Jammu sizzles as mercury to soar over 43°C
Jammu: Jammu continues to remain under the grip of an intense heat wave as the temperature continuously remains over 43° Celsius for the last seven days. There was no respite for the people from scorching heat wave conditions on Saturday also as the temperature remained above normal. Due to the harsh weather conditions, it has […]
JKSSB PSI Result: Aspirants allege irregularities, stage protest, demand probe
Jammu: Alleging gross irregularities in Jammu and Kashmir Services Selection Board’s (JKSSB’s) Police Sub-Inspector (PSI) result, a large number of aspirants, who appeared in the examination held on March 27, staged a protest demonstration here today outside the Press Club of Jammu. Scores of candidates gathered to lodge their protest following allegations of rigging in […]
Shopkeepers cry foul as JMC conducts anti-encroachment drives
Jammu: The ongoing anti-encroachment drives in different parts of Jammu city being conducted by the Jammu Municipal Corporation (JMC) have generated a sense of resentment among the trading community. Traders operating in different markets of the city while expressing their annoyance over frequent and ‘haphazardly’ conducted anti-encroachment drives said that the JMC authorities are unnecessarily […]
Reserved category employees continue protest; reiterate demand of transfer to Jammu
JAMMU: Even as the government has categorically stated that the migrant employees will not be shifted to Jammu but transferred to safer locations within the Valley, the Jammu based reserved categories employees serving in Kashmir continue to hold protest demanding transfer to their home districts in Jammu region. Holding banners, placards and picture of Rajni […]
Many panicked PM Package employees reach Jammu
Reserved category employees protest for 2nd day in Jammu, seek transfer from Kashmir
JAMMU: Several displaced Kashmiri Pandit employees recruited under Prime Minister’s special package and serving in different parts of Kashmir, have reached Jammu following the fresh killings minorities in the Valley. “Nothing is more precious than life. If we remain alive we could secure a job here also. But God forbid if we get killed what […]
Following Rajni’s murder, SC employees serving in Kashmir feel insecure
JAMMU: Following gruesome killing of Rajni Bala – a school teacher – by terrorists on Tuesday, a sense of fear and insecurity has gripped thousands of Scheduled Caste (SC) employees, who hail from Jammu region and are serving in almost all the districts of Kashmir division. A large number of Jammu-based employees are deployed in […]
DC Ramban blows whistle against fake news portals
As FB “journalists” harasses people and discredit genuine media…
Jammu: In absence of a clear-cut policy to check the rapid growth of illegal and unregistered portal-based news organizations operating through various social media platforms in Jammu and Kashmir, government officials are on an edge as they are frequently being blackmailed by these ‘fake’ news channels. However, Deputy Commissioner Ramban, Mussarat Ul Islam, has taken […]
Amid ‘disengaging-engaging’ fiasco, those engaged under Rehbar schemes, NYC continue protests
Jammu: Even as the J&K government made an effort to assure employees engaged under Nehru Youth Corps (NYC) and various Rehbar schemes of not disengaging them, a sense of confusion and anger still persists among such workers. The employees engaged under schemes like Rehbar-e-Janglat (ReJ), Rehbar-e-Zirat (ReZ), Rehbar-e-Khel (ReK) and NYC are continuously expressing their […]
