Srinagar Police has attached a residential property worth approximately *₹ 1 crore* under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act. In a statement issued by Srinagar police with(The Press Eye kashmir) Said that The property comprising- single-storeyed residential house alongwith 17 marlas of land- located in Lawaypora, Srinagar, belongs to a notorious drug peddler namely Zubair Ahmad Sheikh, who is involved in case FIR No. 39/2025 U/S 8/21, 29 of NDPS Act of Police Station Shaltang Srinagar. The accused person has a history of involvement in drug peddling, primarily targeting local youth, thereby posing a grave threat to public health and safety. Pertinently, he has also been involved in several drug-related cases in the UT of Jammu & Kashmir, including FIRs N...

Three people were injured including groom after they came under stone shooting near Panar area of Mughal road in Poonch district on Friday. Officials told GNS that a wedding party, including the groom, was traveling from Poonch to Shopian when they came under stone pelting along the Mughal Road. In this incident three people were injured including groom, who is said to be in critical condition. BMO Surankote Dr Mohd Yousuf Choudhary told GNS that that three people were injured and have been referred to GMC Srinagar for advanced treatment. The injured have been identified as Mohd Amin(30) son of Abdul Kareem resident of Shahpur, Mohd Khalid(30) son of Ghulam Rasool resident of Shahpur and Mohd Javid(25) son of Mohd Ali. More details awaited.(GNS)

Another wave of anti-narcotics operations was carried out across Kashmir this week, resulting in the arrest of seven individuals, including a woman, and the recovery of a sizeable amount of illegal substances. In one of the incidents, police in Narbal, Budgam, raided a local bakery shop at Narbal Chowk, allegedly being used to conceal drugs. Assisted by a magistrate and local witnesses, the officers recovered around 124 grams of charas from the premises. Two individuals, both residents of Sultanpora Kandi in Baramulla, were taken into custody. In a separate operation in Baramulla’s Kreeri area, police intercepted a private car at a routine checkpoint. A search of the vehicle led to the discovery of narcotic tablets and packets of charas. The individuals in the vehicle, including a ma...

Danishwar Hameed In a significant boost to the public healthcare system, two health facilities from Kulgam district—AAM-SHC Sailkhenjen and AAM-PHC Bugam—have been awarded the National Quality Certification under the National Quality Assurance Standards (NQAS). According to a communiqué from the National Health Systems Resource Centre (NHSRC), both facilities successfully cleared a rigorous external assessment conducted by empanelled experts in April 2025. AAM-SHC Sailkhenjen scored 87.72% after evaluation of 12 service packages, while AAM-PHC Bugam achieved 89.88% across six departments. The recognition is a reflection of the concerted efforts of the District Health Department and the National Health Mission (NHM) team. Staff credited the achievement to the effective leadership o...

Shah Basit Another case of medical negligence has been reported from Kashmir, this time from the Shuhama area in central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district, where a video has surfaced showing a hospital sanitation worker administering an injection to a female patient at a government-run Public Health Centre (PHC). The disturbing footage has triggered widespread outrage on social media and renewed concerns about the safety of patients and the functioning of rural healthcare facilities in the region. In the now-viral video, the sanitation worker, with no formal medical attire or gloves, is seen preparing a syringe and injecting it into the woman, while a bystander attempts to intervene. The sweeper, unflustered, argues that he has been performing such tasks regularly and claims he was acting...

As July 13 Martyrs’ Day approaches, uncertainty surrounds the official status of the day as a public holiday in Jammu Kashmir, the National Conference government, led by Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, has formally proposed to the office of the Lieutenant Governor to declare July 13 and December 5 (birth anniversary of Sheikh Muhammad Abdullah) as official holidays. However, the proposal continues to await approval. Sources within the party told the news agency Kashmir News Trust that the NC has fulfilled its responsibility by pitching for the restoration of these two historically significant holidays, which were earlier removed from the official holiday calendar. “We have done our job and placed the proposal before the Lieutenant Governor. It is now up to him to take a final call,” a ...