SRINAGAR — Kashmir University’s Media Education Research Centre (MERC) has bagged the first prize at the ‘SONY World of Film Competition’ 2022. As per a varsity spokesman, a university student entry titled ‘An Unknown Environmentalist’ by Muzamil Bhat, Suheel Nissar Paul, Aadil Shafi and Suhaib Rafiq Bhat-3rd semester students from batch 2020-at MERC made it […]
SRINAGAR — For its distinguished pan-India performance in implementing the Union Government’s flagship scheme of Prime Minister’s Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP) for the financial year 2020-21, J&K Bank has bagged 4th Position across the country under Khadi India Award. On behalf of J&K Bank, Zonal Head Mumbai Rajesh Malla Tikoo received the award during the […]
KUPWARA — Peoples Conference Chairman Sajad Gani Lone Friday requested Punjab Police to give justice to the Kupwara family who believes that one of their members selling shawls in Firozpur Punjab has been murdered. Earlier, the body of Kashmir Shawl seller from Sirajpora Handwara was found in Firozpur a day after he had gone missing. […]
SRINAGAR — The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Friday arrested its former Superintendent of Police (SP) and IPS officer Arvind Digvijay Negi for allegedly leaking secret documents to an overground worker of the banned militant organization Lashkar-e-Taiba, its official spokesperson said. The spokesperson said that Negi, a police officer who was promoted to the IPS […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir reported 197 fresh Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, the lowest single-day count in 46 days, even as one person succumbed to the virus, the first death reported after four days, officials said on Friday. They said 118 of the fresh cases were from Jammu Division and 79 from […]
JAMMU — The Government of Jammu and Kashmir has declared paid holiday for the voters of Punjab, working in the Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. An order issued by General Administration Department of J&K in this regard reads, “In terms of Section 135-B of the Representation of People Act, 1951, sanction is hereby accorded […]
JAMMU — As a major initiative towards good governance and ease of convenience to the citizens, the Revenue Department is starting issuance of trilingual Land Passbooks in Hindi, Urdu and English to the landholders with effect from 19th of February 2022 from the districts of Jammu and Srinagar. To begin with, 7 Tehsils of Srinagar […]
POONCH — A 50-year-old man was injured after attacked by a wild boar (wild pig) in Mendhar area of Poonch district on Friday. Official sources said that the Wild boar attack Abdul Haq (50) son of Lal Din at Nakka Manjhari village in Mendhar, leaving him injured. He was shifted to hospital. Dr Naveed Anjum […]
SRINAGAR — An 8-year-old girl died after drowning in a rivulet in Tekipora in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Friday afternoon. Reports said that Sania, 8, daughter of Shamsuddin Bhat drowned in Machhar nallah. Soon after the news spread, locals of the area rushed to the site and fished out the girl in unconscious condition […]
NEW DELHI — Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday reviewed the security situation in Jammu and Kashmir along with the development initiatives undertaken in the Union Territory. Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir Manoj Sinha, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, Army Chief Gen Mukund Naravane and top security officials of the central government and […]