Impact of coronavirus visible in Hajj, Eid festival
Dubai: Small groups of pilgrims performed one of the final rites of the Hajj on Friday as Muslims worldwide marked the start of the Eid al-Adha holiday amid a global pandemic that has impacted nearly every aspect of this year’s pilgrimage and celebrations. The last days of the annual pilgrimage to Mecca (Makkah) in Saudi […]
Provident Fund official booked in disproportionate assets case
Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir Anti-Corruption Bureau has booked an Assistant Commissioner of the Provident Fund department on charges of amassing disproportionate assets, an official said on Friday. The bureau has registered a case against Parvinder Singh after secret verification and reliable information that he had accumulated huge assets, moveable and immovable, disproportionate to his […]
LG felicitates people on Eid
Srinagar: Lieutenant Governor, Girish Chandra Murmu has conveyed his warm greetings to the people of J&K in general and to the Muslim brethren in particular, on the auspicious occasion of Eid-ul-Azha. In his message of felicitations, the Lt Governor observed that this festival endorses the spirit of sacrifice, benevolence and generosity towards others. He hoped […]
Infiltration bid along LoC foiled: Army
Srinagar: The Army on Friday claimed to have foiled an infiltration bid by militants along the Line of Control in north Kashmir’s Macchil sector. Troops noticed suspicious movement 600 metres into the Indian side along the LoC in Kupwara district around 3 am, , a defence spokesman said here. He said the militants were intercepted, […]
Bank employee booked in Rajouri for ‘fraudulent withdrawal’
Jammu: Police in Rajouri have registered a case against an employee of Jammu and Kashmir Bank for alleged fraudulent withdrawal of over Rs 37 lakh. A police officer said that the manager of Jammu and Kashmir Bank branch in Sunderbani lodged a complaint before Station House Officer Sunderbani, in which he reported the fraudulent withdrawal. […]
Army soldier posted on LoC in Rajouri dies with gunshot wound
Rajouri: An army soldier posted on the Line of Control in Nowshera sector died under mysterious conditions with a gunshot injury on Friday. Official sources said that a 23-year-old army man was deployed on the Line of Control and received bullet injury on Friday morning. “His body has been shifted to a local civil hospital […]
Veteran broadcaster Avatar Kishen Rahbar passes away
Srinagar: Veteran broadcaster, critic, and short-story writer Avatar Kishen Rahbar passed away Thursday at a hospital in New Delhi after a protracted illness. He was cremated today in the crematorium of Sector 94 in Noida, where he was presently staying. Born in 1933 at Narparistan in Fateh Kadal area of Srinagar downtown, he started his […]
LG’s advisors greet people on Eid-ul-Azha
Srinagar : Advisors to Lieutenant Governor, Farooq Khan, Rajeev Rai Bhatnagar, Baseer Ahmed Khan, and K. K. Sharma have greeted people of Jammu and Kashmir on the auspicious occasion of Eid-ul-Azha. In a message of felicitation, the Advisor Farooq Khan described the festival as a reward from Almighty Allah. He said celebrating Eid teaches us […]
CS, Div Com greet people on Eid-ul-Azha
SRINAGAR : Chief Secretary, B V R Subrahmanyam, today extended greetings to the people on the auspicious occasion of Eid-ul-Azha, wishing them well being and prosperity. In his message on the eve of Eid-ul-Azha, Chief Secretary said the holy occasion of Eid-ul-Azha symbolizes the strength of faith and sacrifice to be on the righteous path […]
Dulloo lays foundation stone for drug testing laboratory at Lakhanpur
JAMMU : Financial Commissioner Health & Medical Education, Atal Dulloo, today laid foundation stone for Modern Drug Testing Laboratory, to be raised with an estimated amount of Rs. 33.91 crore, at Lakhanpur, Kathua. Pertinently, this ambitious project has been assigned to HITES (Noida) which is a subsidiary of HLL Limited that functions under the aegis […]
