Awantipora: Police hosts a farewell party in the honor of Deputy Commissioner Pulwama Dr Raghav Langer (IAS) upon his transfer at DPL Awantipora on Wednesday. SSP Awantipora Tahir Saleem (JKPS) while addressing said that outgoing Deputy Commissioner is one of the best bureaucrat and administrator of Jammu and Kashmir UT and has served people of […]
Jammu: The JK Administration has initiated the process of devising a fresh skill policy and skill roadmap for Jammu & Kashmir which will enable youth on skill and entrepreneurship development. To kick start the process, a preliminary meeting was chaired by Mission Director Skill Development Mission Dr Syed Abid Rasheed Shah which was attended by […]
NEW DELHI: The Centre on Wednesday said it has not taken any decision on the nationwide roll-out of the National Register of Citizens (NRC). Union minister of state for home Nityanand Rai was replying to a question in the Rajya Sabha on whether the central government had any plans to implement the NRC throughout the […]
SRINAGAR: Saurabh Bhagat on Wednesday assumed the charge of Director General, J&K Institute of Management, Public Administration & Rural Development (J&K IMPARD). Soon after his joining, a series of meetings regarding streamlining and enriching the KAS training, Infrastructure Development was conducted by the Director General with the officers of the Institute and the officers from […]
Experts urge rethink on modern construction practices in J&K Srinagar: Vice-Chancellor of University of Kashmir Prof Talat Ahmad Wednesday urged a rethink on the modern construction practices in Jammu and Kashmir in view of its seismicity and vulnerability to natural disasters. Addressing as chief guest the valedictory session of a three-day workshop on disaster risk […]
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday termed the cancellation of around three crore ration cards by the Centre due to non-linking with Aadhaar card as “too serious”, and sought response from the Central government and all states on the issue. A bench of Chief Justice SA Bobde and justices AS Bopanna and V Ramasubramanian […]
NEW DELHI: The government on Wednesday informed Parliament that there is no proposal with the IT ministry to set up a regulator for social media. Union IT and communications minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, however, said that the government has released Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021, under the IT Act […]
New Delhi: India desires good neighbourly ties with Pakistan and is committed to addressing issues, if any, bilaterally but any meaningful dialogue can only be held in a conducive atmosphere and the onus is on Islamabad to create it, Foreign Secretary Harsh vardhan Shringla said on Monday while welcoming the recent ceasefire announcement by the […]
New Delhi: As many as 31 civilians and 39 security personnel were killed in cross-border firing and ceasefire violations in Jammu and Kashmir since the abrogation of Article 370 on August 5, 2019, the Lok Sabha was informed on Tuesday. Union Minister of State for Home G Kishan Reddy said incidents of ceasefire violations and […]
Srinagar: The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) Tuesday informed Lok Sabha that a total of 32,31353 applicants have been issued domicile certificates in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir while 2,15,438 applications have been rejected till December 30 last year. MHA was replying to query raised in Lower House about the process of issuing […]