NEW DELHI — The Resident Commission (RC), J&K New Delhi has established a help desk at the New Delhi Airport to provide assistance to the evacuees from Ukraine. The students of J&K arriving in New Delhi from Ukraine were received today at the Airport by the officers of Resident Commission. The staff of Resident Commission […]
Jammu & Kashmir
Online misuse of registration of births, deaths: Home Ministry issues advisory, asking to be cautious while registering births, deaths
SRINAGAR — Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India has issued an advisory for taking precautionary measures in registration of births and deaths. The advisory which has been forwarded to all registrars of states and UTs of India asks for taking precautionary measures in registration of birth and deaths in order to avoid misuse of […]
Admin alone can’t eradicate drug addiction, entire society needs to fight it: DC Srinagar
SRINAGAR — Deputy Commissioner (DC) Srinagar, Mohammad Aijaz Asad. On Wednesday called for community participation to eradicate drug addiction in the summer capital of J&K, underlining that administration alone cannot fight the growing menace. “Given the gravity of the problem, I believe that instead of brushing it under the carpet, there is a need to […]
Regularization: Daily-rated workers engaged in different government departments stage protest
SRINAGAR — Daily-rated workers engaged in different government departments Wednesday staged a massive protest demonstration in Srinagar, to seek regularization of their services. The protest was organized under the banner of ‘Jammu and Kashmir Casual Labourers United Front’. The protestors demanded the regularization of their services. “We have been serving the departments for the past […]
Sarpanch among four injured in scuffle at Gram Sabha meeting at Bandipora’s Sumbal
SUMBAL — Four persons, including a Sarpanch, were injured after a fight broke out between two groups over some issue during the Gram Sabha meeting of Tengpora gram panchayat in Nasbal area of Sumbal—Sonawari in north Kashmir’s Bandipora district on Wednesday. An official told that the incident took place after some local panchayat members opposed […]
Relatives of students stuck in Ukraine stages protest in Jammu for their early evacuation
JAMMU — Concerned parents of several students who are stuck in the war-torn Ukrainian city of Kharkiv staged a protest here on Wednesday and made a passionate appeal to the central government for their early evacuation. They also asked the people of the country to offer special prayers for the safe return of the trapped […]
Admin in touch with families of 32 persons from Jammu stranded in Ukraine: Official
JAMMU — The administration is in touch with the families of all the 32 persons from Jammu who are stranded in war-torn Ukraine, a senior official said on Wednesday. The government is taking all possible measures for their safe return, he said. The administration here has issued two telephone numbers for assistance of the families, […]
25 JKAS among 26 Officers transferred in J&K
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir government on Wednesday ordered transfer of 26 officers, 25 of them JKAS, in the interest of administration with immediate effect. According to an order issued by the government, Vikar Ahmad Giri, JKAS, Assistant Commissioner Revenue, Udhampur, has been transferred and posted as Sub-Divisional Magistrate, Ramsoo, against an available vacancy. “He […]
Schools reopen after long gap in Kashmir
SRINAGAR — Schools in Kashmir Valley were abuzz as offline classes for students resumed in government and private schools on Wednesday after a gap of nearly two and half years. Students dressed in uniforms and wearing masks marked a remarkable delight for them as well as the parents. After a long hiatus due to covid-19 […]
CRPF trooper shoots self to death in Srinagar
SRINAGAR — A paramilitary CRPF trooper on Wednesday committed suicide at a camp in Srinagar, officials said. A police official said that the constable Anand Lal, hailing from Bihar, ended life by shooting himself dead with AK-47 rifle at a camp of 29 battalion in Sanat Nagar here. He said while reason for him taking […]









