DC Srinagar chairs DLIC meeting; accords approval to 34 cases under Mission Youth schemes
Impresses banks to desist from rejecting approved cases under self-employment schemes, discouraging aspiring entrepreneurs SRINAGAR: A meeting of District Level Implementation Committee on Mission Youth schemes was Monday convened under the chairmanship of Deputy Commissioner (DC) Srinagar, Dr. Bilal Mohi-Ud-Din Bhat to review the execution of Mission Youth schemes including Mumkin, Tejaswini and Spurring […]
J&K Election Commission concludes annual revision of Panchayat Electoral Rolls
JAMMU: The J&K Election Commission, today concluded annual revision of Panchayat Electoral Rolls with publication of Final Electoral Rolls, with January, 1st 2025 as qualifying date. During the annual revision of Panchayat Electoral Rolls, which was started on 11-11-2024 with the publication of draft electoral rolls, several additions, deletions and changes in the entries of […]
SDM Zainapora finalises arrangements for Republic Day celebrations
SHOPIAN: Sub Divisional Magistrate (SDM) Zainapora, Jahanger Ahmad held a meeting to finalize the preparations for Republic Day celebrations at the sub-division headquarters. SDM took review of all required arrangements with stakeholders, and instructed for impactful celebrations in the sub division. The venue for the Republic Day celebration will be Govt Saqib Mohi ud din […]
Security beefed up ahead of R-Day in Jammu region
Jammu, Jan 20 (PTI) Security has been beefed up in Jammu ahead of Republic Day celebrations, with the police making the M A Stadium, the main venue of the function, out of bounds for public as a precautionary measure. The security wing of the Jammu and Kashmir Police has taken control of the stadium, where […]
BJP leader and ex-MP Shamsher Singh Manhas dies in Jammu
Jammu, Jan 20 (PTI) Senior BJP leader and former Rajya Sabha member Shamsher Singh Manhas died after a prolonged illness at his residence here on Monday, his party colleagues said. Manhas, 65, is survived by his wife, son and a daughter. Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor Manoj Sinha expressed grief over Manhas’s death. “Saddened by […]
IED found during search operation in Poonch
Jammu, Jan 20 (PTI) A ready-to-use IED was found during an anti-terrorist operation in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district on Monday, security officials said. The improvised explosive device (IED), weighing a kilogramme, was found hidden at a secluded place in Dalan village of Degwar sector by army troops. It was subsequently defused by experts, the […]
Lok Sabha Speaker Birla releases new edition of book on parliamentary practices, procedures
PATNA, Jan 20 (PTI): Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Monday released an updated version of a book detailing the practices and procedure of Parliament. The new edition of “Practice and Procedure of Parliament” — authored by MN Kaul and SL Shakder — has been edited by Utpal Kumar Singh, the Lok Sabha secretary general. […]
Lieutenant Governor takes a pledge for Organ Donation
JAMMU, JAN 20: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha today took pledge for Organ Donation by registering on Ayushman Bharat Organ Donation Registry of the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India (notto.abdm.gov.in). The State Organ and Tissue Transplant Organization (SOTTO) representatives, Dr Elias Sharma, Nodal Officer, Dr Sanjeev Puri, Joint Director and Sh Irfan […]
Sopore Encounter: Soldier injured as fresh firing resumes
Sopore, Jan 20: A soldier was injured as fresh firing resumes during an encounter between terrorists and security forces in Gujjarpati area of Zaloora in Sopore on Monday, officials said. The encounter broke out in the area late last evening. An official said that the operation was halted last night due to darkness. “With the […]
Spring sealed in remote Rajouri village hit by mysterious deaths
Rajouri/Jammu, Jan 20 (PTI) Amid an ongoing probe into the mysterious deaths of 17 members of three families in a remote Jammu and Kashmir village, authorities have sealed a spring in the affected area after its water tested positive for “some pesticides or insecticides”. Additional Deputy Commissioner (Kotranka subdivision) Dil Mir ordered the spring to […]