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Three Notorious Drug Peddlers Booked Under PIT NDPS Act in Srinagar, Shifted to Jails Across J&K
ASIA SPEAKS NEWS SERVICE Srinagar 23 March: Police in Srinagar claims to have booked three infamous drug peddlers under the Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act (PIT-NDPS Act). According to spokesman in a statement to Asia Speaks reads, that the notorious drug peddlers namely Owais Ahmad Bhat son of Shafiq…

PoK authorities hand over bodies of Uri boy, girl who jumped into Jhelum
Srinagar, Mar 22 Nearly two weeks after a boy and a girl jumped into the Jhelum River near Uri in north Kashmir, their bodies, which had drifted into Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (POK), were returned to Indian authorities by PoK officials in the border town. On March 5, the boy and the girl, from Uri, had jumped…

IGNOU Term-End Examination June 2025 to Commence from 2nd June 2025
ASIA SPEAKS NEWS SERVICE Srinagar March 21: The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) has announced that the Term-End Examination (TEE) for June 2025 for Open and Distance Learning (ODL) and Online Programmes will commence from 2nd June 2025 onwards. The examinations will be conducted in both Pen and Paper mode as well as Computer-Based…

Ex-MLA Gurez Faqeer Mohammad Khan commits suicide in Srinagar
Police launch probe, LG, CM, others express grief Srinagar, Mar 20 : Former Gurez MLA and senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Faqeer Mohammad Khan allegedly died by suicide at his official residence in Srinagar on Thursday, sending shockwaves across political circles in Jammu and Kashmir. An official informed the news agency— (KNO) that Khan was…

District Judiciary Baramulla mourns demise of Special Judge Raja Mohammad Tasleem
ASIA SPEAKS NEWS SERVICE BARAMULLA, MARCH 20: District Judiciary Baramulla held a condolence meeting today at the District Court Complex, here, to mourn the sudden demise of Raja Mohammad Tasleem, Special Judge, UAPA Court, Baramulla, who passed away after a brief illness in Delhi. Judicial Officers, members of the Bar Association Baramulla, Prosecuting Officers, court…

Assembly passes Grants for departments under purview of CM Omar Abdullah
ASIA SPEAKS NEWS SERVICE CM grants one-time power amnesty to domestic consumers; enhances CDF to 4 Cr for MLAs JAMMU, MARCH 20: The Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly today passed grants amounting to ₹59,431.23 lakh for the General Administration Department (GAD), ₹56,009.69 lakh for Planning, ₹14,183.38 lakh for Information, ₹12,47,727.65 lakh for the Power Development Department (PDD), ₹62,70,347.94 lakh for…

24 Maoists killed in encounter in Chhattisgarh
Raipur, Mar 20 Security forces in Chhattisgarh dealt a major blow to left-wing terrorism by eliminating 24 Maoists in a fierce encounter at the Dantewada-Bijapur border here on Thursday. Acting on intelligence inputs regarding a significant Maoist presence in the Gangaloor region, joint forces launched an operation that led to a prolonged exchange of fire….

IUST Hosts Seminar to Mark the 1st World Day for Glaciers
ASIA SPEAKS NEWS SERVICE Awantipora, March 20: The Islamic University of Science and Technology (IUST), in collaboration with the Centre of Excellence for Glacial Studies, University of Kashmir, Kashmir chapters of the Indian Meteorological Society (IMS), and the Indian Society of Geomatics (ISG), organized a one-day seminar titled “Melting Himalayan Cryosphere and Its Implications” on…

World Oral Health Day Celebrated with Enthusiasm at District Hospital Bandipora
ASIA SPEAKS NEWS SERVICE Bandipora, March 20: World Oral Health Day was celebrated with enthusiasm at District Hospital Bandipora, where a series of awareness programs and activities were conducted to highlight the importance of oral hygiene and dental care. In a emailed statement to Asia Speaks reads, Dr. Masrat Iqbal Wani, Medical Superintendent of District…