Spl Tribunal raps SMC Commissioner; directs him to follow mandate of law
‘Action against illegal structure has to be in sync with law’
Srinagar: J&K Special Tribunal Monday reprimanded the Commissioner, Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC), asking him that action against the illegal structures has to be in sync with the law. The order followed an appeal against a communication which called for demolition of a structure in Rawalpora in city outskirts — in which the alleged violator was […]
Jammu hoteliers demand restoration of ‘darbar move’
Jammu: Hotel and lodge owners here on Monday raised concern over the loss of business over the past several years and demanded immediate restoration of ‘darbar move’, a practice under which the government functioned six months each in Jammu and Srinagar. The LG Manoj Sinha-led administration stopped the age-old practice in June last year after […]
Action initiated against 92 govt employees in Anantnag for absenteeism
Srinagar: Authorities in Anantnag district of south Kashmir on Monday initiated disciplinary action against 92 government employees who were found unauthorisedly absent from work, officials said. “The district administration Anantnag today cracked the whip on employees coming late to offices and remaining absent without sanctioned leaves during a district-wide drive held on the directions of […]
India reports 159 new Covid cases
New Delhi: India saw a single-day rise of 159 coronavirus infections, while the active case count declined marginally to 3,906, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Monday. The total tally of Covid cases stands at 4.46 crore (4,46,74,981), while the death toll was 5,30,658 with no fresh fatalities being reported, the data […]
Unique family ID another ‘surveillance tool’: Mufti
Srinagar: PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Monday said the Jammu and Kashmir administration’s plan to create a ‘unique family ID’ for residents of the Union Territory was emblematic of the widening “trust deficit” after the 2019 abrogation of Article 370. The former chief minister said Kashmiris are viewed with suspicion and dubbed the unique family […]
Contract for setting up smart toilets in Jammu terminated
Jammu: Taking serious note of casual approach by a contractor engaged for constructing smart toilets here, the Jammu Smart City Limited (JSCL) have terminated the contract with immediate effect, an official said. JSCL, a special purpose vehicle was constituted in August 2017 by the government for the implementation of smart city development projects in Jammu […]
We do not believe in buying peace but establishing it: LG
Releases docu-drama 'Ehad-e-Kashmir', says it captures story of Kashmir
Jammu: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha Monday released the docu-drama ‘Ehad-e-Kashmir’, produced by JK News Today, during an event held at the Convention Centre here. Appreciating the group for the effort to “depict the story of Kashmir”, the LG said that the docu-drama captures the story of Kashmir and changes it has witnessed over the years. […]
Hepatitis A outbreak: 2 children die, 4 undergoing treatment in Kulgam district
Tarigami expresses concern; demands immediate measures to control the epidemic
Srinagar: Two children died of Hepatitis A in south Kashmir while four others are undergoing treatment, officials said on Sunday. The six cases were detected in Turka Tachloo village of south Kashmir’s Kulgam district, they said. Hepatitis-A virus causes highly contagious liver infection. “Samples of eight children from a private school were taken for suspected […]
Admin mulls ‘JK Family ID’; BJP welcomes move, other parties raise concerns
Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir administration is planning to create an authentic database of all families in the Union territory with each of them having a unique alpha-numeric code — the objective being easy selection of eligible beneficiaries of various social welfare schemes. The proposed move to allot “Family ID” has been welcomed by the […]
NC will be held accountable for its ‘sins’ against Kashmiris: Sajad Lone
Srinagar: People’s Conference (PC) chief Sajad Lone on Sunday said the National Conference has also committed all the “sins” the BJP has against the people of Kashmir and said its leaders will be held accountable. “The NC talks about (Article) 370, but when someone talks about something, shouldn’t we see their history?… In the last […]
