On a parting note, Chillai-Kalan leaves Kashmir shivering
Srinagar: Cold wave conditions continued in Kashmir on Saturday as the mercury stayed several degrees below freezing point across the Valley, officials said. Srinagar city recorded a low of minus 7.2 degrees Celsius – marginally up from minus 7.7 degrees Celsius the previous night, they said. Qazigund – the gateway town to the Valley – […]
Covid-19: J&K records three deaths; 76 positive cases
Srinagar: Three more people succumbed to Covid-19 in Jammu and Kashmir while as 76 fresh positive cases of novel coronavirus were recorded in the Union Territory on Saturday. Officials said that two Covid related deaths in Kashmir and one in Jammu division have taken the toll to 1936 while as with 18 cases from Jammu […]
J&K Police among the country’s best: LG
Jammu: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Saturday said the Jammu and Kashmir Police is among the best in the country and stressed the need for the union territory’s security forces to adopt the latest technologies for discharging their duties. He said the entire nation has acknowledged the courage of personnel of Jammu and Kashmir’s forces. […]
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 […]
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 […]
