5,17,600 apply for Class IV posts

5,17,600 apply for Class IV posts

JAMMU: Till today morning 5,17,600 Registrations have been done by the candidates on JKSSB’s Online Portal, since the commencement of online application submission from 10th July, 2020 and 2,72,900 candidates completed their online application submission process for Class IV posts. Also 85,100 applications have been submitted online for the post of Accounts Assistant. It has […]

DC B’pora reviews Muharram arrangements

BANDIPORA: In connection with the upcoming Muharram ul Haraam, Deputy Commissioner Bandipora Dr Owais Ahmad today chaired a meeting of officers at Sumbal to review the arrangements put in place for its smooth celebration. On the occasion, threadbare discussion was held regarding the arrangements put in place to ensure smooth conduct of the religious activities […]

Drug peddler arrested in Pampore along with 30 kg poppy straw

PAMPORE: Police on Friday arrested a drug peddler along with 30 kg poppy straw in Pampore area of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district. A police statement identified the drug peddler as Abdul Hameed Ganie, a resident of Gundbal village and was arrested by a police party in the same village along with the contraband. A case […]

Pharma Association calls on FC Health

SRINAGAR: JK Pharma Association Friday called on Financial Commissioner, Health & Medical Education, Atal Dulloo and presented a memorandum of demands to him. On the occasion FC Health commended health professionals in the wake of their role vis-à-vis fight against covid-19 pandemic. He lauded their dedication and honesty while discharging their duties. The Association’s demands […]

DC Shopian flags off Eco Guide trekkers

SHOPIAN: Deputy Commissioner Shopian, Choudhary Mohammad Yaseen today flagged off the Hirpora Eco Guide trekkers from here. The Hirpora Namdansar Trek is the sole major trek in Pir Panjal mountain range, a sub mountain range of Himalaya Mountains. The trek starts from the Peer Ki Gali to Namdansar, the main attraction in Shopian known as […]

Iran, Turkey lash out at UAE over agreement with Israel

Iran, Turkey lash out at UAE over agreement with Israel

ISTANBUL: Iran and Turkey lashed out at their regional rival the United Arab Emirates on Friday over its decision to normalise diplomatic relations with Israel in a US-brokered deal, accusing it of betraying the Palestinian cause. Iran’s Foreign Ministry called the deal a “dagger that was unjustly struck by the UAE in the backs of […]

DC Rajouri review the credit flow in the core sectors

RAJOURI: To review the credit flow in the core sectors in the last two quarters, District Development Commissioner, Mohammad Nazir Sheikh on Friday convened a joint meeting of bankers and sponsoring agencies, here. A detailed discussion was held in the meeting on various points including position of CD Ratio in the district, number of financial […]

Government unmoved as orchardists, farmers suffer due to ongoing dry spell: NC

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir National Conference on Friday asked the J&K government to take immediate steps towards providing succor to the farmers affected from the prevailing dry spell which has run havoc on all sorts of agriculture and horticulture activities in Kashmir. Party Spokesperson Imran Nabi Dar said that previously the farmers had been suffering […]

Week-long national training on Weed Sciences concludes at SKUAST-K

Srinagar: S K University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Kashmir heled a week-long national training on Weed Science at Wadura Campus, Sopore. The training programme ‘Advances in Weed Science under Changing Agrarian Landscape’ was conducted by the university’s Division of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture in collaboration with World Bank-ICAR funded National Agricultural Higher Education Project […]

Reserve Bank to transfer Rs 57,128 crore as dividend to the GoI

NEW DELHI: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will be transferring Rs 57,128 crore of its surplus to the Union government for the fiscal 2019-20, against Rs 1.76 trillion of transfer it did last year, the central bank said in a statement. The government had budgeted Rs 60,000 crore as dividend to bridge its fiscal […]