Quality education imperative for honing intellectual capacity of youth: Dy CM
JAMMU, DEC 23: Underscoring the importance of imparting quality education, Deputy Chief Minister, Surinder Choudhary today, said that it imparts a sense of discipline besides honing the intellectual capacity of youth. “Education not only brings discipline but also supports spiritual growth of youth making a nation developed and prosperous,” maintained the Deputy Chief Minister. The […]
Record govt jobs provided in one and a half years: PM Modi
NEW DELHI, Dec 23 (PTI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said his government has provided nearly 10 lakh permanent government jobs to youths in the last one or one and a half years which, he asserted, is a record. Addressing recruits at a Rozgar Mela through a virtual event, where over 71,000 people were […]
Reservation Policy Row: Amid protest MP Aga Ruhullah gets intimation from CM’s house, 5 students to meet CM
Srinagar, Dec 23: Amid protest outside chief minister’s official residence, Member of Parliament Aga Ruhullah said that a delegation of students will meet the chief minister to put forth their demands. Speaking to reporters at the protest site, Ruhullah, said that he got an intimation from inside CM’s house that students delegation be sent that […]
Met advises tourist to follow traffic advisory as cold wave grips Kashmir
Srinagar, Dec 23 (PTI) The weather department on Monday advised tourists to follow the advisory issued by the traffic police in view of the sub freezing temperatures and icy conditions over roads of important higher reaches in Kashmir. Intense cold wave conditions persisted in the valley on Monday as minimum temperatures across the region remained […]
MP Aga Ruhullah, Waheed Parra, Iltija Mufti among others outside CM’s residence to protest over Reservation Policy row
Srinagar, Dec 23: National Conference leader and Member of Parliament Aga Ruhullah today reached outside chief minister Omar Abdullah’s official residence in Gupkar to protest over Reservation Policy row. PDP leaders Waheed ur Rehman Parra and Iltija Mufti among others also reached the spot to join the protest. Aga Ruhullah started the protest march from […]
PM Modi pays tributes to Charan Singh
New Delhi, Dec 23 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday paid tributes to former prime minister Charan Singh on his birth anniversary, describing him as a true well-wisher of the poor and farmers. In a post on X, Modi said Singh’s dedication and spirit of service to the country will continue to inspire everyone. […]
Drizzle in Delhi, air quality ‘severe’
NEW DELHI, Dec 23 (PTI): Delhiites woke up to a drizzle and fog on Monday morning with the minimum temperature settling at 8.6 degrees Celsius, a notch below the seasonal average, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD). At 8.30 am, Delhi’s Air Quality Index (AQI) stood at 402, in the ‘severe’ category, Central Pollution […]
Duo from Kupwara die of suffocation in Srinagar’s Barthana
Srinagar, Dec 22: Two people from North Kashmir’s Kupwara died due on Sunday due to suffocation in the Barthana area of Srinagar, officials said. An official said that two people from Kupwara, residing in servant quarters at Barthana area of Qamarwari Srinagar, lost their lives due to suffocation. He said both persons were later identified […]
Delhi Police arrests man wanted in fraud cases in JK
NEW DELHI, Dec 22 (PTI): The Delhi Police has arrested a 33-year-old man wanted in several cases of fraud in Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Sunday. Accused Bilal Ahmad, a resident of Kupwara in J&K, was allegedly involved in defrauding paramilitary personnel on the pretext of bank loans for vehicle purchase, they said. A […]
FCSCA refutes claim of cancellation of BPL ration cards
SRINAGAR, DEC 22: The Department of Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs has strongly refuted reports from certain quarters on social media, particularly a video, wherein it is being alleged that “…the Government has issued an order cancelling around 1.5 lakh Below Poverty Line ration cards affecting a huge number of beneficiaries and putting their […]
