Four employees suspended in Poonch

Poonch, Sep 20: Authorities in Poonch district have placed four officials under suspension in connection with alleged misappropriation and embezzlement in at least five constructions in Halqa Panchayat Gursai Moori in Block Mendhar. According to an order passed by Assistant Commissioner Development Poonch, an enquiry committee has also been constituted to inquire into the allegations. […]
COVID-19: India logs 30,256 new cases

New Delhi, Sep 20 (PTI) With 30,256 people testing positive for coronavirus infection, India’s total tally of COVID-19 cases rose to 3,34,78,419, while the active cases declined to 3,18,181, the lowest in 1,823 days, according to the Union health ministry data updated on Monday. The death toll climbed to 4,45,133 with 295 more fatalities, according […]
Will impose strict lockdown in some Sgr areas for CAB violations: DC Sgr

Srinagar, Sep 20: Deputy Commissioner Srinagar Muhammad Aijaz Asad Monday said that some areas in Srinagar continue to violate Covid SoPs and the administration will impose strict lockdown in these areas in a few days. “Some areas are continuously violating Covid SoPs. We can’t make the entire district hostile for violation being done by a […]
Govt committed to return and rehabilitation of Kashmiri Pandits: LG Sinha

Srinagar: The government is committed to the return and rehabilitation of the Kashmiri Pandit community in the Valley to restore the rich social fabric of the land, the union territory’s Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha said Sunday. The LG was speaking in this month’s episode of Awaam ki Awaaz’ radio programme, aired on all local & […]
PM Modi accords special priority to JK: Jitendra Singh
Srinagar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi accords special priority to Jammu and Kashmir due to which its pristine glory is being restored, Union minister Jitendra Singh said Sunday. Singh said this while interacting with representatives of trade, commerce, industry, tourism, hotels, houseboats, shikaras, transport and other stakeholders at SKICC here. The interaction was a part of […]
JK reports 168 new Covid cases
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir recorded 168 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, taking the tally to 3,27,941, while no fresh deaths was reported from the union territory in the past 24 hours, officials said. Out of the fresh cases, 15 were from the Jammu Division and 153 from the Kashmir Division of the union territory, they […]
Search operation underway along LoC in Uri sector after Army detects suspicious movement
Srinagar: A search operation was launched along the Line of Control (LoC) in Uri sector of Jammu and Kashmir after the Army detected suspicious movement in the area, a defence spokesperson said on Sunday. “Suspicious movement was detected along the LoC in Uri sector last night,” PRO Defence Col Emron Musavi said. Searches in the […]
Mandaviya e-inaugurates addiction treatment facility centres in Kashmir
Srinagar: Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Sunday e-inaugurated five addiction treatment facility (ATF) centres in Kashmir which would strengthen the existing drug de-addiction mechanism across the Valley, an official spokesman said. He said these ATFs — one each for Budgam, Bandipora, Pulwama, Shopian and Kulgam districts — will strengthen the existing drug de-addiction mechanism […]
LG addresses valedictory session of one day workshop on CSIR initiatives for Science & Technology led development in J&K
Science & Technology is the priority sector of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and under his dynamic leadership there is a visible change in this field: Dr. Jitendra Singh
SRINAGAR: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Sunday addressed the valedictory session of one day workshop on CSIR initiatives for Science & Technology led development in J&K UT, inaugurated by Dr. Jitendra Singh, Union Minister of State for Science and Technology, Earth Sciences, and DoPT at SKICC here. While inaugurating the workshop Dr. Jitendra Singh said […]
Delhi Police arrests man from Jammu in connection with NC leader’s murder
New Delhi: The Delhi Police has arrested a 61-year-old man in connection with the killing of National Conference leader Trilochan Singh Wazir whose highly-decomposed body was found at a flat in west Delhi’s Moti Nagar area, officials said on Sunday. Harmeet Singh, a property dealer by profession who was on the run, shot Wazir dead, […]