India records 162 new COVID-19 cases, tally of active infections now 3,691
New Delhi: India has recorded a single-day rise of 162 new coronavirus infections and the count of active cases has declined to 3,691, according to Union Health Ministry data updated on Friday. The country now has 4.46 crore COVID-19 cases and the death toll due to the disease stands at 5,30,663, the data updated at […]
India targets Pakistan for raking up Kashmir issue in UN
United Nations India has strongly hit back at Pakistan for raking up the Kashmir issue in the UN Security Council, arguing that a country that hosted slain al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden and attacked a neighbouring Parliament does not have the credentials to “sermonise” before the powerful UN organ. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar’s strong […]
Narco-trafficking racket busted with arrest of juvenile girl from LoC
Jammu: Security agencies have busted a “Pakistan ISI-run narcotics trafficking racket” with the arrest of a school-going girl living along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district, official sources said Thursday. The juvenile, a student of class ten, lives in a village ahead of the LoC fence in the Mendhar sector of the Poonch […]
Govt constitutes committee to frame export policy for agricultural commodities
Initiative to enhance annual agricultural exports from ₹190 cr to ₹3000 cr in next 5 years
Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir government has constituted an expert committee to formulate a comprehensive Export Promotion Policy for identified potential exportable agricultural commodities, an official press release informed Thursday. It said the primary assignment of the committee would be to develop commodity-specific export promotion recommendations which inter alia shall include strategic and operational aspects […]
LG meets Union Power Minister, requests higher power allocation to J&K
Srinagar: Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha today held a meeting with Union Minister of Power and NRE R.K. Singh in Delhi and discussed the electric power scenario of Jammu and Kashmir with him. Giving details, an official spokesman, in a communique issued here said that Power Secretary, Alok Kumar and other senior officials of the Ministry […]
Govt asks DDOs to explain why salary was paid to employees not registered on JKHRM portal
Srinagar: The government on Thursday sought an explanation within a week from Drawing and Disbursing Officers (DDOs) as to why a sizable number of employees was paid salary for October despite them not registering themselves with the Jammu and Kashmir Human Resource Management System. “In order to streamline the Human Resource Management System across various […]
Authorities cancel junior legal assistants’ recruitment exam conducted on Nov 13 last year
Jammu: Jammu & Kashmir Legal Services Authority has cancelled the examination for the post of junior legal assistants which was conducted on November 13, 2021, officials said. In a notification by Member Secretary MK Sharma, the authority stated that it has given the sanction to cancel the examination conducted on Saturday, November 13, 2021 for […]
CS launches SWAGATAM for hassle-free entry of visitors to Civil Secretariat
Inaugurates GAD website with Hindi/Urdu interface
Srinagar: Chief Secretary, Dr Arun Kumar Mehta Thursday launched the online visitor management system called SWAGATAM at Srinagar Civil Secretariat to ensure easy and hassle-free entry of visitors to both Secretariats at Jammu and Srinagar. The system shall enable a person to schedule a meeting in advance for redressal of her/his genuine grievances, an official […]
New land policy draconian, inhuman; won’t allow its implementation: Bukhari
Srinagar: Apni Party president Altaf Bukhari Thursday described Jammu and Kashmir government’s new land policy as “draconian” and “totally inhuman”, saying it will not be allowed to be implemented. Recently, the J&K administration has notified that all the outgoing lessees, except in the case of subsisting/expired leases for residential purposes, shall immediately hand over the […]
New land policy in J&K not without motives: Sajad Lone
Srinagar: Peoples Conference chief Sajad Gani Lone Thursday said the Jammu and Kashmir administration’s new land policy is “not without motive” as it is an attempt at “othering” Kashmiris. Lone’s remarks came in the wake of land leaseholders in Jammu and Kashmir being asked to return the possession to the government. “The new Land policy […]
