JAMMU: Prime Minister, Narendra Modi on Wednesday chaired the 34th PRAGATI interaction with Union Secretaries of various Ministries and Chief Secretaries of States/UTs through video-conference. Chief Secretary, J&K, B V R Subrahmanyam along with Administrative Secretaries of departments of Health & Medical Education, and Jal Shakti participated in the video conference. Prime Minister reviewed 11 […]
Srinagar: The J&K High Court on Wednesday held that the “detaining authority cannot pass a detention on two expressions” while quashing a Public Safety Act (PSA) detention order against a resident of Shopian district. The court noted that the expressions, ‘law and order, ‘public order’, and ‘security of the State’ are distinct concepts and not […]
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir reported only one Covid related death on Wednesday. According to officials, the deceased person hailed from Jammu district . A total of 1,880 Covid-19 patients have died in Jammu and Kashmir so far. Of these deaths, 1,185 have been in Kashmir division and 695 in Jammu division. The number of fresh […]
LONDON: UK on Wednesday became the first country in the world to approve a coronavirus vaccine developed by Oxford University and AstraZeneca as it battles a major winter surge driven by a new, highly contagious variant of the virus. AstraZeneca said the authorisation was for a two dose regime, and that the vaccine had been […]
God has finally heard our pleas, says president of Travel Agents Association, Kashmir Srinagar: It was not the lush green pastures of summer but the bright white snow of winter that did the trick. Since August 4 last year, when all tourists and pilgrims were told to leave Kashmir ahead of the abrogation of J&K’s […]
Srinagar: Intense cold wave conditions swept Kashmir on Wednesday as the mercury fell below the freezing point across the valley, officials said. The cloud cover ahead of Tuesday’s snowfall had kept the night temperature around the freezing point for two consecutive nights in most parts of the valley but the respite ended as the mercury […]
As we enter the eight month of our confrontation with the pandemic of Covid-19, it’s time to brush up on some primary lessons we have learnt since its outbreak, so that we can make our institutions, systems and our personal lives more robust for the future. Small is beautiful: It was not the poor healthcare […]
Sexual harassment includes a range of actions from verbal transgressions to sexual abuse or assault. The use of explicit or implicit sexual overtones, including the unwelcome or inappropriate promise of rewards in exchange for sexual favours, is also sexual harassment. Such harassment can occur in many different social settings – workplace, home, school, place of […]
Pampore: A team revenue officials on Wednesday sealed the office of Assistant Engineer Irrigation Construction Division in Khrew area of Pampore area of South Kashmir’s Pulwama district after it was found closed despite the visit of Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Pandurang K Pole to the area. Deputy Commissioner Pulwama, Dr Raghav Langer paid a surprise visit […]
Stresses on speedy work completion, timely commissioning of all projects ANANTNAG: The Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir Pandurang K Pole today took on spot assessment of pace and progress of work execution on various major developmental projects during an extensive tour to Pulwama and Anantnag districts. He visited Industrial Estate Wuyan, Industrial Estate Khrew and Grid Station […]