Transgenders to figure separately in Census-2021

Transgenders to figure separately in Census-2021

SRINAGAR: The transgender community of India will figure separately in Census-2021 that is held by the office of registrar general and census, Government of India (GoI), an official said. The census will also include Aadhaar column so that the surveyor will keep a tab on doubling of the population. Census includes two parts – House-listing […]

Advisor Ganai bats for technological education

SRINAGAR: Advisor to Governor, Khurshid Ahmad Ganai has said that technology is the future and we are in the age of big data analytics, artificial intelligence and robotics – which holds the key to the development and progress of any nation in future. He stated this at University of Kashmir on Thursday. Former UGC chairman […]

Police didn’t allow joint press conference by NC, ANC leaders: Akbar Lone

Police didn’t allow joint press conference by NC, ANC leaders: Akbar Lone

Srinagar: National Conference leader and North Kashmir MP Mohammad Akbar Lone on Thursday claimed that the police did not allow a joint press conference by the leaders of his party and the Awami National Conference (ANC) here. The press conference was to be jointly addressed by Mustafa Kamal — the NC additional general secretary and […]

Chopper carrying Northern Command chief crashes, no casualties

Jammu: An Army helicopter with the Northern Army commander on board crashed in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district on Thursday, officials said, adding that there were no casualties. The helicopter, which is believed to have developed a technical snag, crash-landed at Poonch district’s Bedar area, officials said. Northern Army commander Lt Gen Ranbir Singh was […]

Government school set ablaze in Kulgam

Government school set ablaze in Kulgam

SHOPIAN: A Government High School was set on fire by unknown persons on late Tuesday evening in south Kashmir’s Kulgam. Official sources said that four rooms of the school’s new building in DH Pora have sustained major damages. They said that the timely intervention of locals and fire and emergency services brought control on the […]

GoI delegations visit Srinagar to finalise governance reforms

New Delhi: Delegations of senior officers recently visited Srinagar to discuss governance-related reforms in the soon-to-be-created union territories of Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh, according to an official statement issued on Wednesday. A department of administrative reforms and public grievances (DARPG) delegation led by Additional Secretary V Srinivas visited Jammu and Kashmir on September 4-5. […]

9 years on, Shopian’s mini secretariat awaits completion

SHOPIAN: The mini secretariat at Shopian was started nine years ago by Jammu and Kashmir projects construction corporation (JKPCC), which is yet to be completed as the corporation said that security forces have occupied the block that has halted the work. The foundation stone of mini secretariat Shopian was laid in April 2011 to mitigate […]

NC says that time will prove its relevance

Cautioned against defaming of political leadership

NC says that time will prove its relevance

JAMMU National Conference on Monday asserted that time alone will prove its efficacy and relevance in Jammu and Kashmir polity, adding that dignity and welfare of people comes first for the party and not the politics “We don’t need any certificate from the BJP about our relevance in the state politics”, senior National Conference leaders […]

Incomplete Alasteng project: Kashmir to face long power cuts from October-end

Six hour cut in metered areas, 8 hours in unmetered areas

Incomplete Alasteng project: Kashmir to face long power cuts from October-end

SRINAGAR: Kashmir is expected to witness eight-hour long power cuts from October-end as the work on Alasteng power project is pending due to prevailing shutdown. The project conceived six-years ago would have enhanced grid capacity in the Valley making it easier for the state to purchase energy from outside states in winters, when demand for […]

Over 380 Ladakhi-origin cops to be transferred from J&K to Ladakh

New Delhi: Over 380 police personnel belonging to Ladakh and working in different places in Kashmir and Jammu regions will soon be transferred to Ladakh and posted under the administrative control of the new Union Territory, officials said on Sunday. The new Union Territory of Ladakh will come into existence on October 31. The Ministry […]