Revenue official jailed for bribery
Jammu: A revenue official was on Tuesday sentenced to two years imprisonment by an anti-corruption court in a bribery case here, a spokesperson of the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) said. Balwan Singh, Patwari of Halqa Flora Nagbani, was caught accepting a bribe of Rs 5,000 in 2011 from a person who had applied for ‘Nakal Jamabandi’ […]
3 youths killed in Lawaypora encounter were involved in militancy: IGP
‘Will soon present concrete evidence to their parents’
Srinagar: The three youths killed in a gunfight with security forces in Lawaypora last month were involved in militancy, Kashmir’s Inspector General of Police Vijay Kumar said on Monday and added that police will soon convince their parents of it with “concrete evidence”. “Their involvement has been — almost 60 percent — proved. We are […]
J&K an oasis of talent, budding youngsters should reap benefits: LG
Srinagar: : Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha Monday said that Jammu- Kashmir is an “oasis of talent and asked the budding youngsters to come forward to reap maximum benefit from various programmes to channelize their potential in the right direction. The LG observed this during J&K’s biggest talent hunt-cum-music concert show ‘SHAURYA’, which was organized here […]
National security issues reduced to ‘TRP tamasha’: Mufti
Srinagar: National security and issues of monumental importance have been “reduced to a TRP tamasha”, PDP president Mehbooba Mufti alleged on Monday. The PDP president was reacting to purported Whatsapp messages between editor of Republic TV Arnab Goswami and former CEO of BARC P D Dasgupta that were reportedly part of supplementary charge sheet filed […]
J&K records 82 fresh COVID-19 cases, one death
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir recorded 82 new cases of the coronavirus on Monday, bringing the infection tally to 1,23,425, while another death raised the toll to 1,922, officials said. Forty-six of the fresh COVID-19 cases were from Kashmir Valley and 36 from Jammu division, they said. The officials said Jammu district recorded a maximum of […]
3,81,305 beneficiaries received COVID vaccine, 580 adverse events reported: Health ministry
New Delhi: A total of 3,81,305 beneficiaries have so far been vaccinated for COVID-19 and 580 adverse events following immunisation were reported in the country till now, the Union health ministry said on Monday. Addressing a press briefing, Manohar Agnani, Additional Secretary in the Ministry of Health, said 1,48,266 beneficiaries were vaccinated across 25 states […]
NHRC orders compensation in infant deaths in Udhampur
Jammu: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Monday recommended a compensation of Rs 3 lakh each to the families of 11 children who died due to consumption of spurious medicines in Udhampur district between December 2019 and January last year. The NHRC ordered the compensation in favour of the victim families, observing that there […]
J&K govt signs MoU with ICSI for up-skilling of college students
Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir Higher Education Department on Monday signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Institute of Company Secretaries of India for up-skilling of students enrolled at the Cluster Universities of Srinagar and Jammu. The MoU is part of the department’s initiative of up-skilling the undergraduates across J&K by embedding skill courses in […]
Temperature improves to bring little respite from cold in Kashmir
Srinagar: There was a slight improvement in the minimum temperature at most places in Kashmir on Sunday, but there was little respite from the cold wave as mercury remained several degrees below the freezing point across the Valley. Meanwhile, the MET Office said a Western Disturbance is most likely to affect the union territory for […]
Delhi hoteliers refuse accommodation to Kashmiris around ‘national days’!
Srinagar: Geography and belief has become a matter of annoyance for an ordinary Kashmiri as hoteliers in the national capital refuse them accommodation, particularly during run-up to some big event or a national day — like the Republic Day next week. Mohammad Marouf is undergoing engineering programme at Tennessee State University in USA. Narrating his […]
