Bandipora Admin commemorates ‘World Zoonosis Day’
BANDIPORA: The Bandipora District Administration on Thursday commemorated ‘World Zoonosis Day’ by organising a daylong seminar on the Zoonotic disease, prevention, and measures under the theme ‘One World one Health’. Earlier, the District Zoonosis Committee was chaired by Deputy Commissioner (DC) Bandipora, Dr Owais Ahmad sought detailed reports from the health departments on the outbreak, […]
Secretary Sports Council convenes meeting in Kashmir division
SRINAGAR: The Secretary Sports Council, Nuzhat Gull convened a meeting of all managers and incharges in her office chamber at Bakshi Stadium, Srinagar here Thursday to review the plan and preparations of various sports activities under My Youth My Pride for the remaining part of the current year. In her inaugural remarks, the Secretary Sports […]
DGP chairs 49th meeting of BoDs of JK Police Housing Corporation
Stresses on identification of suitable pieces of land for housing of Police Personnel
Srinagar: The 49th meeting of Board of Directors of Jammu and Kashmir Police Housing Corporation (JKPHC) was held at Police Headquarters here today under the chairmanship of Director General of Police, J&K, Dilbag Singh who is also the Chairman of J&K Police Housing Corporation. Managing Director Police Housing Corporation, Deepak Kumar, ADGP Headquarters PHQ M. […]
DGP decorates two officers with DySP rank
Srinagar: The Director General of Police, Dilbag Singh decorated DySP rank to Neeraj Sharma and Ranbir Singh who were recently promoted to this rank. The officers were decorated in a piping ceremony held at Police Headquarters here this afternoon. Spl. DG Crime J&K A.K Choudhary, ADsGP S.J.M Gillani, M.K Sinha, Sunil Kumar, Vijay Kumar and […]
Navy launches outreach programme in Ladakh
Participation of youth in armed forces
New Delhi: The Indian Navy on Thursday said it has embarked on a multi-dimensional outreach programme for Ladakh, especially to ensure greater participation of the youth from the union territory in the defence services. As part of the programme, Navy Chief Admiral R Hari Kumar will host various outreach activities on July 6 and 7 […]
BSF jawan shoots himself dead in Samba
Samba/Jammu, Jul 6 (PTI) A Border Security Force (BSF) jawan on Thursday allegedly shot himself dead at a post along the International Border in Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba district, officials said. The incident took place at the border outpost (BoP) at Chilyari, a senior police officer told PTI. The soldier has been identified as Naresh […]
GST Council to tighten registration rules; physical verification to be mandatory in ‘high risk’ cases
New Delhi, Jul 6 (PTI) In order to check fake registration, the GST Council is likely to reduce the time period to 30 days, from 45 days currently, for submission of PAN-linked bank account details of the person seeking registration with tax authorities. The Council, in its meeting on July 11, is likely to provide […]
No respite, retail tomato price further shoots up to Rs 162/kg
New Delhi, Jul 6 (PTI) Consumers continue to see red due to pricier tomatoes as retail prices of the kitchen staple soared up to Rs 162 per kg on Thursday across the country due to tight supplies caused by rainfall in many parts. Among metros, retail tomato prices remained highest at Rs 152 per kg […]
Administrative Council approves establishment of separate Public Grievances Department
SRINAGAR, JULY 06: The Administrative Council (AC) which met here under the chairmanship of Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha gave approval to the establishment of the Department of Public Grievances as a separate Administrative Department. Rajeev Rai Bhatnagar, Advisor to the Lieutenant Governor; Dr. Arun Kumar Mehta, Chief Secretary, J&K and Mandeep Kumar Bandhari, Principal Secretary […]
Langars become lifeline for Amarnath pilgrims
Jammu, Jul 6 (PTI) The Bhagwati Nagar base camp in Jammu has become a hub of activity as the 62-day Amarnath Yatra gathers momentum. The camp is bustling with thousands of pilgrims embarking on their journey to the cave shrine in the south Kashmir Himalayas. To ensure that no devotee goes hungry, numerous langars are […]
