Govt orders transfers in administration
Srinagar: In a minor reshuffle, the Jammu and Kashmir administration on Saturday ordered transfers and postings of half a dozen officers with immediate effect. As per an order issued in this regard by Commissioner Secretary General Administration Department, Manoj Kumar Dwivedi — Rajesh Sharma, Secretary J&K Public Service Commission has been transferred and posted as […]
30,000 KP’s applied for over 2,000 posts under PM package: Officials
Jammu: Over 30,000 Kashmiri Pandits have applied for the 2,000 re-allocated government jobs under the Prime Minister’s employment package and the selection process would be completed by the end of April, officials said on Saturday. The prime minister’s package for Kashmiri Pandit migrants announced in 2008 has two major components – one pertaining to the […]
‘6 lakh golden cards of health insurance scheme issued in 1 month’
Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir government has issued 6.22 lakh golden cards of the Ayushman Bharat (PM-JAY) SEHAT within a month after the launch of the health insurance scheme by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, officials said. The scheme, aimed to cover all households in Jammu and Kashmir, was launched by the prime minister on December […]
CBI arrests ESIC Jammu office deputy director while taking bribe
New Delhi: The CBI has arrested the Deputy Director of the Jammu regional office of the Employees’ State Insurance Corporation for allegedly receiving a bribe of Rs 50,000 for helping lower a complainant’s penalty amount from Rs 23 lakh, officials said Saturday. Darabara Singh, who is also in-charge Regional Director, was nabbed on a complaint […]
Masood Hussain, Nazir Masoodi bereaved
Srinagar: Kashmir Editors Guild (KEG), Directorate of Information and Public Relations (DIPR) besides several other media and political groups have condoled the demise of the father of Masood Hussain, Editor, Kashmir Life and mother of Nazir Massodi of NDTV. Masood Hussain’s father, Gull Hassan Wani a resident of Gehend village of Shopian district was unwell […]
CRPF vehicle catches fire on Gupkar road
Srinagar, Jan 30: A car of the paramilitary Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) caught fire in Gupkar area of Srinagar on Saturday, officials said. A CRPF official said the vehicle caught fire “due to some mechanical problem”, adding the fire was immediately brought under control. No injuries to any personnel were reported in the incident, […]
One-way traffic from Jmu on Sgr-Jmu highway Sunday
Srinagar: Authorities on Saturday informed that one way traffic from Jammu towards Srinagar shall be allowed on the Srinagar-Jammu national highway including the local Ramban-Banihal route on Sunday subject to fair weather and better road condition. A communiqué by the J&K Traffic Police said that no vehicle including those carrying livestock or fresh perishables shall […]
LG pays homage to freedom fighters
Jammu: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Saturday paid homage to freedom fighters including Mahatma Gandhi on Martyrs’ Day, officials said. Gandhi was shot dead on this day in 1948 by Nathuram Godse. His death anniversary is observed as Martyrs’ Day. The LG along with staff members of the Raj Bhavan observed a two-minute silence at […]
India, Pak troops trade fire across IB in Kathua
Jammu: The Pakistani army resorted to firing along the International Border (IB) in Kathua district, officials said on Saturday. The firing from across the border started around 10.10 pm on Friday in the Bobiyaan border outpost area of Hiranagar sector, prompting an effective retaliation by the Border Security Force (BSF), the officials said. They said […]
Missing Kupwara man’s body found in woods
Srinagar: Body of a 33-year-old man was recovered at Cherkoot forest area of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Saturday, a fortnight after he went missing from his residence, officials said. They man, identified by the officials as Javaid Ahmad Mir, son of Mohammad Dilawar Mir of Izgund Khumriyal Kupwara, had left his residence on January […]
