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 […]
J&K people empowered with new entitlements post Article 370 abrogation: Prez
New Delhi: Addressing a joint sitting of both houses of Parliament on the first day of the Budget session, President Ram Nath Kovind Friday said after the abrogation of the provisions of Article 370 of the Constitution, the people of Jammu and Kashmir have been empowered with new entitlements. “My government is committed to counter […]
Blast outside Israeli Embassy in Delhi, no injuries reported
New Delhi: A low-intensity explosion was reported at Abdul Kalam Road near the Israel Embassy on Friday evening. No injuries were reported and initial investigations revealed that a bomb was planted in a flower pot on a road divider. The windshields of three cars on the opposite carriageway were damaged in the explosion. The incident […]
J&K records 76 new COVID cases, 1 death
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir on Friday recorded 76 new coronavirus cases, taking the tally to 1,24,373, even as one death due to the virus took place in the last 24 hours, officials said. Out of the fresh cases, 60 were from Kashmir division and 16 from Jammu division of the union territory, they said. Srinagar […]
Three militants killed in Tral encounter
IGP says mobile data of 3 youth killed in Lawaypora encounter point to their militant links
Srinagar: Three local militants of Hizbul Mujahideen outfit were killed in an encounter with security forces in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Friday, police said. A senior police official said that a joint team of police, Army’s 42 RR and CRPF launched a cordon and search operation on specific information about the presence of militants […]
Apni Party terms Transfer of J&K Bank shareholding to UT of Ladakh arbitrary, unfair
Calls for review of asset distribution between J&K and UT of Ladakh
Srinagar: Apni Party president Mohammad Altaf Bukhari on Friday expressed concern over the procedure adopted for transferring around 8.23 percent shareholding of Jammu and Kashmir Bank to the Union Territory of Ladakh. Addressing the media on the sidelines of a party function here, Bukhari said the government of Jammu and Kashmir should have taken all […]
Indo-Pak military confrontation would be disaster: UN chief
United Nations: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said it is “absolutely essential” for India and Pakistan to be able to come together and seriously discuss their problems, cautioning that any military confrontation would be a “disaster of unmitigated proportions” for both countries and the whole world. “Well, what I said in the statement…is unfortunately the […]
