JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) president Tariq Hameed Karra on Thursday asked workers to attend in large numbers the “Vote Chor Gaddi Chhod” rally of the Congress in New Delhi on December 14. This was stated by Karra while addressing a preparatory meeting of senior leaders and party functionaries here in […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Thursday emphasised the need to integrate artificial intelligence (AI) and big data analysis into diagnostic processes for accuracy and speed, adding that the healthcare system must focus on enhancing diagnostic accuracy and reducing the time to treatment. The LG called upon public and private sector […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir DGP Nalin Prabhat on Thursday visited Udhampur district and reviewed ongoing operations and the overall security situation in the mountainous belt. Director General of Police (DGP) Prabhat is reaching out to police and security forces at the grassroots level in hinterland and border areas to review the security situation, operational […]
JAMMU — Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board (SMVDSB) has renovated six government schools in Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi district, officials said. The board is set to hand over six fully renovated government schools in the Reasi district under its social support initiative, they said. Chairing a high-level review meeting, SMVDSB Chief Executive Officer Sachin […]
SRINAGAR — A stone sculpture of a Hindu deity, presumed to be centuries old, has been unearthed in Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla district, police said on Thursday. The sculpture, believed to depict either Lord Vishnu or Lord Surya, was discovered on the outskirts of Gulmarg during a routine patrol conducted by the Gulmarg police station, […]
JAMMU — The Bharatiya Janata Party leadership has reached out to Deputy Commissioners in the Kashmir Valley, seeking immediate removal of encroachments from properties of displaced persons and temple lands, party officials said. Displaced Kashmiri Pandits have filed scores of complaints about encroachment of their properties and temple lands in various districts of the Jammu […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Bank has provided loans to 10,000 youth under the Mission Yuva scheme in the Union Territory with an aim to make them economically self-reliant. In a major step towards promoting entrepreneurship and economic self-reliance among the youth, J&K Bank has achieved a milestone under the J&K government’s flagship Mission Yuva […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday distributed appointment orders on compassionate grounds to 54 beneficiaries here. The chief minister handed over the appointment and regularisation orders to beneficiaries from various districts of Kashmir, marking another step towards clearing the backlog of cases under SRO-43 and RAS-2022, an official spokesperson said. […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday said the Election Commission of India should convene a meeting of political parties to allay their apprehension about the Special Intensive Revision (SIR). “There are apprehensions, and it will be better that the Election Commission call people like us to make us understand what […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday said people were more concerned about the delivery of governance than changing the nomenclature of institutions in the country. “Name change is fine, but there should be a change in the functioning as well. People are not bothered about the names, they look at […]