JAMMU: Alleging that industrial environment in Jammu and Kashmir is mired in red-tapism and corruption, young entrepreneurs of the new Union territory have demanded a single-window clearance system for new startups. The entrepreneurs have raised the demand lamenting that scrapping of Article 370 has no sobering effect on the industrial environment here. “We demand single […]
SSB says process to complete soon
SRINAGAR: In the face of delay in recruitment by Jammu and Kashmir Services Selection Board (JKSSB), the newly established government medical colleges in Jammu and Kashmir have started hiring staff on temporary basis. Last year, the health and medical Education referred about 2,000 technical and non-technical posts to the recruitment agency for hiring at the […]
JAMMU: A 29-year-old army personnel died after he slipped and fell into a gorge during patrolling along the Line of Control (LoC) in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district, officials said on Monday. Due to inclement weather and snowfall, personnel slipped and fell into the gorge during patrolling along the LoC in Keran sector of Kupwara district […]
Srinagar: Some of the Kashmiri political leaders who have been under detention since August 5 may be released soon, with the Union Territory administration already easing restrictions on their movement, officials said on Sunday. As many as four leaders belonging to various political parties were allowed to visit their houses for few hours on Saturday […]
Srinagar: For the second consecutive day on Sunday, a five-member civil society delegation, led by former Union minister Yashwant Sinha, was not allowed to move outside Srinagar by police. “We are not allowed to go out of Srinagar district. So, the people, (from) where we were to go, are coming here to meet us,” activist […]
PANDU: Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday said no power in the world could get in the way of construction of a “grand” Ram temple in Ayodhya. Addressing a poll meeting here in Bishrampur assembly constituency, the minister also noted that the Rafale fighter jets, acquired by the country from France, were capable of destroying […]
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said he never had the desire to enter politics but he now tries to put in his best efforts to serve the people. “I never had the desire to enter politics, but now that I am a part of it I give my best on how to […]
Mumbai: While major political parties in Maharashtra are slugging it out to form a government amidst twists and turns, all eyes are now on which way 13 Independents and 16 MLAs from smaller parties will swing in the quest to achieve the 145-mark in the 288-member House in floor test. The Shiv Sena, which is […]
SRINAGAR: This winter also, kashmir-based consumers have begun to face difficulties as Power Development Department (PDD), fails to maintain its supply required to lit-up homes. PDD, as per its own power rationing schedule, is supposed to supply power for more than 15 hours in unmetered areas while for 20 hours in metered areas. This rationing […]
SRINAGAR: To bring some semblance and make city more attractive the Srinagar Municipal Corporation is going to introduce a hoarding policy where business outlets will have to adhere to a set format for their hoardings. The move according to officials will make the city more attractive and end clutter one witness in the signage in […]