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‘Some depts yet to furnish details of adhoc, contractual employees’

JAMMU: Various administrative departments have missed several deadlines to furnish details of adhoc / contractual/ consolidated employees , the government said Wednesday. “As per J&K...

‘Over Rs 11 crore realized as fine from traffic violators’

Jammu: As many as 5,44,338 violators have been booked and a fine of Rs 11.27 crore realized from them for traffic violations last year,...

Guv asks govt to present CAG reports in Assembly

Jammu: In an unprecedented move, Governor NN Vohra Wednesday ordered the state government to present the reports of the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG)...

LA panel fails to evolve consensus on temples bill

Jammu: A Legislative  Assembly panel Wednesday failed to evolve a consensus on inclusion of all temples, including those administered by Trusts, under the ambit...

MLAs riled up over ‘lal batis’ to Guv, others

Jammu: Legislative  Assembly Tuesday erupted in pandemonium as members held  protests over the approval of use of red beacons for public servants while they...

Rs 1557 cr needed for newly-created admin units

Jammu: Having recently approved 659 new administrative units in the state, Jammu and Kashmir government now requires nearly Rs 1557 crore annually for creation...

Soldier shoots self

Jammu: An Army soldier  allegedly committed suicide by shooting himself with his service rifle in Poonch district Tuesday. Deployed in forward area in Poonch, 23-year-old...

1,816 foreigners living in Jammu

Jammu:  As many as 1,816 foreigners, including many refugees, were residing in Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir government Tuesday informed the state Assembly today. In a...

61 gazetted officers prosecuted in 3 yrs: Govt

Jammu: As many as 61 gazetted officers have been prosecuted in the last three years in Jammu and Kashmir, the state government said Tuesday. In...

Rashid marshalled out

Jammu: Independent MLA was Tuesday  marshalled out of the Assembly for disrupting proceedings over the alleged wrongful declaration by the government on fuel consumption...

‘3057 appointments in police dept through special drives’

Jammu:  Minister of State for Home Sajjad Ahmed Kichloo Tuesday informed the Legislative Assembly said that 3057 candidates have been appointed during special recruitment...

‘No provision for regularisation of youth under NYCS’

Jammu: Government Monday said there was no provision for absorbing youth engaged under National Youth Corps Scheme (NYCS) in a government department and neither...

Protests in Udhampur over bovine deaths

Jammu: Three bovines were found dead in Udhampur district of Jammu and Kashmir triggering protests by people Monday. The bovines were found dead in Krimichi...

Be wary of NC’s gimmicks: PDP

JAMMU: Opposition Peoples Democratic Party in Jammu and Kashmir Sunday said the National Conference government had failed on all fronts and the people should...

24th Police-Public Mela held

JAMMU: Results of raffle draw for prizes of Police Public Mela were announced at Police Sports Stadium Gulshan Ground here on Sunday evening. The...

JK didn’t record any polio case since 2010

JAMMU: Second round of Intensified Pulse Polio Immunization Programme began Sunday from Government Hospital Gandhi Nagar here. An official spokesman said that this campaign will...

Pak prisoner found dead in Jammu jail

By Snehesh Alex Philip JAMMU/ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Saturday asked India to repatriate all its nationals who have completed their prison sentences on humanitarian grounds following...

Azad lays foundation of `72-cr hospital in Jammu

JAMMU: Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare Ghulam Nabi Azad on Saturday laid the foundation stone of 100 bedded Rajiv Gandhi Hospital at...

Mehbooba condemns Sopore killing

JAMMU: Opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti Saturday condemned the killing of Waseem Ahmad Malla of Sopore as “gruesome and barbaric.” In a...

‘Rs 4.33 crore spent on repairing govt vehicles’

Jammu:  An amount of Rs  4.33 crore has been incurred as expenditure on repairing  government vehicles from 2010 to 2013. The information was given by...

‘11 forces personnel killed in LoC firing in 2013’

Jammu: As many as 11 security forces personnel were killed while 24 others injured in 208 incidents of firing from across Lone of Control...

Govt to set up 7,679 food stores

Jammu: Aiming to streamline the public distribution system, the government  Friday said 7,679 new food stores are being set up in the state. "7,679 new...

‘185 religious places of KPs in dilapidated condition’

Jammu: Government Friday said that 185 places of worship of Kashmiri Pandits (KPs) in Kashmir Valley are either damaged or in a dilapidated condition. The...

‘Work on Mubarak Mandi ropeway to begin soon’

Jammu: Government Friday said that the prestigious Mubarak Mandi ropeway project has been awarded to the Damodar Ropeway and Infrastructure Ltd, Kolkata, with the...

Bill introduced to streamline election process

Jammu: Government Friday introduced two Bills in the Legislative Assembly, one of which is aimed at bringing in amendments to streamline the election process...

BJP,NPP stage walkout

Jammu: Opposition BJP, JKNPP and JSM staged a walkout from Jammu and Kashmir Assembly today over the delay in Mubarak Mandi ropeway project and...

‘Providing permanent staff to SVC not possible’

Jammu:  Government Thursday said  providing permanent staff to the State Vigilance Commission was not “possible.” "Creation of such a large component of staff (in SVC)...

Ex-gratia for man-animal conflict victims increased to Rs 3 lakh

Jammu: The government has increased the ex-gratia relief for victims of man-animal conflicts to Rs 3 lakh, the state Assembly was told. "The ex-gratia relief...

‘14,345 hectares of forest land encroached’

Jammu: Government Thursday said that 14,345 hectares of forest land had so far been encroached upon in the state. In a written reply to the...

‘137 ventilators in health Institutions’

Jammu: Minister for Medical Education Taj Mohi-ud-Din Thursday said that there are 137 ventilators in various hospitals in J&K including SKIMS, Soura, Srinagar, GMCs...

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