SRINAGAR — Principal Secretary Industries & Commerce, Prashant Goyal, today reaffirmed that the government is committed to support Jammu and Kashmir towards development of crafts and artisans. Goyal stated this while addressing distribution ceremony of certificates and Artisans cards at Kashmir Haat here. Director National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language (NCPUL), New Delhi, Dr […]
SRINAGAR — The Government of Jammu and Kashmir on Friday ordered that the holiday on Eid Milad-un-Nabi (ﷺ) shall be observed on (Sunday) October 9th instead of (Saturday) October 8th, 2022. According to an order, “In partial modification of Government Order No.1337-JK(GAD) of 2021 dated 16.12.2021 read with Government Order No.1338-JK(GAD) of 2021 dated 16.12.2021, […]
JAMMU — Five persons were apprehended and booked under sections of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act in connection with the recent recovery of an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district, police said on Friday. The IED was smuggled in from across the Line of Control (LoC) and recovered from a woman […]
SRINAGAR — The Government Fee Fixation Committe (GFFC) has approved the hike in transportation fee by 14 percent for private schools in both Jammu and Kashmir divisions. The committee however said that the hike would be applicable from March-2022. The committe has said that the information provided by various stakeholders shows a huge yawning gap […]
POONCH — Four people including a mother-daughter duo were injured in a bear attack at Challa Dhangri in Poonch district on Friday. They said that bear attacked and injured Shaheen Akther (40), her minor daughter Shaira Kousar (10), Anjum Bashir (19), and Abdul Majeed (60) this afternoon. All the injured were shifted to Sub District […]
SRINAGAR — Deputy Drug Controller Kashmir division, Nighat Andrabi on Friday said that people need not panic as the cough syrups, regarding which the World Health Organization had issued an alert, as the same were manufactured for Gambia only. Andrabi said that the four products were not manufactured for Kashmir or India, but they were […]
SRINAGAR — The School Education Department on Friday said that it has decided to implement the Uniform Academic Calendar thereby the exams of Classes 1-9 will be conducted in March now. Principal Secretary, School Education Department said, “Sanction is accorded to the implementation of Uniform Academic Calendar including conduct of annual examinations in March-April session […]
CHRISTCHURCH – Pakistan defeated Bangladesh by 21 runs in the first match of the tri-series at Christchurch cricket ground on Friday. Earlier, Bangladesh won the toss and restricted Pakistan to 167/5. Pakistan’s ace batsman Mohammad Rizwan remained the top scorer with 78 not out, Shan Masood scored 31 runs while captain Babar Azam made only […]
NEW DELHI — Bharti Airtel on Thursday launched 5G plus services in eight cities and users will not need to change the SIM card as the existing Airtel 4G SIM is now 5G-enabled. Customers in Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Siliguri, Nagpur and Varanasi will start enjoying the Airtel 5G Plus services in a phased […]
NEW DELHI — The government has written to Chief Justice of India Uday Umesh Lalit to name his successor, sources said on Friday. The letter was sent this morning, they said. As part of the procedure, the law minister writes to the CJI to name his or her successor. Justice Lalit retires as the CJI […]