To pace up J&K development, LG takes break from past
In a first, approves release of 50% of revenue and capital outlay on 1st day of financial year
Jammu: In a clear break from past, the Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha Thursday — on 1st day of financial year — approved release of 50 percent of revenue and capital outlay. The timely release of revenue and capital component is expected to accelerate pace of development in the Union Territory, an official spokesperson said while […]
Policeman killed in militant attack on BJP leader’s residence
Attack evokes condemnations from political parties
Srinagar: A policeman was shot dead by Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militants Thursday morning in an attempted attack on a local BJP leader in the outskirts of Srinagar city, police said. One of the four militants disguised himself as a woman wearing ‘Burqa’ (veil) and approached the main door of the residence of BJP leader Anwar Ahmad […]
LG assures smooth seasonal migration of Gujjar-Bakerwal nomads
Advises community members to promote education among its youth
Jammu: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Thursday assured of a smooth seasonal migration of the Gujjar-Bakerwal community and warned of action against officers found guilty of delinquency. The LG was interacting with a 70-member delegation of the Gujjar-Bakerwal community at Raj Bhavan here and got first-hand appraisal of their issues and grievances, an official spokesperson […]
Covid cases continue to surge; J&K records 461 positives, four deaths
Srinagar: In a highest single day spike so far this year, Jammu and Kashmir recorded 461 fresh COVID-19 infections, while four more people were also lost to the disease in the last 24 hours, officials said on Thursday. Of the fresh cases, 361 were reported from the Kashmir Valley and 100 from the Jammu division, […]
COVID-19: Vaccination for people above 45 years starts
New Delhi: The COVID-19 vaccination for all people aged 45 years and above commenced from Thursday, the Union Health Ministry said. More than 6.5 crore vaccine doses have been administered across the country so far to frontline workers, healthcare workers, those above 60 and for people aged above 45 with specified co-morbid conditions. The countrywide vaccination […]
ED files chargesheet in ‘terror funding’ case
New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday said it has filed a chargesheet against a north Kashmiri resident in a money laundering case linked to a “terror-funding” case of 2006. It said in a statement that the prosecution complaint (chargesheet) has been filed against Aijaz Hussain Khwaja, a resident of Baramulla district of the […]
Mir Afroz posted as Director Public Relations
Srinagar: Government on Thursday ordered transfer of Special Secretary Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs, Mir Afroz as Director Public Relations. In the interest of administration, Mir Afroz, Special Secretary in the Department of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs, is transferred and posted as Director, Public Relations, J&K. The officer shall report to the Principal Secretary […]
Initiate cancellation of fraudulent gift deeds, change of land use at Pahalgam: HC directs PDA
Srinagar: The J&K High Court Thursday directed the Pahalgam Development Authority (PDA) to initiate proceedings for the cancellation of the fraudulent gift deeds and the change of land use by certain senior officers of J&K government at the Pahalgam hill resort. According to an investigation report by the State Vigilance Organization, Mir Naseem Ahmad, the […]
Jammu gets first facility to handle 5 mt of plastic waste per day
Jammu: In a step to make Jammu a plastic-free city, the winter capital got its first material recovery facility (MRF) with a capacity to handle five metric tonnes of plastic waste per day, officials said on Thursday. The facility was inaugurated at Bhagwati Nagar here following the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) between […]
Include J&K in Indo-Pak dialogue: Mehbooba Mufti
Srinagar: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president and former chief minister Mehbooba Mufti Thursday said dialogue between India and Pakistan is ‘fruitless’ unless Jammu and Kashmir is included in it. She said the route to trade and peace between India and Pakistan passes through Jammu and Kashmir and no exercise will prove helpful until Jammu and […]
