The Modified Apple Dynasty Scheme (MADS), a Centre-sponsored initiative, is changing the lives of orchard farmers in Jammu and Kashmir. A 68-year-old progressive farmer from Bhaderwah, Jaswant Singh Manhas, is a shining example of its success.
Jammu and Kashmir Police have registered an FIR after a 16-year-old girl died post-surgery due to an alleged medical negligence at Doda Government Medical College.
Amid continuous rainfall in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir, authorities have issued a public advisory urging residents to stay away from water bodies as river levels continue to rise. SDRF teams remain deployed to monitor the situation and prevent casualties.
The Inspector General of Police, Kashmir Zone, VK Birdi, chaired a high-level meeting at PCR Kashmir to review security arrangements for the upcoming events to be organised by the National Legal Services Authority (NLSA) and the University of Kashmir, said an official statement.
The incident occurred following heavy rainfall in the region, which led to the sudden rise in water levels of the Rajouri River. Eyewitnesses reported the boy had become stranded on a rock in the middle of the surging waters, with no escape route as the current intensified.
Heavy rainfall in Kalakote division of Rajouri district for three consecutive days has triggered landslides, damaging houses and leading to road blockades.
Two labourers lost their lives and another was seriously injured in a landslide which occurred early Wednesday morning in the Badora, which falls under the Mahore sub-division of Reasi district, Jammu and Kashmir police said on Wednesday.
Earlier on Tuesday, in view of the continuous heavy rainfall in the Reasi region, the authorities opened all the gates of the Salal Dam to regulate the rising water level of the Chenab River.
In a major crackdown on forest-related crimes, the Forest Department in Jammu and Kashmir's Bhaderwah has intensified its drive against timber smuggling and illegal logging. Over the last two months, officials have registered 52 Forest Offences Cases and seized 22 illegal mechanical cutters
Congress National President Mallikarjun Kharge and Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi chaired a meeting with the Jammu and Kashmir party unit.