Jammu: Government of India has sanctioned 676 new sub-health centres in Jammu and Kashmir under National Rural Health Mission (NRHM), the state Assembly was informed Friday. Minister for Health and Medical Education Taj Mohi-ud-Din stated this in a reply to a question in the Legislative Assembly. “Out of the 676 new sub health centres, twelve […]
Srinagar: The staff working under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) has demanded the government regularize them. The staff said that they have been working for last four years and should now be absorbed and regularized in the Rural Development Department. “We urge government to raise our salary which has remained stagnant for […]
BY CHRIS COLTRANE At the end of last year, the BBC’s Panorama programme revealed that anti-poverty charity Comic Relief had invested millions of dollars in tobacco and alcohol companies, and $1 billion in the arms manufacturer British Aerospace. This is an understandable mistake to make. Comic Relief’s management team probably just decided to launch a […]
SRINAGAR: District Magistrate Srinagar has imposed ban on sale, purchase and plantation of Russian poplar tree species in Srinagar city, an official handout said Friday. Anybody found contravening this order shall be booked under relevant provisions of law, it said. Due to plantation and mushroom growth of Russian poplars in and around Srinagar, the pollens […]
CAPE TOWN: South Africa captain Graeme Smith expects an even contest between bat and ball to set up a thrilling finale in the series-deciding third Test against Australia at Newlands in Cape Town on Saturday. The wicket has been a key factor in the opening two Tests, a lively pitch helping Mitchell Johnson bowl Australia […]
Jammu: Various Kashmiri Pandits organisations Friday asked the Jammu and Kashmir Government to pass the pending Kashmiri Hindu Shrines and Religious Places Bill without any dilution during the current Assembly session. “Jammu and Kashmir Government should pass the pending Kashmiri Hindu Shrines and Religious Places (Management and Regulation) Bill during the current session of the […]
Fatullah : Buoyed by a spirited effort from his boys against heavyweights Pakistan, the Afghanistan coach Kabir Khan on Friday sounded a warning bell for India and Sri Lanka stating that they are “hungry to win” a match in the ongoing Asia Cup tournament. Afghanistan on Thursday had reduced Pakistan to 117 for six before […]
Srinagar: Police have arrested two burglars and recovered stolen goods from their possession in north Kashmir’s Bandipora district. For the past few months there were incidents of burglary in Bandipora town and adjoining areas, following which a special team was constituted and investigation taken up, a police spokesman said, adding that two suspected people were […]
JAMMU: 13 Commissions of Inquiries(CoIs) were set up while 123 magisterial and judicial probes ordered into various incidents by successive governments since 2002. The information was revealed by Minister for Law Justice and parliamentary Affairs Mir Saifullah in reply to a question by Peoples Democratic Party MLA, Syed Basharat Ahmad Bukhari in the Legislative Assembly. […]
JAMMU: K Rajendra Kumar, a 1984 batch IPS officer, Friday took over the charge of Special Director General of Police (Coordination) Police Headquarters here. Kumar will hold the charge of Special DGP, which has recently been created by the government, an official spokesman said. Rajendra, who was presently posted as DG Prisons (J&K), has served […]