Life’s best season
M Ahmad Childhood is the most fun and memorable time in anyone’s life. It’s the first stage of life which we enjoy in whatever way we like. Besides, this is the time that shapes up the future. The parents love and care for their children and the children to the same too. Moreover, it’s the […]
Quantitative CT: The gold standard diagnosis of spinal osteoporosis
Dr Arvind Kulkarni Osteoporosis remains the most prominent factor for onset of bone weakness and thereby causing spinal fractures and deformities with aging, it is important to ensure a healthy lifestyle at least from the age of 20 years. Even with the availability of a plethora of treatment modules, fractured vertebrae result in severe back […]
Booking for HSRP switched to online mode: Transport Department
JAMMU, JUNE 24: The Transport Department today said that the manual process for booking of High Security Registration Plates (HSRP) has been completely stopped henceforth and replaced by ONLINE mode. “There is no need to approach any office of the Registering Authority or any other office for the said purpose as the ONLINE MODE is […]
J&K logs 54 fresh COVID-19 cases
Srinagar, Jun 24 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir on Friday reported 54 new cases of COVID-19, taking the overall infection tally in the union territory to 4,54,677, officials said here. While Jammu division reported 35 cases, Kashmir valley recorded 19, they said. The death toll due to the virus in the union territory stood at 4,755 as […]
Government notifies draft rules under Central Land Acquisition Act
SRINAGAR, JUNE 24: In terms of J&K Reorganization Act, 2019, the Central Land Acquisition Act. “The Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 (Act 30 of 2013)” has been made applicable to the Union Territory of Government of Jammu & Kashmir. The Government of Jammu & Kashmir has […]
J&K govt orders premature retirement of nine employees
Jammu, Jun 24 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir administration on Friday ordered premature retirement of nine government employees, including five officers, in “public interest”, an official said. They have been sacked under 226(2) Article of Jammu and Kashmir Civil Service Regulations which allows the administration to retire government employees at any time after completing 22 years of […]
JK highway remains closed for traffic
Jammu, Jun 24 (PTI) The Jammu-Srinagar national highway was closed for the fourth consecutive day on Friday even as agencies stepped up efforts to restore traffic by blasting boulders blocking roads, officials said. The highway was blocked due to landslides, mudslides and shooting stones at 33 places in Ramban and Udhampur districts apart from washing of […]
Northern Army commander visits forward areas along LAC
Leh, June 24 (PTI) Northern Army commander Lt Gen Upendra Dwivedi visited forward areas along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in the eastern Ladakh sector and reviewed operational preparedness of troops, officials said on Friday. Officials said Lt Gen Dwivedi on Thursday visited forward areas at Lukung in eastern Ladakh and also reviewed induction […]
Z category security cover for Yashwant Sinha
New Delhi, Jun 24 (PTI) The Centre has extended a Z category cover of armed CRPF commandos to the opposition’s presidential candidate Yashwant Sinha, officials said on Friday. The squad has taken over the task after the Union home ministry directed the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) VIP security wing to ensure protection to the […]
Closing of Schools Functioning on State Land: High court directs for maintaining status-quo
Srinagar, Jun 24: The High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh has ordered to maintain status quo on a plea filed by the petitioners against closing of schools functioning on State or Kahcharai Land. The High Court in an order after hearing learned counsel for the petitioners said that the court is satisfied that […]