SRINAGAR — Government on Tuesday ordered transfer of five officers in the interest of administration with immediate effect. According to an order issued here, Navneet Singh, IFS, DFO, Doda, has transferred and posted as Additional Chief Executive Officer, Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board. Naresh Kumar, JKAS, Sub-Divisional Magistrate, Bhawan, Katra, has been transferred and posted […]
GANDERBAL — A 17-year-old girl attempted to commit suicide by consuming poisonous substance at her home in Ganiwan Kangan area of Central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district. Sources told said that the girl (name withheld) consumed some poisonous substance at her home and was immediately rushed to nearby hospital where from she was referred to SKIMS Soura […]
SRINAGAR — Weather improved on Tuesday in J&K and Ladakh as the India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecast light snowfall in higher reaches and cloudy sky in the plains during the next 24 hours. An official of the IMD said light snowfall is likely to occur in the higher reaches of J&K and Ladakh while the […]
NEW DELHI — India saw a single-day rise of 67,597 new coronavirus infections, raising its tally to 4,23,39,611, while the active cases fell below 10 lakh after around 27 days, the Union Health Ministry said on Tuesday. The death toll has climbed to 5,04,062 with 1,188 fresh fatalities, data updated by the ministry at 8 […]
SAHARANPUR (UP) — The official website of the Islamic seminary Darul Uloom at Deoband in the Saharanpur district was banned on Monday. The ban was imposed by District Magistrate Akhilesh Singh who had been asked by the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights to probe into an alleged diktat over the issue of legal […]
JAMMU — Joint Departmental Promotion Committee (DPC) of the Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh will meet here on February 9 to take up promotion of 17 Indian Police Services (IPS) officers including two in the rank of Director Generals of Police (DGPs), four Additional DGPs and five Inspector Generals of Police (IGPs) […]
SRINAGAR — The Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, Pandurang K Pole on Monday said that the completion of vaccination process among students will pave way for reopening of educational institutions in the UT. Pole said that the administration is continuously monitoring the overall situation regarding COVID19. “The reopening of schools is directly proportional to vaccination as the […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir police on Monday claimed to have recovered a kidnapped girl (minor) from Udhampur and said that the accused involved in kidnapping has also been arrested. A police spokesman in a statement said that on 5th of February, Police station Sadder recieved an information that a minor girl (name withheld) has […]
SRINAGAR — The Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir is known all over the world for Tourism and the tourism sector is one of the main contributors to the GDP of J&K. The Tourism Industry earns huge foreign exchange and provides employment to the thousands of unemployed youth. In order to strengthen and tap the […]
JAMMU — Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha reviewed Information Technology Department and discussed its Strategic & Policy initiatives towards Digital Mission. During the meeting, Sh Sanjay Gaden, Principal Consultant (Head-SeMT)-NISG, briefed the Lt Governor via a PowerPoint presentation on digital services blueprint, which is based on unified interface, major umbrella reforms, and enhanced digital infrastructure. It […]