According to statement, a team of prosthetics technical staff provided their services that assessed the amputees and fitted artificial limbs to 196 beneficiaries.
Civil society representatives including the head of the National Commission on the Status of Women (NCSW) expressed concerns over the absence of laws and constitutional protections for women in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, Gilgit-Baltistan region, especially underage marriage.
According to the Additional Superintendent of Police, Udhampur, Anwar-ul-Haq, "Six people have been injured after a mini-bus carrying pilgrims met with an accident in Nallah Ghorian in Ghordi Block of Jammu and Kashmir's Udhampur district."
"The motive of this rally is to bust the myth that women are not the best drivers. People say women don't drive well. But if we can run houses, and offices then why can't we drive vehicles? This rally serves as a reminder to respect women drivers," Muskan, a participant told ANI.
On the auspicious occasion of Maha Ashtami, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha today paid obeisance at Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine, said an official statement.
Residents launched a protest against the local administration in the Skardu district of Gilgit Baltistan over the arrest of Shabbir Mayyar, a prominent activist who was demanding the opening of Skardu-Kargil Road.
Democratic Progressive Azad Party (DPAP) Chairman Ghulam Nabi Azad on Saturday demanded that there should be MLA elections in Jammu and Kashmir. He asserted that it is necessary for the union territory.
The workshop titled "Digital Literacy Programme for Persons with Disabilities" was organized by the Jammu and Kashmiri handicapped association in collaboration with the help foundation J&K Voluntary Medicare Society and Enable India at Voluntary Medicare Society (VMS) Bemina a non-profit
Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Friday said it is a matter of pride that a statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj is to be installed in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara district.
Union Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw flagged off two new trains and announced the extension of additional two trains to remote parts of North East on Thursday. A new Vistadome coach in Budgam-Banihal train in Jammu and Kashmir was also flagged off.