Srinagar Mayor Junaid Mattu joins Apni Party
Srinagar: Srinagar Mayor Junaid Azim Mattu on Friday joined the Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party (JKAP) here, days after winning the top post of the city’s civic body. Mattu joined the JKAP — led by former finance minister Altaf Bukhair — at the party’s head office in the Lal Chowk area of the city here, […]
Army pays tributes to soldiers killed in militant attack in Parimpora
Srinagar: The Army on Friday paid tributes to two soldiers who were killed in a militant attack in the Parimpora area of the city. “Army paid tributes to Sepoy Rattan Singh of 163 Infantry Battalion (Territorial Army) and Sepoy Deshmukh Yash of 101 Infantry Battalion (Territorial Army) who made the supreme sacrifice on 26 November […]
J&K all set for first phase of maiden DDC polls
Panchayat bypolls: 804 sarpanchs, panchs elected unopposed
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir is all set to witness its first elections since being reorganised as a union territory last year with the maiden District Development Council (DDC) polls beginning on Saturday, officials said. They said by-elections to 12,153 Panchayat constituencies are also taking place along with the DDC polls. Out of these, 11,814 are […]
Covid-19 tally reaches 108871
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir today reported 565 Covid-19 cases taking the tally to 108871, officials said. They said that 327 cases were reported from Jammu while as 238 were reported from Kashmir division. Eight more virus related deaths were reported today – five from Jammu and three from Kashmir division taking the toll to 1676 […]
Mirwaiz family bereaved
Srinagar: An octogenarian member of Mirwaiz family, Moulvi Ali Muhammad Jan, who was the elder brother of Mirwaiz Moulvi Muhammad Farooq and the uncle of Mirwaiz Moulvi Muhammad Umar Farooq, passed away today after a brief illness. The deceased was a resident of Kursoo Rajbagh. He was the grandson of Mirwaiz Moulana Ateequllah Shah and […]
Several places in Kashmir record sub-zero temp
Srinagar: Kashmir experienced a dry but cold weather on Friday with Pahalgam tourist resort in Anantnag district being the coldest recorded place in the Union Territory at minus 6.5 degrees Celsius, the Meteorological Department said. A MeT Department official said while the day temperature was almost around the normal for this part of the season […]
9 govt employees suspended in Doda for dereliction of duty
Jammu: The district election authority Doda on Friday suspended nine government employees for dereliction of duty in the District Development Council polls, an official spokesperson said. “Acting tough against the non-seriousness and deliberate absence in election duties, District Panchayat Election Officer Sagar D Doifode issued the suspension order,” the spokesperson said. As per the order, […]
Decisions taken in the Youth Engagement, Outreach Conference given shape; Lt Governor
Dedicates Customized Livelihood Programme “MUMKIN” for Transport Sector to youth
“We are on a mission to Uplift, Mentor and provide Sustainable Livelihood to Youth of Jammu Kashmir”: Lt Governor JAMMU, NOVEMBER 27: Moving forward to manifest the decisions and plan evolved during the Youth Engagement and Outreach Conference organized by Mission Youth on 31, October 2020, Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha today gave shape to one […]
LG Mathur attends CMs’ Plenary on 3rd Global RE-INVEST
Leh: LG R.K. Mathur attended the CMs’ Plenary session at the 3rd Global RE-INVEST conference organized by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy Addressing the panel of Chief Ministers on the second day of the conference, LG Mathur highlighted Ladakh’s potential in renewable energy generation and its capability to become a Hydrogen-driven Union Territory, […]
BJP promises 70K jobs, industrial growth in its manifesto for J&K DDC polls
It promises regularisation of daily-wagers, casual and contractual workers
Jammu: The BJP on Thursday released its election manifesto for the forthcoming District Development Council (DDC) polls, promising to provide 70,000 jobs with 100 percent reservation to locals besides ensuring private sector employment, industry-friendly policy and a clean, transparent and accountable administration in Jammu and Kashmir. Claiming that the “stone-pelting era” is over as the […]
