B2V will help reach out to people at grassroots level: Advisor Bhatnagar
SRINAGAR: The fundamental objective of Back to Village (B2V) is to reach out to the people at grassroots level and to involve them in the mission of equitable development. This was stated by Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Rajeev Rai Bhatnagar in a media statement here. “Encouraged by the success of the first and second editions […]
AMU to start admission process from October 23

Aligarh (UP), Sep 11 (PTI) Aligarh Muslim University will begin its admission process from October 23, according to an official notification issued on Friday. The entrance tests for admission to various university courses were postponed earlier due to the coronavirus pandemic. According to Controller of Examinations Mujibullah Zubairi, wearing masks will be mandatory and social […]
Lt Governor launches Integrated Grievance Redress and Monitoring System

SRINAGAR, SEPTEMBER 11: In a significant step towards making the existing grievance redress mechanism more robust and efficient, the Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha today launched the Jammu & Kashmir Integrated Grievance Redress and Monitoring System (JK-IGRAMS). The Revamped System shall decentralize the handling and redressal of Public grievances by making District Collectors / Deputy Commissioners […]
1578 covid-19 cases take JK’s tally past 50000

Srinagar, Sept 11: Jammu and Kashmir reported 1578 covid-19 cases in last 24 hours, taking the overall tally past 50000, official sources said on Friday. This is for the ninth day in running that J&K has witnessed over a thousand cases daily, taking the tally to 50712. With 73 travelers among them, official sources told […]
Pandemic’s worst impacts on poverty yet to come: UN Expert

Geneva, Sep 11 (AP) The United Nations independent expert on poverty has warned that the worst impacts from the coronavirus pandemic on poverty are yet to come, and that measures taken by governments to protect people so far have been insufficient. The social safety nets put into place are full of holes, said Olivier De […]
COVID-19 recoveries in India surge to 35,42,663
New Delhi, Sep 11 (PTI) Sixty per cent of the daily new COVID-19 recoveries in India are coming from Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Uttar Pradesh, which also account for 57 per cent of the new cases, the Union Health Ministry said on Friday. Total COVID-19 recoveries in the country have surged to […]
Pak Army shells LoC villages in Poonch: Army

Poonch, Sep 11: Army on Friday said that Pakistani Army violated ceasefire along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district for second consecutive day and targeted the areas in Mankote and Balakote. Officials told that Pak Army violated the ceasefire and fired both small arms as well as mortars in areas of Poonch’s Mendhar […]
Army Major among two injured in LoC explosion

Rajouri, Sep 11: Two Army men including a Major were injured in an explosion that took place along the Line of Control (LoC) in Nowshera sector area of Rajouri. Official sources said that the explosion took place on Thursday noon in a forward location of Nowshera sector of Rajouri. “An Army Major and another personnel […]
Woman dies of electric shock in Uri

Uri, Sept 11: A 35-year old woman died due to electrocution in north Kashmir’s Uri town on Friday morning. Reports said that the woman identified as Khalida Begum wife of Mohammad Ashraf Sheikh resident of main town Uri received an electric shock after she came in contact with a live electric wire as some construction […]
COVID-19 cases in India cross 45-lakh mark

New Delhi, Sep 11 (PTI) India’s COVID-19 caseload sprinted past 45 lakh and the death toll climbed to 76,271 with a record 96,551 infections and 1,209 fatalities being reported in a day, while the recoveries crossed 35 lakh on Friday, according to the Union Health Ministry data. The total coronavirus cases mounted to 45,62,414, while […]