Lt Governor hands over appointment letters to NoKs of civilians killed in Poonch
JAMMU, MAR03: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha today handed over the appointment orders under SRO-43 to the next of kin of the civilians killed in Poonch. The appointment orders were handed over to Zareena Begum, wife of Safeer Ahmed; Mohd Kabir, brother of Shabir Ahmad; Mohd Razaq, brother of Sh Showkat Ali, all residents of village […]
PM Modi to attend programmes in 12 states, union territories in next 10 days
New Delhi, Mar 3 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to attend 29 programmes spread across 12 states and union territories over the next 10 days ahead of the likely announcement of the Lok Sabha polls. Officials said he will be visiting Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Odisha, West Bengal, Bihar, Jammu and Kashmir, Assam, Arunachal […]
BJP prepares for PM’s first Srinagar visit since repeal of Art 370, expects 1 lakh people at rally
Srinagar, Mar 2 (PTI) The BJP is finalising preparations for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Kashmir on March 7, with party leaders saying they expect around one lakh people at his first rally in the Valley since the abrogation of Article 370 in 2019. Modi would address the rally at Bakshi Stadium here. A […]
CS for taking strict measures against illegal mining
JAMMU, MAR 02: Chief Secretary, Atal Dulloo today stressed on taking strict measures as per law against those involved in illegal mining across J&K. The Chief Secretary was speaking in a meeting called to assess the working of the Mining Department here. Those who were present includes Commissioner Secretary, Mining; Director, Social Forestry, Director, Mining […]
ECI to notify Lok Sabha poll schedule in next 20 days: J&K CEO PK Pole
Srinagar, Mar 02: Chief Electoral Officer Jammu and Kashmir Pandurang Kondbarao Pole on Saturday said that the Election Commission of India is likely to notify the schedule for Lok Sabha polls in the next 20 days. Speaking to reporters during his visit to south Kashmir to assess preparedness for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls, PK […]
Lt Governor addresses National Commission for Women’s event
JAMMU, MAR 02: The Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha today addressed the National Commission for Women’s event themed on ‘Celebrating Inspirational Women’ titled ‘Tu Bol’, at Convention Centre. The Lt Governor commended the endeavour of the National Commission for Women to bring together women achievers to share their inspirational journey ahead of International Women’s Day on […]
Teenager suffocates to death, four others hospitalised in Ramban
Srinagar, Mar 02: An 18-year-old boy died, while four others have been admitted to a hospital following suffocation during sleep inside a room in Dedha area of Gool in Ramban district, official ls said. They said that the teenager suffocated to death due to smoke emitting from a generator in the room. The officials said […]
8th standard exams to commence from Mar-13 in soft zones
Srinagar, Mar 02: The Jammu and Kashmir State Council of Educational Research and Training (JKSCERT) Saturday rescheduled the annual examination dates for 8th standard. According to reports that the exams in the soft zones will commence from March-13 and will culminate on April-02. Similarly, the JKSCERT said that the exams in hard zones for 8th […]
Traffic on Jammu-Srinagar highway suspended due to multiple landslides
Banihal/Jammu, Mar 2 (PTI) Traffic was suspended on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway early on Saturday after heavy rainfall triggered multiple landslides and shooting stones in the Ramban district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said. The 270-km highway, the only all-weather road linking Kashmir with the rest of the country, was blocked at over half a […]
Now, people aged above 85 years to get postal-ballot facility, but not those above 80
New Delhi, Mar 2 (PTI) The government amended electoral rules to allow citizens aged above 85 years to use the postal ballot facility in elections. So far, those aged above 80 years were eligible for the facility. The amendment came days before the schedule of the Lok Sabha and four state Assembly polls is likely […]