ACB registers FIR in Rs 1,000-cr loan default case, conducts raids
Jammu, Mar 7 (PTI) The anti-corruption bureau (ACB) on Saturday registered a case against the top officials of Jammu and Kashmir Cooperative Housing Corporation (JKCHC), including its former managing director, in a Rs 1,000 crore loan default case, officials said. Searches were conducted after obtaining warrants from the court at the residential premises of JKCHCL […]
Work out a solution
The issue of increased fuel prices has been a constant cause of worry and anxiety for a common man. Since the prices have not been showing any decrease, the issue is hitting every sector of the economy as well with prices of essential commodities touching skies. Now as the clamor for tax cut is gaining […]
Women Empowerment: Catalyst for Nation’s growth
Er. Prabhat Kishore “The world needs strong women. Women who will lift and build others, who will love and be loved. Women who live bravely, both tender and fierce. Women of indomitable will.” – Amy Tenney. In Indian culture and civilization, women receive high recognition and respect. The rivers, which are the lifeline of the […]
The Legacy of Umer Saani (RA)
Bashir Ahmad Dar Islam has produced many great administrators and rulers whose reigns are known for the effective and just governance. Administrative models of Abu Bakr (RA) and Umar Bin Khatab (RA) are still admired and preferred by different nations to run their states. Today, I am going to unfold a golden era of a […]
Admin begins drive to collect biometric details, verification of Rohingyas
Jammu, Mar 6 (PTI) The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Saturday began a drive to collect biometric and other details of Rohingyas staying in Jammu, officials said. The Rohingyas are a Bengali-dialect speaking Muslim minority in Myanmar. Following persecution in their country, many of them entered India illegally through Bangladesh and took shelter in Jammu […]
18 travellers among 79 fresh cases, one corona death reported in JK
Srinagar, Mar 6: Eighteen travellers were among 79 new covid-19 cases reported in Jammu and Kashmir even as one person succumbed to the virus in the last 24 hours, officials said on Saturday. 18 of the cases were from Jammu Division and 61 from Kashmir Valley, taking the total count to 126932, officials said. Moreover, […]
Centres asks states witnessing spike in COVID-19 cases to accelerate vaccination
New Delhi, Mar 6 (PTI) The Centre has asked states and union territories witnessing surge in new COVID-19 cases and high active caseload to continue with the strategy of “test, track and treat” that had yielded rich dividends at the height of the pandemic and accelerate vaccination for priority population groups in districts reporting higher […]
Minor mauled to death by stray dogs in Pulwama
Pulwama, Mar 06: An eight-year-old boy was on Saturday mauled to death by stray dogs in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district. Sources said that stray dogs attacked Azhar Manzoor, son of Manzoor Ahmad of Pingelan village near the family’s Agricultural field. “The locals tried to save the boy, but couldn’t rescue him on time as he […]
Three booked for duping man of Rs 1.92 cr in Jammu
Jammu, Mar 6 (PTI) Three persons, including a woman, were on Saturday booked by the Crime Branch of the Jammu and Kashmir Police for allegedly duping a man of Rs 1.92 crore on the pretext of selling him a house in a posh area here, officials said. The crime branch registered a criminal case against […]
Pakistan PM Imran Khan wins trust vote in National Assembly
Islamabad, Mar 6 (PTI) Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday won a trust vote in the National Assembly, ending the political uncertainty in the country and strengthening his government’s legitimacy after an embarrassing defeat of the finance minister in the hotly-contested Senate elections. Prime Minister Khan secured 178 votes in the 342-member lower house […]