M I Parray shunted as Director JKEDI, Govt withdraws reinstatement order that ‘suffers legel defect’
Srinagar: Government on Friday shunted Dr MI Parray as Director JK Entrepreneurship Development Institute striking down its previous order of his reinstatement saying it violated the service rules. The order issued by the government while withdrawing its previous order of reinstating him as Director JKEDI said that it ‘being violative of the JKEDI Organisational […]
Youth electrocuted to death in Anantnag
Anantnag: A youth died in Anantnag after a power line fell on him in Kanganhall area of district Anantnag on Friday. The deceased has been identified as Tawseef Ahmad Ganie son of Ghulan Mohammad Ganie resident of Kanganhall Anantnag. He was 26. According to reports an LT line fell on him in the Kanganhall village and […]
Forces launch search operations in city center Lal Chowk ahead of PM Modi’s visit
Srinagar: Government forces on Friday launched search operations in the city center Lal Chowk ahead of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the state of Jammu and Kashmir. According to eyewitnesses large contingent of forces including Army, CRPF and Jammu and Kashmir Police arrived and quickly took over the roof tops of the buildings […]
Assam: 161 people killed in witch-hunting in 18 years
Guwahati, Feb 1 (PTI) At least 161 people were killed in “witch-hunting” and other superstitious practices over the past 18 years in Assam, Social Welfare Minister Pramila Rani Brahma told the Assembly Friday. Cutting across party lines, the members of the House urged the government to take urgent steps to generate awareness and support the […]
Security beefed up in Kashmir for Modi’s visit
Srinagar (PTI) Security has been beefed up across Kashmir ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit on February 3, officials said here on Friday. Police and paramilitary personnel have been deployed in strength around the Sher-i-Kashmir International Conference Centre, the venue for Modi’s engagements in the valley, a senior police official said. He said the […]
Govt launches pension plan for informal workers
New Delhi, Feb 1 (PTI) The government Friday announced a new scheme to provide unorganised workers with up to Rs 15,000 monthly income an assured pension of Rs 3,000 per month after 60 years of age. The plan is expected to provide social security to 10 crore labourers. This will attract matching contribution of Rs […]
Over Rs 240 crore budget for training of babus abroad & in India
New Delhi,(PTI) Over Rs 240 crore was allocated to the Personnel Ministry for domestic and foreign training of bureaucrats and augmenting necessary infrastructure during the next fiscal, according to the interim Budget presented by Finance Minister Piyush Goyal on Friday. Of the total allocation of Rs 241.81 crore for 2019-20, which is about 24 per […]
2 boys injured as grenade goes off accidentally in Pulwama
Srinagar: Two boys were injured when a grenade they were toying with went off in Pulwama district of South Kashmir on Friday, officials said. They said Sharafat Bashir and Junaid Bilal, both 13, were fiddling with the explosive device when it went off near Rohama, causing serious injuries to one of them. Both […]
Ahead of Indian PM’s state visit, traffic police issues advisory for Srinagar
Srinagar: Traffic police on Friday issued a traffic advisory for February 3 ahead of the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to SKICC Srinagar. The route plan, according to police, will remain in effect from February 2 afternoon. “No traffic shall be allowed to ply from Badyari Chowk to Nishat via Boulevard and similarly […]
130 students arrested in US immigration fraud, attorneys cry foul
Washington,(PTI) The 130 foreign students arrested for enroling at a fake university allegedly to remain in the US are largely Indians and were not aware of the varsity’s illegitimate operation, immigration attorneys have said while criticising authorities for using “troubling” methods to trap them. The university in Detroit’s Farmington Hills was part of an undercover […]
