Budhal MLA, Apni Party Chief call on Lt Guv
SRINAGAR: Javed Iqbal Choudhary, Member of Legislative Assembly from Budhal called on Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Monday, an official spokesman said. He apprised the Lieutenant Governor of various welfare issues of Gujjar and Bakerwal community including establishment of Eklavya Model Residential School at Khawas, Kendriya Vidyalaya at Kotaranka, and similar educational institutions in other […]
CM Omar Abdullah meets various delegations at Raabita Office
SRINAGAR, JUL 14: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today met several delegations at the Public Outreach Office, Raabita here, and held wide-ranging discussions on development, overall functioning of Institutions and public welfare issues. Dr. Mohd. Jaffar Akhoon, Chief Executive Councillor from Kargil, led a deputation to apprise the Chief Minister of several challenges being faced by […]
Student suicides: SC seeks probe report from police of 3 states
NEW DELHI, Jul 14 (PTI): The Supreme Court on Monday asked for a status report from the police in three states on the investigation over the suicides by students of IIT-Delhi, IIT-Kharagpur and a NEET aspirant in Kota, Rajasthan. A bench of Justices J B Pardiwala and R Mahadevan, which made Ministry of Home Affairs […]
CS pushes for 100% digital health records under ABDM
SRINAGAR, JUL 14: Chief Secretary, Atal Dulloo, today chaired a meeting to review implementation of the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM) in Jammu and Kashmir with a focus on ensuring seamless integration of healthcare data and digital services across the UT. The meeting was attended by Secretary, Health & Medical Education; Managing Director, ABDM; Principals […]
SC to hear on Aug 3 pleas seeking transparency in NEET-PG Exam evaluation process
New Delhi, Jul 14 (PTI) The Supreme Court on Monday fixed August 3 for hearing pleas raising concerns over the transparency of the NEET-PG examination process, particularly with regard to the release of answer keys and evaluation protocols. A bench comprising justices K Vinod Chandran and NV Anjaria briefly heard pleas on the issues. One […]
Another batch of pilgrims leaves for Amarnath shrine
Jammu, Jul 14 (PTI) A fresh batch of over 6,100 pilgrims left here on Monday for the twin base camps of the Amarnath shrine in south Kashmir Himalayas, officials said. Over two lakh pilgrims have paid obeisance at the shrine since the start of the 38-day annual yatra, which commenced from the twin tracks of […]
Omar, NC leaders slip through barricades, offer tributes to martyrs in Srinagar
Srinagar, Jul 14 (PTI) A day after being locked indoors, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and several National Conference leaders on Monday slipped through security barricades to pay tributes to July 13 martyrs at Naqshband Sahib graveyard in Old City. Abdullah lambasted the Lieutenant Governor and the police for trying to stop him […]
Former JK deputy CM Kavinder Gupta appointed new Lt Governor Ladakh
Srinagar, Jul 14: Former Jammu and Kashmir deputy Chief Minister and senior BJP leader Kavinder Gupta has been appointed as the new Lt Governor of Ladakh. In a press communique issued in New Delhi Gupta has been appointed the new Lt Governor following the resignation of Brig. (Dr) B D Mishra (Retd.) as LG Ladakh. […]
Jaishankar meets Chinese VP; says normalisation of ties can produce mutually beneficial outcomes
BEIJING, Jul 14 (PTI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday conveyed to Chinese Vice President Han Zheng that continued normalisation of India-China ties can produce mutually beneficial outcomes and an open exchange of views between the two sides is “very important” considering the “complex” global scenario. The external affairs minister held talks with Zheng […]
Uri ‘Tragedy’: Body of one among two missing persons recovered
Srinagar, Jul 14: Authorities on Monday retrieved the dead body of one of the two missing person from Canal in Uri, taking the death toll in the unfortunate incident to two. As reported four persons of a family slipped into water canal of lower Jhelum Hydroelectric project during an outing yesterday. One person, 13-year-old was […]