Cancels JE, SI exams ‘at whatever stage they are at’ Srinagar: The High Court of J&K Thursday directed the government to constitute a high-level committee headed by “at-least” a retired High Court Judge to enquire into the conduct of Jammu and Kashmir Service Selection Board (JKSSB) for “brazen irregularities and illegalities” in appointing a “blacklisted” […]
Srinagar: Results were announced on Thursday for the re-poll held earlier this week in two District Development Council (DDC) seats – Drugmulla in Kupwara and Hajin-A in Bandipora. The seats had fallen vacant after the State Election Commission (SEC) rejected the candidature of two contesting candidates, in December 2020, over their ‘dubious credentials’. Drugmulla in […]
‘My fight for statehood, land and job rights for locals will never stop’ Kupwara: Democratic Azad Party chairman Ghulam Nabi Azad said that developmental projects approved and executed during his short tenure as a chief minister have changed the infrastructural landscape of Kupwara district. He said since then no government in power ever could match […]
Gurez: Authorities in north Kashmir’s Bandipora district have informed that the traffic movement on Bandipora-Gurez shall remain suspended tomorrow in wake of the fresh weather advisory. The road to Gurez that passes through Razdan Pass has been closed for traffic movement. “In view of the forecast for snowfall and as a precautionary measure, tomorrow on […]
Ammo recovered from encounter site, says official Shopian: After a brief exchange of fire, militants have managed to give slip to security forces in Wathoo area of South Kashmir’s Shopian district where an encounter broke out last night, officials said on Thursday. An official said that encounter broke out last evening after a joint team […]
Officials conduct major inspection of government offices in Srinagar SRINAGAR: In order to ensure punctuality in government offices, senior officers of District Administration Srinagar on the directions of the Deputy Commissioner Srinagar, Mohammad Aijaz Asad Thursday conducted surprise inspection of various Government Offices in Srinagar and checked the attendance of employees, an official spokesperson said […]
Seeks additional quota of power during ongoing winter New Delhi: National Conference Member of the Parliament from Anantnag Hasnain Masoodi raised the issue of unscheduled and pesky power supply in the Lok Sabha, asking the government to take prompt measures to address the issue. Speaking on matters relating to rule 377 in the Lok Sabha, […]
Reviews progress on Aadhaar penetration across J&K JAMMU: Chief Secretary, Dr Arun Kumar Mehta today emphasized upon all the stakeholders to complete the 100 percent Aadhaar penetration across J&K, underlining that the Union Territory has completely moved to digital means by offering all the citizen centric services through online mode and Aadhaar is a prerequisite […]
SRINAGAR: A meeting was convened under the chairmanship of Managing Director (MD) KPDCL, Yaseen. M. Choudhary, wherein senior officials of KPDCL, President (FCIK) and other senior members of Federation of Chambers of Industries Kashmir (FKIC) were present. The meeting discussed Tariff Revision by JERC in detail and queries raised regarding latest amendments in tariff were […]
Festival harbinger of a good winter tourism: Sarmad Hafeez SRINAGAR: The two-day Houseboat Festival which started yesterday on the banks of Dal and Nigeen Lakes concluded this evening. The festival was organised by the Tourism Department. During the two day festival, emphasis was laid on the heritage value of the houseboats on these two lakes. […]