KUPWARA: The District Administration Kupwara, headed by Additional District Development Commissioner (ADDC), Mohammad Ashraf Bhat today chaired a meeting of concerned officers, here at Sanik Bhawan to address the issues and grievances pertaining to ex-servicemen and war widows. While addressing the meeting, the ADDC said that the Government has a galaxy of schemes and programmes […]
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court Tuesday sought government’s reply on a plea, seeking transfer of cases from several high courts to it against the Centre’s notification to declare five communities Muslims, Christians, Sikhs, Buddhists and Parsees as minorities even in those states and UTs where they are in majority. A bench comprising Chief Justice S […]
NEW DELHI: The Centre Tuesday told the Supreme Court that it is against granting one-time relaxation on age limit to UPSC civil service aspirants, including those who had exhausted their last attempt in 2020 exam amid the COVID-19 pandemic and would get one more chance this year provided they are not age barred, as it […]
Sajad Lone’s party to lead Kupwara DDC, Independent in Budgam Srinagar: The Sajad Lone-led Peoples Conference (PC) will head the District Development Council (DDC) in Kupwara while an Independent candidate will do so in Budgam. Three district councils have so far elected their chairpersons and none of them have come from the People’s Alliance for […]
Baramulla: A meeting regarding election of the District Development Council (DDC) chairperson and vice-chairperson in Baramulla that was scheduled on Monday has been adjourned due to lack of prescribed quorum. According to District Election Officer Baramulla Mohammad Aijaz Asad, out of 14 DDC members only 7 members were present during the meeting for establishing quorum. […]
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir National Conference (NC) on Sunday censured the ruling BJP for undermining democracy by resorting to illicit means to capture power in District Development Councils (DDCs). “The BJP and its ilk is unabashedly undermining all norms in the elections to DDC chairpersons and deputy chairpersons,” said party spokesperson Imran Nabi Dar. […]
Srinagar/Dehradun: An engineer from Kashmir who was working in a power project in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district is among 170 persons missing since a glacier burst on Sunday morning. A resident of Srinagar’s Soura area, Basharat Ahmed Zargar worked as Project Engineer at Rishi Ganga power project. His family and friends told the media that he […]
Dehradun: A multi-agency operation to rescue an estimated 34 people trapped inside a big tunnel at Tapovan is being carried out after a glacier burst-triggered deluge killed 11 people in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district while over 202 are missing, officials said on Monday. Personnel from the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) […]
Srinagar: While the minimum temperatures dipped across Kashmir valley, the maximum temperatures continued to remain above normal on Monday. According to the weather officials, Srinagar recorded a low of minus 2 degree Celsius, up from minus 3.6 degree Celsius on the previous night. The maximum temperatures stood at 11.3 degree Celsius against 11.9 degree Celsius […]
New Delhi: The Rajya Sabha on Monday cleared The Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill, 2021 that seeks to replace the ordinance to merge the Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) cadre of civil services officer with the Arunachal Pradesh, Goa, Mizoram Union Territory (AGMUT) cadre. The bill was introduced in the Upper House of the Parliament […]