Peace is what the UN needs to strive for
May 29 is observed as the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers
Syed Mustafa Ahmad The UN Secretary- General Kofi Annan in his defense of UN Peacekeeping said,” The first United Nations peacekeeping operation ( Congo, 1960) was an attempt to confront and defeat the worst in Man with the best in Man: to counter violence with moderation, and war with peace. Since then, day after day, […]
JK reports 115 new positive cases, 859 recovered so far
JAMMU, MAY 28: The Government Thursday informed that 115 new positive cases of novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), 14 from Jammu division and 101 from Kashmir division, have been reported today thus taking the total number of positive cases in Jammu and Kashmir to 2036. Also 01 COVID-19 death has been reported from Kashmir Division. Moreover, 05 […]
HC disposes of petition against Mian Qayoom’s PSA detention
SRINAGAR, MAY 28: The Jammu and Kashmir High Court today disposed of the petition against the detention of J&K High Court Bar Association President, Mian Abdul Qayoom under PSA. The divisional bench of the High Court comprising Justice Ali Mohammad Magrey and Justice Vinod Chatterji Koul observed that the Advocate General has submitted that the […]
2000 vacancies of ‘Panchayat Accounts Assistants’, class 1V posts to be filled on fast track basis
JAMMU, MAY 28: The Administrative Council (AC) which met here under the chairmanship of Lieutenant Governor, G C Murmu, gave a go ahead to the recruitment of 2000 Panchayat Accounts Assistants. The decision of the AC will strengthen the functioning of Panchayati Raj Institutions. The recruitment to these posts will be restricted to the Domiciles […]
Admission process in Polytechnics in JK revamped
JAMMU, MAY 28: The Administrative Council (AC) which met here under the chairmanship of Lieutenant Governor, G C Murmu, approved the proposal of the Technical Education Department bringing in key reforms in the department. The AC accorded sanction to the change in nomenclature, structural and procedural reforms and revamping of admission process to the polytechnics. […]
Transgenders in JK to get financial assistance from govt
JAMMU, MAY 28: The Administrative Council (AC) which met here under the chairmanship of Lieutenant Governor, G C Murmu, accorded sanction to the extension of coverage of J&K Integrated Social Security Scheme (ISSS) to transgenders, by including them as beneficiaries under the Scheme. Earlier, the transgenders did not qualify for financial benefits under ISSS. However, […]
Six persons discharged from quarantine center test positive, probe ordered
Pulwama, May 28: District authorities here on Thursday ordered a time-bound inquiry regarding discharging six persons from a quarantine center in Tral without waiting for their test report which came out to be positive later. Official sources said that a committee headed by Additional Deputy Commissioner has been constituted with Deputy CMO and BDO Tral […]
Govt readies officials to contain possible Locust attack in JK
JAMMU MAY 28: Principal Secretary, Agriculture Production Department, Navin K. Choudhary, today asked Agriculture and allied departments to maintain high alert and take pre-emptive measures to foil any possible Locust attack in the UT. Chairing a meeting here, he took detailed stock of the preparedness being made for containing any possible locust attack. He ordered […]
Center assures JK Govt all support in facilitating early return of its residents stranded abroad
JAMMU, MAY 28: The Union Ministry of External Affairs, in response to J&K Chief Secretary, B V R Subrahmanyam’s request for prioritising evacuation of residents of Jammu and Kashmir stranded in Dubai, Iran and Oman has tentatively scheduled a repatriation flight from Muscat to Srinagar on 2 June 2020. The Union Ministry, in a communiqué […]
China’s parliament approves controversial Hong Kong security bill
Beijing, May 28 (PTI) China’s parliament on Thursday approved a new controversial security law for Hong Kong which would make it a crime to undermine Beijing’s authority in the former British territory. China’s annual political season, delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic ended on Thursday with its legislature, much on the expected lines endorsing the new […]