4 Gujjar leaders join BJP

Jammu: Four prominent Gujjar leaders, along with their supporters, joined the BJP here on Monday, the party said. J&K BJP president Ravinder Raina, party vice-president Yudhvir Sethi and general secretary Devinder Kumar Manyal, welcomed the new entrants into the party fold, it said. Those who joined the BJP included Choudhary Mohamad Sultan Khan from the […]

NHM contractual employees end strike after LG announces extension of their contract

Vacancies being identified; Covid warriors to be given weightage in recruitment: LG

Jammu/Srinagar: Contractual National Health Mission (NHM) employees in Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday called off their protest after Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha met them here and announced extending their contract by three months. Over 1,500 employees were demonstrating for the last four days against termination of their contracts. The LG visited the Government Medical College […]

LG promises help to NEET aspirants who seek time to prepare for participation in AIQ

Says ‘will request Centre to consider students' petition; J&K students will be in advantageous position by participating in AIQ’

Srinagar: A delegation of NEET Post-Graduate MD/MS aspirants called on Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha at Raj Bhavan Sunday and apprised him about their issues regarding UT’s participation in all India quota in this year’s NEET exam. The delegation led by Dr Junaid Ali sought more time for preparation. The LG while considering their petition said […]

‘Samanbal’ brings together people to revive tradition of ‘Kashmiriyat’

Srinagar: Taking a leap from virtual to the real world, a group of intellectuals and academicians gathered here on Saturday in an attempt to revive ‘Kashmiriyat’, a tradition of unity and communal harmony in the strife-torn Valley. The group known as “Samanbal” (a place where people meet) was initiated on a new social media platform […]

Mufti welcomes Centre’s decision to start ‘Beat the Retreat’ ceremony at Suchetgarh

Srinagar: PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday welcomed the Centre’s decision to start the Beat the Retreat ceremony at Suchetgarh on the Indo-Pak border, saying it will give a fillip to tourism and also improve cross-border ties. “Welcome GOIs decision to start Beat the Retreat ceremony at Suchetgarh. Will certainly give a fillip to tourism […]

Army recovers 30 kg of ‘drug-like’ substance along LoC in Uri

Baramulla: The Army has recovered around 30 kg of a contraband substance worth about Rs 25 crore in the black market along the Line of Control (LoC) in north Kashmir’s Uri sector, police said on Sunday. “On Saturday, Indian troops deployed along the LoC in Uri sector in Baramulla district of north Kashmir observed some […]

J&K records 102 new cases of COVID-19, no related death

Srinagar, Oct 03: Jammu and Kashmir recorded 102 fresh COVID-19 cases on Sunday that took the infection tally to 3,29,789, officials said. No Covid-related death was reported in the past 24 hours, they said. Of the fresh cases, 81 were from Kashmir and 21 from the Jammu division, the officials said. Srinagar district recorded the […]

Traffic at Jammu airport jumps after scrapping of load penalty

Jammu: Passenger traffic at the Jammu airport jumped soon after the load penalty for the strategically important airport was scrapped, allowing airlines to fly full capacity, officials said. The airport saw 1,403 embarkations (departures) and 1,679 disembarkation (arrivals) on September 29. On September 30, when the penalty was scrapped, the number of departures jumped to […]

Arms consignment dropped drone recovered in Jammu

Jammu: An arms consignment believed to have been dropped by “a drone from Pakistan” has been recovered by police near the International Border here, officials said on Sunday. The recovery made from the dropped packet included an AK assault rifle, three magazines, 30 rounds and a telescope, the officials said. They said the recovery was […]

Efforts to be made to strengthen SHGs in J&K: Giriraj Singh

Jammu: Union Minister for Rural Development and Pancahayti Raj Giriraj Singh on Sunday said efforts would be made to further strengthen self-help groups in Jammu and Kashmir. He also said the three-tier Panchayati Raj system in the Union Territory would give much needed fillip to the developmental pace as per the popular aspiration of people […]