Army’s Agniveer recruitment rally gets massive response in Jammu
Jammu: Hundreds of enthusiastic youngsters, mostly from Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba district, thronged the Army Agniveer recruitment rally which commenced here on Friday, officials said. The rally, being organised by Army Recruiting Office, Jammu, at Jorawar Stadium, Sunjuwan, will continue till October 22, the officials said. “I want to get recruited in the army to […]
MeT predicts mainly dry weather in J&K
Srinagar: The weather department on Friday forecast mainly dry weather in Jammu and Kashmir during the next 24 hours. A meteorological department official here said that there was no large change expected in the weather for the subsequent two days. Regarding the mercury, he said, Srinagar recorded a low of 9.2°C against 9.6°C on the […]
Fruit growers complain of losses, Rue low demand, transport shortage
Srinagar: The Fruit Growers on Friday complained that they were facing huge losses due to low demand besides shortage of transport besides increased freight rates. The growers from various areas said the fruit demand has remained low this year while the freight has been doubled and no transport was available to carry apples outside Kashmir. […]
AVM Praveen Keshav Vohra meets Lt Guv
SRINAGAR: Air Vice Marshal (AVM) Praveen Keshav Vohra, AVSM, VM, Air officer commanding Jammu Kashmir and Ladakh on Friday met the J&K Lieutenant Governor (LG) Manoj Sinha here at Raj Bhawan. The AOC and the LG discussed various important issues pertaining to the air defence management system in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. […]
Eid-i-Milad-ul-Nabi. Urs Sheikh Noor-ud-Din (RA) postponed
Srinagar: With 12th Rabiʽ al-Awwal falling on Sunday, the government on Friday ordered that the holiday on ‘Eid-i-Milad-ul-Nabi’ shall be observed on October 9 instead of October 8. “In partial modification of the government order N0. 1337-JK(GAD) of 2021 dated 16-12-2021) read with the government No.1338-jk(GAD) of 2021 dated 16-12-2021, the holiday on account of […]
Redevelopment of stations: Railways to bid out 16 stations via PPP route
New Delhi: The railways will bid out 16 stations, including the Anand Vihar Terminal, under the public private partnership (PPP) model for redevelopment purposes with a tender being floated over the next two months, sources said on Friday. The other stations to be redeveloped are Tambram, Vijayawada, Dadar, Kalyan, Thane, Andheri, Coimbatore Jn, Pune, Bangalore […]
Amit Shah’s public rallies bound to change political discourse in JK: BJP
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir BJP chief Ravinder Raina on Friday said Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s recent public rallies will change the political discourse in the Union territory. Shah’s rallies in Rajouri in Jammu province on Tuesday and north Kashmir’s Baramulla on Wednesday witnessed a massive public participation. “These mega rallies will prove to be […]
Six Indian prisoners died in Pakistan is last 9 months: MEA
India calls it alarming
New Delhi: Six Indian prisoners, who completed their jail terms, died in Pakistan in the last nine months and India has raised the “alarming” issue with Islamabad, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Friday. MEA spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said five of the six Indians were fishermen and asserted that Pakistan is “duty-bound” to […]
Govt announces uniform academic calendar in schools
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir government Friday has decided to implement a uniform academic calendar in all schools in the union territory including the conduct of annual examinations in the March-April session for up to class nine. The order, issued by School Education department principal secretary Alok Kumar stated, ” sanction is hereby accorded to the […]
Two detained under PSA in Samba, Doda
Jammu: An alleged hardcore criminal was booked under the Public Safety Act (PSA) in Samba while as a drug peddler was booked in Doda districts on Friday, police said. “Vasu Dev alias Shunu, a resident of Ramgarh, is a habitual criminal and his criminal activities are posing a great threat to the public peace and […]
