NEW DELHI — The number of cyber attacks on Indian healthcare industry were second highest globally, with 7.7 per cent of total incidence on the segment being witnessed in the country in 2021, cyber security intelligence firm CloudSEK said on Tuesday. According to CloudSEK report on “Increased cyber attacks on the global healthcare sector”, US […]
SRINAGAR — A delegation of All J&K Transport Welfare Association led by its Chairman S. Ajit Singh Khalsa called on Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, at the Raj Bhavan today. The 10 member delegation including General Secretary, Sh Sheikh Mohammad Yousuf and President, Sh Vijay Singh Chib submitted a memorandum of demands to the Lt Governor […]
SRINAGAR — With an aim of developing scientific temperament among students, the J&K School Education department (SED) is going to establish Virtual Reality Lab (VRL) in each district of Jammu and Kashmir. Virtual Reality Lab is a unique facility by which one can walk through virtual reality representations of products that are yet to be […]
JAMMU — The Chief Secretary, Dr Arun Kumar Mehta inaugurated the portal for Jammu and Kashmir Rehabilitation Assistance Scheme (JKRAS), 2022; thus removing the manual interface of the applicants with the government for applying for compassionate appointments. The new Scheme replaces the J&K Compassionate Appointment Rules, 1994 under which the dependents of the deceased government […]
SRINAGAR — Bollywood actor Emraan Hashmi, who is currently shooting for his upcoming flick in Kashmir, has refuted reports about being injured in stone pelting incident at tourist destination Pahalgam. In a Twitter post on Tuesday morning, Emraan said people of Kashmir have been “very warm and welcoming and it has been an absolute joy […]
SRINAGAR — PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday accused the BJP government of dismantling all religious and Sufi traditions of Kashmir to implement its divisive agenda. The former chief minister was reacting to an order issued by the Jammu and Kashmir Waqf Board on Monday which has banned all ‘Dastaar Bandi’ (tying head gear as […]
SRINAGAR — The Government of Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday ordered the transfers and postings of nine officers in the intrest of administration. According to an order, Mr. Farooq Ahmad Baba, JKAS, Additional Deputy Commissioner, Ganderbal is transferred and posted as Deputy Commissioner, State Taxes (IT, Data Analytics and Economic Intelligence), Srinagar, vice Ms. Ulfat […]
SRINAGAR — The Muttahida Majlis-e-Ulema (MMU), an amalgam of religious and educational organisations, on Tuesday strongly objected to the alleged enforcement of singing Hindu hymns in schools in Kashmir. “We strongly object to the enforcement of singing Hindu hymns in schools in Kashmir as can be seen in a viral clip on social media at […]
SHOPIAN — A girl was injured after she was hit by an unknown load carrier in Zainapora area of South Kashmir’s Shopian district on Tuesday. An official told the news agency Kashmir News Observer that the girl identified as Munaza Javeed daughter of Javeed Ahmad Bhat of Moman Arwani was hit by a load carrier […]
NEW DELHI — IAS officer Shah Faesal has withdrawn his petition from the Supreme Court challenging the Presidential order to scrap Article 370 from Jammu and Kashmir, Bar & Bench reported. Faesal was among 23 petitioners who had challenged the Government of India’s decision to abrogate Article 370 of the Indian constitution that granted special […]