessed the coldest night of the season as the minimum temperatures dropped due to clear night sky,” an official of the Met Department said.   “As mainly clear weather is expected during the coming three to four days there is a likelihood of further fall in the temperatures.” The minimum temperatures recorded in Pahalgam and ... Read More