Man dies after being assaulted in Jammu, accused arrested
Jammu: A 42-year-old man died after he was assaulted with a sharp edged weapon by another man in Rehari Puli area Jammu district on late Saturday evening. An official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) one Shabir Ahmed son of late Ghulam Nabi, a resident of Ustaad Mohalla, Jammu was assaulted by one Gurpreet […]
PDD casual labourer among two die of electric shock
Srinagar: A casual labourer was among two persons who died of electric shock in two separate incidents in north Kashmir’s Bandipora district on Saturday. According to an official, one among the deceased was a casual employee with the Power Development Department (PDD). He identified him as Assadullah Parray (35), son of Abdul Jabar Parray, a […]
J&K records 4 COVID deaths, 512 new infections
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday recorded 512 new COVID-19 cases, raising the tally to 10,9,383, while the death toll reached 1,680 with four more fatalities, officials said. Of the fresh cases, 300 were recorded from the Jammu division and 212 from the Kashmir division, they said. The officials said Jammu district recorded the highest […]
Lt Governor releases Panchayat Newsletter “Parivartan”
‘It is the first ever publication in five official languages of J&K’
Jammu: Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha on Friday released Panchayat Newsletter “Parivartan”- a first ever publication in five official languages of J&K here at Raj Bhavan. The Lt Governor appreciated the initiative of the Department of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj for coming out with a publication in all the five official languages of J&K – […]
Huge voter turnout marks first phase of DDC election in Jammu division
JAMMU: A huge voter turnout marked the phase-1 of the maiden District Development Council Elections besides the Panchayat-By Polls in Jammu Division, held today. Driven by the democratic aspirations amid best possible preventive measures against Covid in place, the voters including men, women and elderly persons came out in large numbers to elect their representatives. […]
Div Com Kashmir visits B’pora, inspects Wular Lake conservation works
Bandipora: The Divisional Commissioner (DIV Com) Kashmir P K Pole today visited Bandipora and inspected Wular lake conservation works by Wular Conservation and Management Authority (WUCMA). The Div Com during the visit was accompanied by Chief Executive Director WUCMA Farooq Gillani and Deputy Commissioner Bandipora Dr. Owais Ahmed. The Chief Executive Director WUCMA briefed the […]
National Workshop on Mushroom Cultivation held
JAMMU: A virtual national workshop on Mushroom Cultivation: Avenues and Challenges was jointly organized by SKUAST-Jammu, Govt. Degree College, Poonch and NGO Attitude Change International. The event was organized under the joint patronage of Dr. J.P. Sharma, – Vice Chancellor, SKUAST-Jammu and Talat Parvez Rohella, Commissioner/Secretary, Higher Education Department, Govt. of J&K. Over 400 participants […]
Youth activists from Ganderbal join Apni Party
SRINAGAR: A number of prominent youth activists from district Ganderbal on Saturday joined Apni Party at its Party office in Lal Chowk, Srinagar, a party spokesman said. The new entrants joined place in presence of Party President Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari and other senior leaders. On this occasion, these newly joined youth activists stated that […]
Army provides assistive aids to needy in Rajouri district
Jammu: The army on Saturday provided various assistive aids like artificial limbs, wheelchairs and hearing aids to the needy at a special camp in Rajouri district, a defence spokesman said. The camp was organised by the Army at Kalakot with the help of Ludhiana-based NGO Bharat Vikas Parishad Charitable Trust, he said. “Due to hilly […]
Rising FDI indicates investors’ preference for India’s enabling environment: Goyal
New Delhi: Increase in foreign direct investment (FDI) into India in July-September 2020 to USD 28.1 billion indicates global investors’ preference for the country’s enabling environment, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on Saturday. FDI during September quarter 2019 stood at USD 14.06 billion. “Despite COVID, FDI doubles year-on-year upwards arrow. Indicating global investors’ […]
