Creation of J&K ESIS discussed
Allied bodies, rules constituted for its functioning
SRINAGAR: Financial Commissioner, Health and Medical Education, Atal Dulloo Thursday chaired the meeting of constitution of governing body of J&K Employees State Insurance Society (ESIS) and framing of rules, regulations and allied bodies for its smooth functioning here. The Society is scheduled to serve as a managerial and Health Care body to the Employees State […]
Twin CIIITs coming up in JK
Tata Technologies team meets Lt Governor
SRINAGAR: To strengthen Industry Academia partnership and to bring Quality improvement in Technical education, Government of J&K is establishing two Centers for Invention, Innovation, Incubation & Training (CIIIT) in Jammu & Kashmir in collaboration with Tata Technologies. In connection with the development, Lt Governor Manoj Sinha met with a team from Tata Technologies led by […]
Rights of Prisoners: J&K SLSA organizes online awareness programme
SRINAGAR: Under the guidance of Chief Justice of Jammu and Kashmir High Court and Patron-in-Chief J&K SLSA, Gita Mittal and the supervision of Justice Rajesh Bindal, Executive Chairman, J&K State Legal Services Authority (J&K SLSA) Thursday organized an online awareness programme in association with J&K Judicial Academy and Department of Prisons on the topic, “Rights […]
Bio Medical Waste Management
JKPCB chairman discusses guidelines with Hospital heads
JAMMU: Chairman, J&K Pollution Control Board (PCB), Sure Chugh, Thursday interacted with the Medical Superintendents of various Government hospitals and discussed the status of Bio-Medical Waste management and implementation of the Polluter Pays Principle of the National Green Tribunal (NGT). The Medical Superintendents were apprised about the legal position and the provisions under the Bio […]
Over 3.8 lakh JK residents brought back to UT amid COVID-19 pandemic
Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir administration has so far brought back over 3.89 lakh residents of the Union Territory who were stranded in different parts of the country due to COVID-19restrictions, according to official data. In total, 134 special trains arrived at the Jammu and Udhampur railway stations from different parts of India with about […]
JK reports biggest single day spike in Covid-19 cases, 1079 cases reported
Srinagar, Sep 3 (GNS): Jammu and Kashmir reported biggest spike ever in novel coronavirus cases of 1079 including 103, taking the overall tally to 39943. Among the cases, official sources said that 622 were reported from Jammu division and 457 from Kashmir valley. Giving district-wise break, they said, Srinagar reported 139, Baramulla 14, Pulwama 33, […]
Cop dies in a road mishap in Shopian
Srinagar, Sep 03: A policeman was killed in an accident at Tukroo in Shopian district of south Kashmir on Thursday. A police officer said that Sikandar Majeed Najar son of Abdul Majeed Najar of Banaroo Pulwama died in a mishap involving his bike. Najar was working in police IRP’s 23rd battalion. The officer said FIR […]
No posts of teachers lying pending: JKSSB
JAMMU, SEPTEMBER 03: J&K Services Selection Board has clarified that at present there are no posts of teachers lying pending with the Board as also no fresh indent for the above mentioned or any other posts of Teachers have been received from the indenting department, till date. Refuting a news item captioned “Over 5,000 teaching […]
Facebook responds to Cong’s charge of political bias, says it is non-partisan and denounces hate
New Delhi, Sep 3 (PTI) Amid a raging controversy over Facebook’s alleged political bias and interference in India’s democratic process, the social media giant has told the Congress that it is non-partisan, denounces hate and bigotry in all forms and strives to ensure that its platforms remain a space where people can express themselves freely. […]
Modi govt pushing India towards financial emergency: Congress
New Delhi, Sep 3 (PTI) The Congress Thursday accused the Modi government of pushing the country towards an economic collapse and a financial emergency, and said noteban, GST and lockdown were “disaster strokes” not “master strokes”. The party’s chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala said the GDP slump in the first quarter will have an adverse impact […]
