ter to the Editor
LetEmpowering youth The Union Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship has launched the third phase of Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana in 600 districts across all states of India. This phase will be the focus on new-age and COVID-related skills with envisaged training of eight lakh candidates over a scheme period of 2020-2021 with an […]
Don’t ignore rural areas
Mudasir Nazir Wani The human population is growing fast continuously, and now we are more than 7 billion people in the world. In addition, the global welfare has witnessed improvement in the last decades, which resulted in producing more from our resources and producing more wastes in the world. Waste management in urban areas has […]
Bailey Bridge nearing completion, trial run tomorrow: DC Ramban
RAMBAN, JANUARY 15: Deputy Commissioner (DC), Ramban, Nazim Zai Khan and Chief Engineer BRO, Brigadier IK Jaggi today inspected progress of construction work of Bailey bridge besides repair work of damaged concrete bridge, here at Kela Morh. Additional Deputy Commissioner, Harbans Lal; Project Director, NHIA, Parshotam Kumar; ASP, Rajni Sharma and several other officers of […]
Fact Finding Team Re-constituted to Examine Fraudulent Appointments in SDD
Srinagar, Jan 15: Lieutenant Governor-led dispensation has ordered for re-constitution of Fact Finding Committee to examine ‘fraudulent appointments in Skill Development Department.’ “In suspension of Government Order No. 578-GAD of 2019 dated 11.05.2019, it is hereby ordered that the Fact Finding Committee constituted in terms of aforesaid Government order for looking into ‘fraudulent appointments made […]
Govt grants one-time relaxation for JKCCE aspirants
Srinagar, Jan 15: The Jammu and Kashmir government on Friday granted one-time relaxation in upper age limit for the aspirants of Jammu and Kashmir Combined Competitive Examination (JKCCE), saying that the decision has been taken in view of demands of several delegations and aspirants. In a tweet from the official account of the Office of […]
Himachal schools to partially open from Feb
Shimla, Jan 15 (PTI) The Himachal Pradesh government has decided to partially open schools from next month by strictly following standard operating procedures in view of the coronavirus pandemic, an minister said on Friday. Classes 5 and 8-12 in schools in the plains that have summer vacations will open from February 1, while those in the […]
Union ministers start ninth round of talks with protesting farmer unions
New Delhi, Jan 15 (PTI) The ninth round of talks between protesting farmer unions and three central ministers got underway here on Friday afternoon to break the over-a-month-long deadlock on the three new agri laws. Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar, Railways, Commerce and Food Minister Piyush Goyal and Minister of State for Commerce Som […]
5 injured in Poonch mishap
Poonch, Jan 14: Five persons were injured when a minibus they were travelling in turned turtle in Poonch district of Jammu on Friday. Official sources said that at 8:40 hours, the vehicle (Canter) bearing Registration No. JK02V-8466 was on its way from Mandi towards Poonch when it met with the accident at Chandak near […]
5 arrested in attempt to murder case in Jammu
Jammu, Jan 15 (PTI) Five people were arrested here on Thursday in connection with an attempt to murder case, police said. A written complaint was lodged at police station Bagh-e-Bahu by Parvinder Singh claiming that he was attacked by five people, namely Rasvinder Singh, Ravinder Pal Singh, Surjeet Singh, Pawandeep Singh and Amarjeet Singh along […]
The deep freeze continues in Kashmir, dense fog envelops Srinagar
Srinagar, Jan 15: The deep freeze in Kashmir Valley shows no signs of relenting even as a thick layer of fog engulfed Srinagar on Friday. A meteorological department official said that Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, recorded the minimum temperature of minus 7.6°C, an increase of nearly one degrees from the previous […]