SRINAGAR — Union Minister of State for Finance, Pankaj Chaudhary today said Prime Minister Narendra Modi has a special focus on Kashmir due to which peace is visible on the ground. The MoS stated this while chairing a meeting with business and industry stakeholders to discuss various issues related to them here at Banquet Hall. […]
BANDIPORA — Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha today visited Bandipora and chaired a high level meeting to review the developmental scenario in the District. The Lt Governor appraised implementation progress of Central & UT Government schemes and developmental projects on the ground. During his visit, the Lt Governor inaugurated and laid foundation stones of various projects […]
SRINAGAR — Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Ghulam Nabi Azad on Wednesday said that those who are outsiders should not be allowed to cast their vote in the Union Territory. “People outside shouldn’t cast their vote in the UT. Only local voters should be allowed. They can vote in their states in a sealed […]
NEW DELHI — In the past nine months, security forces have observed the illegal entry of 191 drones into Indian territory from neighbouring Pakistan, raising major concerns in terms of internal security in the country. The central government recently shared the input from the security forces deployed at the India-Pakistan border to maintain such illegal […]
UDHAMPUR — The skies over Udhampur roared on Wednesday as fighter jets and combat helicopters of the IAF captivated the audience with their maneuvers during an air show to mark the diamond jubilee celebrations at the headquarters of Air Officer Commanding (AOC) Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh. As part of the event, a fly-past began with […]
SRINAGAR — Government Wednesday ordered implementation of Jammu & Kashmir Human Resource Management System (JKHRMS) and asked employees to register themselves for drawing the salary for the month of October. “In order to provide an integrated platform for various employee related services like maintenance of service book vis-à-vis service record of the employees in digital […]
SRINAGAR — Muttahida Majlis-e-Ulema (MMU) — an amalgam of various religious, social and educational organisations in the Valley — on Thursday condemned the Jammu and Kashmir administration’s approval to the sale of beer and other ready to drink beverages in departmental stores, saying it deeply hurts the sentiments of Muslims. It said as Kashmir is […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir administration on Wednesday terminated the services of a senior doctor posted at the Government Medical College (GMC) here for unauthorised absence, an official order said. Ishfaq Ahmad Sofi was appointed as lecturer in the department of Ophthalmology in GMC Jammu on September 11, 2017 and placed as in-charge assistant profession […]
ANANTNAG — The authorities in South Kashmir’s Anantnag on Wednesday banned the movement of heavy goods vehicles on three inner routes, which lead to Qazigund tunnel. In an order, district magistrate Anantnag , Dr Basharat Qayoom said that in view of the apple harvest season there has been a noticeable increase in the movement of […]
URI — The samples of two suspected Monkeypox cases from Uri area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district have turned negative, officials said here on Wednesday. Block medical officer Boniyar Dr Parvaiz Masoodi told that samples of two persons that were sent to SKIMS Microbiology lab for screening have returned negative for monkeypox. Earlier, he had […]