UTTARKASHI — After 17 days of mega operation, all the 41 workers trapped inside the Silkyara tunnel in Uttarakhand’s Uttarkashi were safely extricated on the evening of Tuesday, November 28. Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami was present at the site, where multiple ambulances and medical teams were kept ready for the trapped workers. As soon […]
JAMMU — The Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir Mr. Manoj Sinha hosted a ‘high tea’ on Tuesday for the cricketers participating in the ongoing Legends League T20 here in Jammu. He also hoped that the event would usher a new sporting era in the Union Territory. Interacting with the cricketers, the LG said entire […]
NEW DELHI — Fresh from winning two gold medals at the Para Asian Games, Sheetal Devi jumped two places to become world No 1 in the women’s compound open section of the para world archery rankings. Rakesh Kumar, who won three gold medals at recently-concluded Para Asian Championship, also moved up two places to become […]
SRINAGAR — Protests were held at the National Institute of Technology here on Tuesday over a student’s social media post allegedly hurting religious sentiments, officials said. The protesters demanded stringent action against the non-local student who has been sent home on leave, they said. The students have blocked both the gates of the institution, located […]
SRINAGAR — Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday termed as ‘shocking’ and ‘disconcerting’ the arrest of seven university students for allegedly raising objectionable slogans and celebrating the Indian cricket team’s loss in the World Cup final. The former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister also requested the union territory’s Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — The Government of Jammu and Kashmir has attached a Jammu and Kashmir Administrative Service (JKAS) Officer in Kupwara district of North Kashmir. According to an order, Pending enquiry into his conduct, Mr. Hilal Ahmad Mir, a Jammu and Kashmir Administrative Service (JKAS) Officer, Project Officer, Wage Employment (ACD), Kupwara has been attached […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — The General Administration Department (GAD) of Jammu and Kashmir Government has placed a Jammu and Kashmir Administrative Service (JKAS) Officer Mr. Abdul Hafiz Shah under suspension. According to an order, Pending enquiry into his conduct, Mr. Shah, a Jammu and Kashmir Administrative Service (JKAS) Officer, Regional Director, Survey and Land Records, Anantnag […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — The General Administration Department (GAD) of Jammu and Kashmir Government has posted Mr. Soheel Noor Shah as Additional Secretary in the Health and Medical Education (H&ME) Department. According to an order, Shah, a Jammu and Kashmir Administrative Service (JKAS) Officer, Additional Secretary in the office of Chief Secretary has been transferred and […]
DOHA/GAZA — Israel and Hamas have agreed to extend the current humanitarian truce in the Gaza Strip for an additional two days, Qatar announced on Monday. In a statement carried by the Qatar News Agency, Qatari Foreign Ministry spokesman Majed Al Ansari said his country hopes “the humanitarian pause will lead to a permanent ceasefire […]
JAMMU — Six Bangladeshi women and girls, aged between 14 and 60 years, who had illegally crossed into India, were detained by police from two separate localities here, officials said on Monday. Preliminary investigation suggests that five of them had reached Jammu with the help of a tout and were heading for Kashmir when they […]