Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor G C Murmu on Saturday approved over one lakh new pension cases of senior citizens, widows and physically challenged persons of the Union Territory, an official said. The cases were approved under centrally-sponsored pension schemes — Integrated Social Security Scheme (ISSS) and National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP), he said. […]
Jammu: A two-day ‘north zone vice chancellors meet’ commenced at Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University (SMVDU) in Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir, with Lt Governor G C Murmu calling for a paradigm shift from theoretical education to job oriented higher education. Murmu , who is also the chancellor of SMVDU, inaugurated the meet at […]
Srinagar: Five persons suspected to be working for Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) outfit were arrested on Saturday in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district, police said. Hilal Ahmad, Sahil Nazir and Peerzada Mohammad Zahir, who were involved in threatening and intimidating people, were arrested from Sopore along with incriminating material including threat posters, a police spokesman said. They were […]
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir Bank has put career of thousands of job aspirants at stake as it has withheld selection list of some 1400 Probationary Officers (PO) and Banking Associates (BA) posts advertised over a year ago. The bank had, in October last year, advertised 250 and 1200 vacancies of PO and BA posts, […]
Srinagar: The J&K High Court has directed Chief Secretary of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh to apprise the court about the steps being taken for setting up Commissions and District forums for disposal of pending complaints and appeals within one week. The court passed the direction after advocate Faisal Qadri informed […]
New Delhi: The Centre’s initiative to procure apples in Kashmir through cooperative Nafed has “failed miserably” as only 0.01 per cent (1.36 lakh boxes) of 11 crore boxes has been purchased directly from growers so far, a farmers body claimed on Saturday. Returning from a field visit to the valley, the All India Kisan Sangharsh […]
SRINAGAR: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Faroooq Khan on Saturday chaired an extensive post snowfall review meeting here, directing officers to work in close coordination to avoid any eventuality in view of the inclement weather. Addressing the meeting, the Advisor sought details from the HoDs of all departments regarding steps being taken by them in restoring […]
Srinagar: Jamia Masjid, the grand mosque of Kashmir in the Srinagar’s Nowhatta area, remained locked up for congregational prayers for the 15th consecutive Friday since the Centre announced abrogation of provisions of Article 370 of the Constitution on August 5. The gates of the historic mosque were shut and security forces’ personnel deployed in strength […]
Weather to improve from today, says MeT
Srinagar: The Srinagar-Jammu highway was closed for vehicular traffic on Friday after a landslide was triggered by rains. The 270-km-long highway, which is the only all-weather road link between Kashmir and the rest of the country, was blocked by the landslide at the Digdol area in the district on Thursday night, officials said Over 3,000 […]
Srinagar: Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti was on Friday shifted to a government accommodation in the city from a tourist hut located at the foothills of Zaberwan range, officials said here. The move was necessitated as the approaching winters and frequent power cuts made it difficult to stay in the hut which […]