ACB arrests range officer, forest guard Kokernag for accepting bribe
Srinagar, Jun 30: Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Thursday trapped and arrested Range officer and Forest Guard, Kokernag, Anantnag for demanding and accepting bribe of Rs 10,000 for allotment of timber. Anti Corruption Bureau received a complaint alleging therein that Sohail Unis Shikari, Range officer, Kokernag, Anantnag is demanding bribe of Rs 22,000 through Forest […]
Maha: BJP claims support of 170 MLAs
Mumbai, Jun 30 (PTI) Maharashtra BJP leader Girish Mahajan on Thursday claimed that his party has the support of 170 MLAs, way above the 145 majority mark in the 288-member House that is necessary to form a government in the state. The BJP is set to return to power in the state with the support of […]
Night temperature rises in Kashmir, drops in Jammu
Srinagar, June 30: Amid forecast for light to moderate rain, night temperature recorded a rise in the Kashmir Valley and a drop in Jammu region on Thursday. A meteorological department official here said that light to moderate rain is “very likely” at many places in J&K, mainly in plains of Jammu region during the five […]
Active COVID-19 cases in country cross one-lakh mark
New Delhi, Jun 30 (PTI) Daily coronavirus cases in India were recorded over 18,000 after a gap of 130 days, taking the COVID-19 tally to 4,34,52,164, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Thursday. The active cases crossed the one-lakh mark again after 122 days. A total 18,819 new Covid cases were reported in […]
Amarnaath Yatra begins as first batch of 2,750 pilgrims leaves for cave
Pahalgam, Jun 30: Amid unprecedented security arrangements, the first batch of pilgrims left for holy cave from Nunwan base camp in Pahalgam area of Anantnag district on Thursday. Officials said that the first batch of 2,750 pilgrims left for cave shrine, which was flagged off by DC Anantnag, Dr Piyush Singla. Amarnath Yatra, which began […]
ECI orders special summary revision of voters in JK
Srinagar, Jun 30: In an apparent indication that elections could be held later this year or earlier next year, the Election Commission has ordered a special summary revision of electoral rolls in the Union Territory Jammu and Kashmir after a gap of three years. In a letter to J&K’s chief electoral officer the poll-body has […]
Favoritism hurts
Mohammad Nadeem Parray Favoritism means giving preferential treatment to a person or a group, often at the detriment of others. Favoritism by a teacher in a classroom can take explicit or subtle forms. Some of the subtler forms can be – change in tone and demeanour while talking and reduced attention given to doubts raised […]
The Noble profession
Aubaid Ahmed Akhoon Nursing is a field that still has job opportunities today. A boy or girl who takes up regular nursing education is sure to get a job. Earlier, even the parents did not allow the girls to take up nursing. But after university level education we see that now boys are also adopting […]
Eid-ul-Adha to be celebrated on July 10: Grand Mufti
KV News Network Srinagar, Jun 29: Grand Mufti Kashmir Mufti Nasir-ul-Islam on Wednesday evening announced the crescent for the month of Dhul Hijjah 1443 A.H was not sighted anywhere in Jammu and Kashmir and as such the Eid-ul-Adha celebrations will start on July 10, 2022. “The crescent wasn’t sighted on Wednesday and as such (upcoming) […]
JK reports 73 new covid-19 cases
Srinagar, June 29: Daily Covid-19 cases continued an upward trend in Jammu and Kashmir as 73 new infections were added up to the tally in the last 24 hours while the death toll remained at 4756 with no fatality due to the virus during the time, officials said on Wednesday. They said that 52 cases […]