Overweight school bags: No respite for kids as govt ignores panel recommendations
Srinagar: Despite the passage of over two years, the school education department has shelved the MHRD guidelines for reducing the heavy weight of school bags carried by children. The two committees constituted by the state government have submitted their report to the education department over a year ago but the implementation of the recommendations has […]
Bill seeking benefits to ALoC residents in JK introduced in LS
New Delhi: People living along the International Border (IB) in Jammu and Kashmir will get benefits of reservation in direct recruitment, promotion and admission in professional courses on par with those living along the Actual Line of Control (ALoC), according to a bill introduced in the Lok Sabha Monday. The Jammu and Kashmir Reservation (Amendment) […]
Hajj pilgrimage: SC refuses to pass order on tour operators’ plea
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Monday refused to pass any order on a plea by the Federation of Haj Private Tour Operators of India challenging a condition to charge extra for additional quota of 10,000 seats. A vacation bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and B R Gavai noted that most of the concerns of the […]
IAF achieved military objective in Balakot ops: IAF Commander
Says Pakistani side did not come into our airspace
Gwalior: Pakistani Air Force side did not enter into Indian airspace after the Balakot airstrike, Air Marshal B S Dhanoa Monday said while asserting that the IAF “achieved its military objective” in the operation while Pakistan did not. He said this in response to a question at a press conference held during a day-long event […]
Doc who helped CIA track Osama gets relief from court
Peshawar court accepts review petition
Peshawar: A Pakistani court on Monday accepted the review petition of Dr Shakeel Afridi, a surgeon who helped America’s CIA track down then al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden in 2011, against his over two decades long sentence. A two-member bench of the Peshawar High Court comprising Justice Abdul Shukur and Justice Ejaz Noor accepted Afridi’s […]
Lingering projects
Lack of infrastructure and ill planning by various government departments is crippling the state of Jammu and Kashmir on various fronts. So much so that there is no accountability being witnessed so that the laxities that hinder the growth of infrastructure are being probed and plugged once and for all. The state has nearly 2000 […]
