NC refuses to participate in delimitation exercise
Says participating in the commission will be like accepting the events of August 05, 2019, which the NC is unwilling to do
Srinagar, May 29: The National Conference on Friday announced that it will not participate in the delimitation exercise to redraw parliamentary and assembly constituencies in Jammu and Kashmir because the party was unwilling to accept the events of August 05 last year when the special status of the erstwhile state was abrogated. The Union Law […]
Amid surging Covid-19 cases, CS stresses for aggressive contact tracing, surveillance
“17.2 days doubling rate, 44% recovery rate in the Union Territory more than the national average”
JAMMU: With a recent surge in COVID-19 cases across the country following substantive relaxations in movement of people via air and rail routes under Lockdown 4.0, it has become all the more imperative to be aggressive in contact tracing and surveillance, Chief Secretary, B V R Subrahmanyam said this while reviewing the COVID-19 mitigation efforts […]
Advisor Khan takes stock of arrangements for passengers at Jammu Airport
Appreciates role played by various departments for facilitating smooth movement of passengers
JAMMU, MAY 29: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Farooq Khan today took stock of the arrangements for registration and screening of inbound and outbound passengers at Jammu Airport which has recently resumed operations after relaxation in COVID-19 lockdown norms. Advisor Khan while interacting with the screening and facilitation teams from different departments enquired about different processes […]
NC will not participate in delimitation exercise: Aga Ruhullah
Srinagar: National Conference on Friday said it has decided against participating in delimitation exercise . ” The @JKNC_ will not participate in the delimitation exercise,” NC leader Aga Syed Ruhullah Medhi tweeted. The @JKNC_ will not participate in the delimitation exercise. Detailed statement to follow soon. Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi, CS @JKNC_ — Ruhullah […]
Edu institutions to remain closed till Jun 15: Govt
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir government on Friday ordered that all educational institutions and training institutions in the Union Territory shall remain closed till June 15. As per news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), the educational institutions were closed almost three months back in wake of Coronavirus outbreak in Jammu and Kashmir that claimed 29 lives […]
COVID-19: Shopian man tests positive day after his death
Srinagar: A day after his death, swab samples of a 70-year-old man from south Kashmir’s Shopian district came out to be positive for the novel coronavirus, taking the death count due to the deadly disease in Jammu and Kashmir to 28. Dr. Salim Khan, nodal officer for COVID-19 at the Government Medical College Srinagar, told […]
Truck loaded with LPG cylinders catches fire at Tikri, Jammu-Sgr highway closed
Vehicular movement temporarily restricted on highway, situation under control : SSP Udhampur
Jammu: The vehicular movement on Jammu Srinagar national highway has been restricted temporarily after a truck loaded with Liquefied Petroleum Gas cylinders caught fire resulting dozens of heavy explosions that rattled the entire area at Tikri near Udhampur. Officials told news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), that a truck on way from Jammu to Srinagar was […]
Pulwama aborted car bomb blast: police Identifies vehicle owner
Srinagar, May 29: A after aborting a major militant attack on parallel lines with the fatal Lethopora blast last year, Police on Friday said it has identified the owner of the vehicle who happens to be an active militant of Hizb-ul-Mujahideen from Shopian district. “The Santro car which was used for IED belongs to Hidayatullah […]
ITBP cop dies due to cardiac arrest in Rajouri
Rajouri, May 29: An Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) personnel died due to cardiac arrest in Rajouri district last night, officials said. Reports said the personnel from ITBP’s 2nd battalion identified as Ram Singh Meena, posted at Adhoc 10 Palma, died due to cardiac arrest. A police officer confirmed the incident and said that his body […]
‘Technical Education Department’ to be called ‘Department of Skill Development’
Administrative Council meets, approves several proposals
Admission process to Polytechnics in J&K revamped; transgenders to get pension; 2000 vacancies of ‘Panchayat Accounts Assistants’ to be filled up on fast track JAMMU, MAY 28: The Administrative Council (AC) which met here under the chairmanship of Lieutenant Governor, G C Murmu, approved the proposal of the Technical Education Department bringing in key reforms […]
