648 new covid-19 cases in JK
Srinagar, Oct 15: Thirty-two travelers were among 648 new novel cornavirus cases reported in Jammu and Kashmir in last 24 hours, taking the total count to 86057. Official sources said that 268 of them were from Jammu Division and 380 from Kashmir Valley. Giving district wise details, Srinagar reported 182 cases, Budgam 39, Baramulla 32, […]
All-parties meet names Aug 04 resolution as ‘People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration’
Srinagar, Oct 15: All-party meeting on Gupkar Declaration concluded at Dr Farooq Abdullah’s residence wherein all the signatories barring Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) President Ghulam Ahmad Mir participated. Soon after the meeting concluded, Farooq, who is three-time chief minister and incumbent parliamentarian said that the resolution passed on August 4 last year […]
Kashmiri woman accuses landlady of calling her ‘terrorist’, Delhi police registers case
New Delhi, Oct 15 (PTI) A woman in southeast Delhi has alleged that she was targeted by her landlady for being a ‘Kashmiri’, was called a ‘terrorist’, and in her absence had her furniture removed, police said on Thursday after registering a case following her complaint. In her complaint, the woman, who hails from Srinagar, […]
CRPF trooper commits suicide
Srinagar, Oct 15: A central reserve police force personal committed suicide by shooting himself with his service rifle in Mehjoor Nagar area of Srinagar city on Thursday. Official sources said that the CRPF man posted at 25 BN Mehjoor Nagar Srinagar committed suicide by shooting himself with his service riffle on Thursday afternoon. They identified […]
COVID-19: All secretariat employees to undergo Rapid Antigen Testing
Srinagar, Oct 15: The government on Thursday ordered that all the employees working in the civil secretariat in the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir will have to undergo Rapid Antigen Testing for the deadly COVID-19. In an order issued here, the government said that all the employees will have to undergo mandatory COVID-19 testing. […]
Govt orders new transfer policy for employees
Srinagar, Oct 15: The government on Thursday ordered a new transfer policy for the government employees working in the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir and said that transfer shall be ordered in April every excluding the teaching staff and transfers to Ladakh UT. In a order, issued here the government also said that the […]
J&K Government enters into a strategic partnership with Flipkart
Srinagar, Oct 15: J&K Government today entered into a strategic partnership with Flipkart to bring local Handloom and Handicraft products into e-commerce platform. A government spokesman said that by signing an MoU with the e-commerce marketplace the government intends to bring local Handloom and Handicraft products into e-commerce platform for their promotion. This e-marketing channel […]
Mehbooba visits father’s grave in south Kashmir
Anantnag, Oct 15: Two days after her release, former chief minister and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti Thursday visited her father’s graveyard in her hometown Bijbehara in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district. Eyewitnesses said that Mehbooba was accompanied by several senior leaders of the party when she visited her father’s graveyard. Mehbooba was released […]
TRP scam: BARC temporarily suspends weekly ratings of news channels
Mumbai, Oct 15 (PTI) Following the fake Television Rating Points (TRP) scam, the Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) on Thursday announced a temporary suspension of weekly ratings of news channels across languages. The council intends to review and augment the current standards of measurement to improve on “statistical robustness”, and the exercise will result in […]
SC asks Republic Media Group to approach Bombay HC in TRP scam case
New Delhi, Oct 15 (PTI) The Supreme Court Thursday asked the Republic Media Group to approach the Bombay High Court in the Television Rating Points (TRP) manipulation case registered by Mumbai Police saying, “we must have faith in high courts”. A bench comprising Justice D Y Chandrachud, Indu Malhotra and Indira Banerjee said the high […]