Cabinet approves promotions of IAS Officers

JAMMU: The Cabinet chaired by Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti accorded sanction to the promotion of IAS officers of 2005 batch viz M Raju, Manzoor Ahmad Lone and Bashir Ahmad Bhat to the Selection Grade of IAS w.e.f 01.01.2018 and IAS officers of 2014 batch viz Doifode Sagar Dattatray, Rahul Yadav and Owais Ahmad to the […]

Cabinet approves harmonizing of JK Combined Services exam with UPSC pattern

JAMMU: In order to harmonize J&K Competitive Examination with the All India Service Examination, the Cabinet chaired by Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti accorded sanction to the notification of the Jammu and Kashmir Combined Competitive Examination Rules, 2018, along-with the Syllabus. Presently, the scheme of examination, along with the syllabus for the preliminary and main examination […]

‘Restrictions to be imposed in Sopore tomorrow’

Sopore: To avert any law and order situation on 9th Feb, 2018 in Sopore town, the district administration has ordered  that restrictions under section 144 of CrPC will be imposed in Sopore tomorrow. A senior official said that the decision has been taken to avoid any law and order situation in wake of Afzal Guru’s  […]

Mother dies, son injured after house collapses due to landslide     

Bhadarwah:  A 58-year-old woman was killed and her son injured after their house collapsed due to landslide in Doda district, a police official said today. The woman, identified as Premkore (58), died and her 39- year-old son, Jarnail Singh, got seriously injured when their house collapsed at Guraka village in Tehsil Bhalla of Bhadarwah last […]

Woman killed in cross-border shelling in Poonch, several others injured

Srinagar: A 47-year-old woman was killed and six others sustained injuries in cross-border shelling along the border in Krishna Ghati sector of Poonch district in Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday. Station House Officer (SHO) Mendhar Mohammad Amin told that Zainb B wife of Nazeer Hussain of Balnoie died on the spot after a motor shell […]

Minor dies after falling off tractor in Sopore

Sopore: A seven year old minor died after he fell off a tractor in Janwara Sopore area in north Kashmir’s  Baramulla district. According to reports the incident occurred on Thursday evening when a minor was boarding on a tractor accompanied by his relatives,  when the tractor reached near Janwara Sopore , the boy suddenly fell […]

Dineshwar Sharma calls on Chief Minister

JAMMU: The Special Representative for Jammu & Kashmir, Dineshwar Sharma, who is on a four-day visit to Jammu province, called on Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti here today. During the meeting, Mr. Sharma informed the Chief Minister about his visit to the winter capital. During the meeting both discussed the emerging geopolitical developments in the region […]

Regularization policy for casual, other workers notified: Ajay Nanda

Srinagar: Minister of State for Finance Ajay Nanda today informed the House that the government has notified the policy (vide SRO 520 dated 21-12-2017) for regularization of workers of various categories including daily rated workers and casual labourers working in different departments. Replying to a clubbed questions of Ramesh Arora, Thakur Balbir Singh and Ajatshatru […]

8000 posts being created in Middle, High Schools: Altaf Bukhari

JAMMU: Minister for Education, Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari informed the House that 8000 posts are being created at different levels in the State to augment human resource for the newly up-graded 200 Middle Schools to High Schools and 200 High Schools to Higher Secondary Schools. The Minister said this while replying to a Calling Attention […]

After escape, LeT’s Naveed releases picture posing with Hizb militants

Srinagar: Two days after his escape, amid shootout in SMHS hospital here in Srinagar, LeT Commander Naveed Jaat alias Abu Hanzullah released a picture along with two Hizbul Mujahideen militants Sadam Paddar and Aadil Malik on social media. Paddar, a Hizb commander, hailing from Shopian, is one of the two surviving militants who often posted […]