Govt asks FM radio channels to refrain from using vulgar, objectionable content
New Delhi: The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has directed FM radio channels not to air vulgar and objectionable content, failing which stern action will be taken against them. The ministry said airing such content is in gross violation of the Grant of Permission Agreement (GOPA). “It has come to the notice of the Ministry […]
Re-opening of Srinagar’s Jama Masjid on anvil
Div Com, IGP visit mosque to review measures
Srinagar: In an indication of the imminent reopening of the Jama Masjid in Srinagar’s old city area for Friday prayers, senior civil administration and police officials on Monday visited the historic mosque to inspect it, officials said here. Kashmir’s Divisional Commissioner P K Pole and Inspector General of Police (IGP) Vijay Kumar visited the 14th […]
Ukraine, Russia envoys talk under shadow of nuclear threat
Kyiv: Russian and Ukrainian delegations met for talks Monday amid high hopes but low expectations for any diplomatic breakthrough, after Moscow unleashed the biggest land war in Europe since World War II but met unexpectedly stiff resistance. As outgunned but determined Ukrainian forces slowed the Russian advance and sanctions crippled the Russian economy, the military […]
CAT issues notice to J&K Gov, asks to file objections by March 24
Withdrawal of posts referred to JKPSC, SSB prior to Oct 30, 2019
Srinagar: The Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) has issued notice to J&K government on an application challenging withdrawal of posts referred to J&K Public Service Commission (PSC) and Services Selection Board (SSB) prior to 30th of October 2019. Jammu and Kashmir government in an order in the first week of the out gone month had withdrawn […]
CS asks for mapping youths’ requirements for job linkages
‘Mission on course to creating 50,000 self-employment jobs’
Jammu: Chief Secretary Dr. Arun Kumar Mehta Monday said the youth in J&K need to be skilled according to their needs and aspirations to enable them to have not only gainful employment, but also a sense of dignity in the jobs they do. He said there is a need to sharply focus on skilling and […]
Police officer shot at outside mosque in Batamaloo
Srinagar: Militants shot at a police officer outside a mosque in Srinagar’s Batamaloo area here on Monday, officials said. The bullet hit inspector Sheikh Firdous, currently posted in the Anti-Corruption Bureau, in the neck, they said. Reports said that the officer was shot at when he was returning from a mosque after offering evening prayers. […]
Traffic restored on Jmu-Sgr highway Monday evening
2-way LMV traffic today subject to road condition
Srinagar: The 278-km-long Jammu-Srinagar highway was restored for traffic after remaining blocked at Samroli in Udhampur district due to fresh landslides on Monday, officials said. A massive landslide blocked the strategic 270-km Jammu-Srinagar national highway in Udhampur district early Monday, leaving hundreds of vehicles stranded, officials said. The landslide struck the highway at Dewal near […]
Omar Abdullah visits acid attack survivor in Chennai hospital
Srinagar: Former chief minister Omar Abdullah on Monday visited a hospital in Chennai to enquire about the condition of a 27-year-old Kashmiri woman who was attacked with acid in Srinagar and was taken to the Tamil Nadu capital for specialised treatment. Accompanied by Tamil Nadu Health Minister Ma Subramanian, Abdullah met the family members of […]
J&K reports 42 fresh cases of COVID 19
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir on Monday reported 42 new positive cases of novel coronavirus, even as no fresh virus-related death was reported in the last 24 hours, officials said. Of the fresh cases, they said 22 were reported from Jammu division and 20 from Kashmir division, taking the total number of positive cases recorded so […]
Tipper-owners hit streets against ‘harassment’, seizure of vehicles
Srinagar: The transporters ferrying building materials in their tipper trucks staged a protest here Monday urging the Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha to take serious note of the “undue harassment” meted out to them and subsequent seizure of their vehicles by the authorities. The slogan shouting transporters assembled at the National Highway near Pandrethan area on […]
