The looser PSUís
The state of affairs in Public Sector Undertakings in Jammu and Kashmir is no hidden secret. Most of them are running in red as the various governments that have managed the state of affairs over the years have used these PSUís to dump their blue eyed workers and officials without considering the effect it will […]
44 Digital Villages to be set up: Govt
SRINAGAR, JULY 4: The State Administrative Council (SAC) which met under the chairmanship of Governor, Satya Pal Malik approved implementation of the “J&K Digital Village” programme through Jammu and Kashmir e-Governance Agency (JaKeGA), with the motto “Back to Village via Digital Means” after observing the stupendous response of the people to the recently concluded “Back […]
Army porter slips to death along LoC
Srinagar, July 4 : An army porter died Thursday after he slipped and rolled down into a deep gorge in Karnah sector of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district. A police official said that the army porter Ghulam Din (45) son of Shah Mohammad was his way to Dogra Post from Ragni Post today afternoon when he […]
Executive Officer MC Anantnag caught while accepting bribe
Srinagar, July 4 : Divisional Commissioner Kashmir on Thursday attached with his office Executive Officer Municipal Committee Anantnag Ghulam Mohammad Malik after a purported video went viral in which he is seen accepting bribe inside his residence. A video showing Executive Officer Municipal Committee Anantnag accepting bribe at his residence in the south Kashmir district. […]
No respite to soaring airfares
Summer season is at its peak and the tourist arrivals to Kashmir too have shown an upward trend. Besides, the locals including students and tradesmen are also heading back to the valley for vacations but the soaring airfares are spoiling the party. The airfares on Srinagar-Delhi-Jammu circuit are showing no decline despite many private airlines […]
State Taxes Deptt issues advisory for new GST Return System
SRINAGAR: State Taxes Department Wednesday issued advisory for the new GST Return System which will be in implemented shortly in Jammu and Kashmir. According to advisory there are three main components to the new return — one main return (FORM GST RET-1) and two annexures (FORM GST ANX-I and FORM GST ANX-2). From July, 2019 […]
55-year-old woman killed in gas calendar blast
Poonch, July 03: A 55-year-old woman died after a Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) cylinder caught fire in Chakrara village of Poonch. The deceased has been identified as Zaidun Bi, wife of Mohammad Latif of Chakrara Mandi who recieved burn injuries after the LPG cylinder in her house caught fire. A police official said that soon […]
Centre working on 3-pronged strategy to improve political, economic environment in J&K: Officials
Srinagar, Jul 3 (PTI) With Parliament approving a six-month extension of President’s Rule in Jammu and Kashmir, the Union government has initiated a three-pronged strategy to improve political and economic environment in the state, say officials. The Centre’s priority areas in the state are: wining people’s trust in the administrative system, isolating terrorist and separatist […]
495 posts approved for Ladakh division
Srinagar, Jul 3 (PTI) The Jammu and Kashmir adminstration on Wednesday approved the creation of 495 posts for the Ladakh division to make the newly-created administrative unit fully operational. The administration had announced in February the creation of the Ladakh division with its headquarters in Leh and Kargil. “The state administrative council, which met here today […]
Ensure better academic activity
Establishing institutions of higher learning in any area is a positive development as the contributions of educational institutions cannot be ignored vis-à-vis shaping the future of our posterity. Same holds true for the state of Jammu and Kashmir which is highly deficient in providing institutions of higher learning including colleges that too in far off […]
