Damaging the tourism industry
The concerns of the tourism trade have finally got an approval by a parliamentary panel which has spelled that the GST and the negative public campaign unleashed by various quarters against the region is killing tourism trade in Kashmir. Tourism trade in Kashmir has been on the receiving end. Not only have the tourist footfall […]
Increasing road accidents in J&K is a matter of great concern
Last year 926 persons lost their lives in 5,624 mishaps on J&K roads. From the last couple of years, almost 3 persons die every day in road traffic accidents.
Younus Rashid Every day as the sun passes off and slowly the darkness starts to fall a piece of news pops up on my phone about the day’s road mishaps. It looks like a norm and a part of life to hear and let it down. Road Traffic Accidents! What is happenings and what to […]
JKSSB approves 55 selection lists for 463 posts
Selection for 2154 posts of Teachers being firmed up
Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir Services Selection Board (JKSSB) today approved 55 final selection lists for 463 different posts. According to a statement issued by Malik Suhail, Public Relations Officer, JKSSB, the selection lists were approved at 146th meeting of the Board held under the chairmanship of Zubair Ahmad, Chairman, J&K Services Selection Board. The […]
Bank strike on Wednesday, services to be affected
New Delhi: Services of state-owned banks are expected to be impacted Wednesday due to a nation-wide strike call given by unions to protest against the proposed amalgamation of Vijaya Bank and Dena Bank with Bank of Baroda. This will be the second bank strike in less than a week. Last Friday (December 21), an officers’ […]
Shopian’s Jasia is in for ‘India Reds’ women cricket team
Shopian: Deputy Commissioner Owais Ahmed Tuesday congratulated Jasia Akhter for being selected in ‘India Reds’ women cricket team. Jasia is the first girl from Jammu and Kashmir who has been selected in the coveted cricket team. The Deputy Commissioner met family of Jasia and congratulated them on the grand success of their daughter. “Jasia belongs […]
Justice Masoodi for strengthening child protection mechanism in villages
Jammu: Chairperson Selection cum Oversight Committee, Justice (Retd) Hasnain Masoodi today advocated for strengthening child protection mechanism at Village level. Justice Masoodi was speaking at a training programme for Village Level Child Protection Committees of district Jammu organized by National Development Foundation in collaboration with Selection cum Oversight Committee and Directorate of ICPS J&K with […]
Minorities will be treated equally in Pak, unlike India: Imran Khan
Lahore: Prime Minister Imran Khan on the occasion of the birth anniversary of Mohammad Ali Jinnah’s assured minority communities that they would be treated as equal citizens in Naya Pakistan “unlike what is happening in India”. Imran on Tuesday tweeted that “Naya Pakistan is Quaid’s Pakistan and will ensure that our minorities are treated as […]
Now, UP secretariat to have Vajpayee’s 25-ft tall statue
Lucknow: A 25-feet high statue of former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee will be installed in Lok Bhawan, the Uttar Pradesh government secretariat here, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said on Tuesday. Adityanath made the announcement at a ceremony held to celebrate Vajpayee’s 94th birth anniversary. Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh, also the local MP, and […]
