NEW DELHI — The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has included the Union territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh under the category of ‘Hard Areas’ for the joint AGMUT (Arunachal Pradesh-Goa-Mizoram and Union Territories) cadre for IAS and IPS officers. The categorisation, which was brought in by an 18 January amendment to the earlier […]
SOPORE — Despite strict orders by the government for closure of schools and private coaching institutions amid rise in Covid-19 cases, several schools and private coaching institutions continue to function normally in Sopore town of Baramulla district, parents alleged here on Wednesday. Several parents expressed concern over functioning of private schools and coaching institutions despite […]
Peerzada Zubair SRINAGAR — Jammu based Rj Simran, and Kashmir’s Rj Umar Nisar Attended UNICEF Conference to understand the role of Radio to strengthen It’s initiatives including JalJeevanMission – ‘Har Ghar Jal’ Rj Simran also known as ‘Jammu Ki Dhadkan’ officially working with Radio Mirchi 98.3 and Kashmir’s Umar Nisar, also known as ‘Radio boy […]
JAMMU — Police in Ramban had been carrying wide scale searches around Ramsu area of the mountainous district from last couple of days to locate three members of Lucknow family after receiving a social media message that the trio was “incommunicado” having got stuck there. However as the facts surfaced, all three of them had […]
SRINAGAR — The J&K Services Selection Board on Wednesday said it will hold a one-time separate Computer Based Test (CBT) for various posts of the COVID positive aspirants scheduled to appear in the exam from January 21-24 in view of a steep spike in cases. Confirming the development, a board spokesperson said in a statement […]
SRINAGAR — Three Kashmiri students were thrashed after unidentified men dragged them out their apartment in Mohali of Punjab and assaulted them. Two injured students have been hospitalized, reports said. The victims have been identified as Azaaan Elahi, Inam Nabi and Moin Fayaz, who hail from Central Kashmir’s Budgam district and North Kashmir’s Baramulla district. […]
JALANDHAR — Unidentified people stole shawls and cash worth over Rs five lakh from a rented room occupied by Kashmiri shawl retailers when they had gone outside to clear the transactions with local businessmen at Adhampur in District Jalandhar of Punjab. These Kashmiri shawl retailers are from Chandigam Lolab area of North Kashmir’s Kupwara district. […]
SRINAGAR — Weatherman on Wednesday forecast fresh spell of light rains and snow on weekend but ruled out any major wet weather by the end of this month. “A spell of light rain/snow is likely (60% chance) during January 22-23rd. Thereafter, mainly dry weather is expected from January 24 onwards till ending January,” an official […]
NEW DELHI — The Editors Guild of India Tuesday expressed anguish over the Kashmir Press Club (KPC) shutting down, after the Jammu & Kashmir administration said it had ceased to exist as a registered body and took over the premises. On Saturday, a few journalists accompanied by policemen reached the KPC and claimed to be […]
SRINAGAR — Stating that closure of Kashmir Press Club was unacceptable and unfair, Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) Tuesday urged the Lieutenant Governor led administration to revisit the decision. In a statement, JKPCC unequivocally condemned the closure of Kashmir Press Club by the administration and sought revocation of the closure order in the […]