Jammu and Kashmir Bank Q3 net profit rises 79% to Rs 311.59 crore
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Bank on Monday said its December quarter net profit rose 79 percent to Rs 311.59 crore. The net profit rose to Rs 311.59 crore as against Rs 173.95 crore registered for the same period last fiscal, a bank spokesperson said during its December quarter results announcement. The bank was well on […]
Radicalisation of Muslim youth a major challenge for national security: Papers submitted at meet of DGPs
New Delhi: Radicalisation, “particularly of the Muslim youth”, is one of the key challenges for national security and it is important to take moderate Muslim leaders and clerics into confidence to counter radical organisations, according to papers submitted at a security meet attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The papers, written by some Indian Police […]
Court ‘closes’ Yasin Malik’s right to cross-examine witness after he insists on physical questioning
Jammu: A special court in Jammu on Monday “closed” banned JKLF chief Yasin Malik’s right to cross-examine a prime witness in a 1990 case related to the killing of four IAF personnel after he refused to do so through video conference, a lawyer said. Malik, who is in Delhi’s Tihar Jail after being convicted in […]
India logs 94 new COVID infections in 24 hours
New Delhi: India saw a single-day rise of 94 new coronavirus infections, with the active cases declining to 1,934, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Monday. The total tally of COVID cases on Monday stood at 4.46 crore (4,46,82,015). The overall death toll stands at 5,30,735 with two deaths — one death […]
Union govt rolls out ‘U-WIN’ pilot project for immunization services
Health Secretary launches portal for Samba, Pulwama districts
Jammu: After success of eVIN (pillar-1) and CoWIN (pillar-2), Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has rolled out the 3rd pillar ‘U-WIN’ for immunization services which will have Universal Immunization Program module under CoWIN platform. Secretary Health and Medical Education, Bhupinder Kumar, today launched U-WIN in Samba and Pulwama districts as a pilot project […]
Cong will use its full power to get J&K’s statehood reinstated: Rahul Gandhi
Jammu: The demand for statehood is Jammu and Kashmir’s biggest issue and the Congress will use “our full power” to get it reinstated, party MP Rahul Gandhi said on Monday as his Bharat Jodo Yatra arrived here to a grand welcome. Gandhi, who met a cross section of people from Jammu and Kashmir during his […]
‘KPs facing injustice, J&K LG should apologise to them for his comments’
Jammu: Alleging that Kashmir Pandits are facing injustice at the hands of the government, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday asked Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha to apologise to the community for telling the Prime Minister’s package employees that they should not seek alms. Gandhi made the statement shortly after a Kashmiri Pandit delegation called on […]
Rahul pays obeisance at Raghunath temple in Jammu
Jammu: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday paid obeisance at Raghunath Temple here, soon after his Bharat Jodo Yatra entered the city. Gandhi, who was accompanied by senior party leaders, was garlanded by the priests at the temple. Earlier, Gandhi’s Yatra received a warm welcome as it entered Jammu from the adjoining Samba district in […]
PDP delegation joins Bharat Jodo Yatra in Jammu; highlights public issues
Jammu: A People’s Democratic Party (PDP) delegation on Monday joined Congress leader Rahul Gandhi during the Bharat Jodo Yatra here and discussed various issues including the government’s eviction drive as well as demands of Kashmiri Pandit employees with him, a party leader said. The PDP delegation, comprising several senior leaders, joined the foot march at […]
AC assents to amend provisions of Land Reforms Act
Amendments shall lift prohibition on transfer of land vested under section 6,7 and 12 of the Act and bring these lands at par with the land vested under section 8 of the said Act
Jammu: The Administrative Council (AC) which met here under the chairmanship of the Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha gave its assent for authorizing Revenue Department to move an amendment in Section 21 and Section 28-A of Agrarian Reforms Act, 1976 Rajeev Rai Bhatnagar, Advisor to the LG and Dr. Arun Kumar Mehta, Chief Secretary, J&K attended […]
