Shopian: With the arrival of cherry harvest season in Kashmir, Aglar Mandi in Shopian has started limited operations to dispatch the fruit to different parts of the country amid Covid-19 pandemic and lockdown. Cherry is the first fruit which is being harvested in Kashmir and like in many areas, orchardists in Shopian have also started […]
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir Agriculture Department is bracing up for a possible locus attack that may come invading from mainland India in August or September. All the field functionaries of the department have already been put on alert, and equipped with machinery, to ward off the locust swarms that may find their way into Kashmir […]
Doctor among 115 new Covid cases in Jammu and Kashmir Srinagar: Kashmir reported one more Covid-19 death on Thursday, of a 55-year-old man from Baramulla who died at SMHS Hospital late Wednesday evening. His test results came positive for Covid-19 on Thursday, officials said. The number of Covid-19 deaths in Jammu and Kashmir has now […]
BMO Tral deemed to be culprit as DM Pulwama orders inquiry; father-son, husband-wife from same locality among the infected PAMPORE: The District Magistrate Pulwama on Thursday ordered an inquiry into the discharge of six persons from a quarantine centre in Tral before their test reports for Covid-19 had arrived. All these six persons were found […]
United Nations: With President Donald Trump tweeting that the US is ready to “arbitrate” between India and China to end their raging border dispute , a UN spokesperson said it is not for the Secretary General to opine who should mediate in the situation but urged that all parties involved should avoid any action that […]
NEW DELHI: India on Wednesday said it was engaged with China to resolve the border issue, in a carefully crafted reaction seen as virtual rejection of US President Donald Trump’s offer to arbitrate between India and China in resolving their decades-old boundary dispute. “We are engaged with the Chinese side to peacefully resolve it,” External […]
Srinagar: Government of India on Thursday constituted a permanent bench of the Central Administrative Tribunal in Jammu and Kashmur. A notification issued said that “Jammu bench” of the Central Administrative Tribunal will have jurisdiction over Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh Union Territories. With this notification, the number of benches of CAT has reached 18. The […]
Anantnag: A car laden with explosives was intercepted late Wednesday evening by government forces in Rajpora area of Pulwama district, Kashmir Inspector General of Police (IGP) Vijay Kumar told the media on Thursday. A controlled blast of the vehicle was carried out by government forces early Thursday morning after evacuation of the civilians living nearby. […]
‘No domicile certificates needed at application stage’
JAMMU: Keeping with its promise of a simple, quick and transparent recruitment process, the government on Tuesday announced to approve the Jammu and Kashmir Appointment to Class-IV (Special Recruitment) Rules, 2020 to lay down the procedure as well as the criteria for selection to all Class IV posts. The decision in this regard was taken […]
Srinagar: The J&K High Court on Thursday upheld the Public Safety Act detention of president Jammu and Kashmir Bar Association Mian Abdul Qayoom while leaving up to him to decide whether he wants to shun “secessionist ideology” or not. The court while taking the stand of Advocate General, DC Riana on record left it to […]