Srinagar: The J&K administration prevented former chief minister and National Conference president Farooq Abdullah from leaving his residence to offer prayers at the Hazratbal shrine here on the occasion of Milad-un-Nabi (SAW) on Friday, his party said. Abdullah had informed about his visit to the Hazratbal shrine but the authorities stationed a truck outside his […]
Hundreds attend funeral prayers Anantnag: Several hundred people on Friday participated in the funeral prayers of three Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers, one of them the general secretary of the party’s youth wing, while the police claimed that the three were killed in a “pre-planned” attack by Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militants. Many senior BJP leaders, including […]
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday condemned the killing of three BJP workers in Qazigund, and said they were bright youngsters doing excellent work there. The three BJP workers were shot dead by militants in Kulgam district, police said. “I condemn the killing of 3 of our young Karyakartas. They were bright youngsters […]
Srinagar: The number of deaths of Covid-19 infected persons reached 1,471 in Jammu and Kashmir on Friday with five more fatalities reported in the evening. The number of persons detected with infection in the region crossed the 94330 mark with 566 fresh cases reported. According to officials, three deaths were reported from Kashmir and two […]
New Delhi: The Centre has asked states to constitute committees for coordination and overseeing COVID-19 vaccination drive while ensuring minimal disruptions in other routine healthcare services, and stressed early tracking of social media to dispel rumours which could impact the community acceptance of coronavirus inoculation Stating that COVID-19 vaccine introduction will span over a year […]
Srinagar: Kewal Kumar Sharma, advisor to the J&K Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Saturday resigned and took over charge as State Election Commissioner. “K K Sharma resigns as Advisor to Lieutenant Governor of J&K; appointed State Election Commissioner,” tweeted government spokesperson Rohit Kansal. He was administered the oath by Lieutenant Governor here. Speaking on the […]
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir government on Thursday constituted for the third time, in a period of five months, search committees for recruitment of new Vice Chancellors for Srinagar and Jammu Cluster Universities. The first search committee, which was chaired by then Principal Secretary School Education, Asgar Samoon, was set up by the government on […]
New Delhi: India on Thursday said its military talks with China on the border row have no connection with “any extraneous issue”, comments that came in the backdrop of recently concluded Indo-US 2+2 dialogue during which the two countries discussed Beijing’s military belligerence in eastern Ladakh and Indo-Pacific region, and inked a strategic defence pact. […]
Directs PDD to maintain buffer stock, sets deadlines for replacement of transformers SRINAGAR: Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha Friday reviewed the winter preparedness and logistic arrangements of various departments in a meeting here at Raj Bhavan. The Lt Governor directed the concerned officers to adopt a proactive approach to address the needs and requirements of the […]
BARAMULLA: The unscheduled power cuts irked residents of Deluna area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district. The locals of the area alleged that from past several weeks the power development department (PDD) necessary cuts their electricity due to which people are facing hardships. Taseer Afzal a local resident said that their area is metered and the […]