180 promotions confirmed in PHE, I&FC Deptts
Jammu: The PHE and I&FC Departments today ordered confirmation of the promotion of 180 Junior Engineers, who have been since placed against higher posts. The promotions were cleared at the Departmental Promotion Committee (DPC) meeting convened at JKPSC here today. Secretary PHE, I&FC, Farooq Ahmad Shah, Members for Public Service Commission and other concerned officers […]
Govt orders placement of 3 SEs as Chief Engineers
JAMMU: The Government today ordered placement of 3 Superintending Engineers (Civil) as I/C Chief Engineers. According to an order issued by the Public Works Department, the SEs promoted as Chief Engineers include Balbir Singh, Mohammad Iqbal Mir and Showkat Ahmad Jeelani. Consequent upon fresh promotions, the Department has ordered transfer and posting of Chief Engineers. According […]
Benefits under Northeast Industrial Development Package extended to JK
No GST, no Income Tax; Transport, Employment Incentives to Industrial Units for 5 yrs
JAMMU: In a major step towards promoting rapid industrialization and economic prosperity in Jammu and Kashmir, the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP), Government of India today approved extension of all benefits to J&K given to the Northeastern States under North East Industrial Development Scheme. According to an official spokesman, till June 2017, the benefits […]
J&K Bank inks MoU with Global Money Transfer Company
Move aimed at facilitating customers to receive hassle free and fast remittances
Srinagar: Facilitating its customers to receive remittances faster, J&K Bank Ltd has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Instant Global Money Transfer Company for online money transfer. The MOU was signed by the Bank’s Strategy & IT Vice President, Sushil Kumar Gupta and the Company’s Head-Operations, Renjith T. Alex. The agreement is an endeavor to […]
Explosion in Jammu outskirts creates panic
Jammu, Dec 21 (PTI) A house was partially destroyed here due to explosion, triggering panic among residents of the area, police said Friday. No one was injured in the incident that took place at 12:30 AM in Gangyal belt of the city as the family was not present when the explosion took place, a police […]
Trump to withdraw ‘significant’ troops from Afghanistan
Kabul, Dec 21 (AFP) US President Donald Trump has decided to pull a significant number of troops from Afghanistan, a US official told AFP on Thursday, with the Afghan presidency brushing off concerns the drawdown would affect security. Reports suggested as many as half of the 14,000 troops in the war-torn country could be leaving. […]
Pak should mind its own business: India on Imran Khan’s comment on Pulwama deaths
New Delhi, Dec 20 (PTI) Reacting sharply to Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan’s comments on the death of seven civilians in Kashmir’s Pulwama, India Thursday said Islamabad should mind its own affairs which are in a “mess” instead of interfering in a neighbouring country. “I think it will be better if they mind their own […]
Only threat nation is facing is from BJP: Azad on MHA order
New Delhi: The only threat that the nation faces is from the BJP and its government, Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad said Friday in response to the Centre’s move to authorise 10 central agencies to intercept “any information” on computers. Terming the move as “wrong”, he said such a provision […]
No religion greater than other, creator is one: Abdullah
Kolkata, Dec 21 (PTI) Expressing concern over the prevailing atmosphere of “fear and hatred” in the country, former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Farooq Abdullah on Friday said no religion was greater than the other. Abdullah, while speaking at a programme here, said people must strive to build a country where all religions were equally […]
Army officer killed, another injured in sniper attack along LoC
Srinagar: An army officer was killed and another was injured critically in a ‘sniper attack’ by Pakistan army along the Line of Control in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Friday late afternoon. Official sources said that Pakistan army in “violation of ceasefire” opened the sniper fire upon the army’s 2/8 GR posts in Jumgund area […]
