Srinagar: In order to facilitate smooth conduct of electoral process in District Srinagar, to denote the end of campaigning period and start of silence period of campaigning, the District Magistrate (Deputy Commissioner / District Election Officer) Srinagar, Dr. Bilal Mohi-Ud-Din Bhat issues Prohibitory orders under Section 163 BNSS throughout the District. According to the order […]
Jammu: The Chief Electoral Office has initiated action against 21 government employees, adhoc and casual labourers after they were found to have taken part in election campaigning with a view to ensure transparency in ongoing Assembly Elections in Jammu and Kashmir. “Acting swiftly on detailed ground inquiry reports, 21 employees found involved in political campaigning […]
Srinagar: Lok Sabha MP Sheikh Abdul Rashid on Monday alleged that National Conference leader Omar Abdullah and People’s Conference chief Sajad Gani Lone had ganged up in a bid to defeat his Awami Ittehad Party candidates. The maverick politician, popularly known as Engineer Rashid, defeated both Abdullah and Lone in the Lok Sabha elections from […]
SRINAGAR: Chief Secretary, Atal Dulloo, today chaired a meeting of the Health Department to assess the progress on developing a comprehensive online Sehat App envisaging availability of all requisite healthcare facilities in a hassle-free manner. Besides Additional Chief Secretary (ACS) IT Department, the meeting was attended by Director, SKIMS; Principal, GMC Jammu/Srinagar and other Medical […]
Samba/Jammu: The Border Security Force (BSF) on Monday destroyed a rusted anti-tank mine found on the banks of a river in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said. The mine was detected by a BSF patrolling party on the banks of the Basantar river between Ballhar and Kamour border outposts around 11 am, they […]
Srinagar: A 35-year-old resident of Pakistan who had inadvertently crossed over to the other side of the Line of Control near Poonch has been repatriated to Pakistan today, reports said. Quoting officials, news agency GNS reported that the LoC gate Chakan-Da-Bagh was opened as Indian army handed over the individual identified as Hassam Shahzad (34) […]
New Delhi: The Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) has flagged 34 major cases of non-compliance by government departments, which diluted its advice of acting against “corrupt” officials. In some cases, these “corrupt” officials were either exonerated or punishment against them were diluted by the departments concerned, according to the CVC’s annual report 2023. Of the total, […]
New Delhi: The State is a “single litigant” for the courts and it should come with a unified stand after taking on board all the departments concerned, the Supreme Court has said. The observation by a bench headed by Justice BR Gavai came while noting that there appeared to be some inter-se disputes between the […]
President Javid Ahmad Tenga presides over meeting, updates members on chamber’s activities, honours outstanding exporter SRINAGAR: The Kashmir Chamber of Commerce & Industry (KCCI) held its 90th Annual General Meeting on September 21, 2024, at Hotel The Kaboo in Wazir Bagh, Srinagar. The meeting was attended by a large number of members, including past presidents, […]
Event raises awareness, explores strategies to combat drug addiction SRINAGAR: The Shahr e Khaas Literary and Cultural Welfare Society, in collaboration with the Jammu and Kashmir Academy of Art, Culture, and Languages, organized a comprehensive one-day program at Tagore Hall on September 21, 2024, to address the pressing issue of drug abuse in the region. […]