Tribal Affairs Department invites applications for scholarships
Highest ever Rs 30 Cr outlay, efforts to ensure 100% students coverage: Dr Shahid
SRINAGAR: The Tribal Affairs Department J&K has issued notification seeking applications from tribal students for awards of Post-Matric Scholarship and Pre-Matric Scholarship for the year 2021-22. The procedure and income slabs have been notified and students have been asked for timely submission of application forms along with requisite documents. Secretary, Tribal Affairs Department, Dr Shahid […]
DIPR Cultural Wing Jammu organises symposium, cultural program
JAMMU: The artists of Cultural Unit, Department of Information & Public Relations Jammu Saturday organised a Symposium cum Cultural programme here at Government Higher Secondary School, Bishnah on the topic celebration of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav and Covid Appropriate Behaviour. Principal of the School, Ashok Khajuria was the chief guest of the program, while ZEO […]
ADGP security, IGP Kashmir, DC Ganderbal visits Sonamarg
Review Security arrangements ahead of Union Minister visit
GANDERBAL: Ahead visit of Union Minister for Road, Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari to Z-morh and Zojila tunnel projects in Sonamarg Ganderbal, ADGP Security, S.D Singh, Inspector-General of Police Kashmir, Vijay Kumar along with Deputy Commissioner Ganderbal, Krittika Jyotsna today visited Sonamarg to review the security scenario of these tunnels and other security measures. The […]
HDFC Bank to double its rural reach to 2 lakh villages in 2 years
Mumbai: HDFC Bank aims to expand its reach to two lakh villages in the next 18-24 months. The bank plans this expansion through a combination of branch network, business correspondents, business facilitators, CSC partners, virtual relationship management and digital outreach platforms. HDFC Bank currently offers its products and services to MSMEs in over 550 districts. […]
JKPM president Javaid Mustafa Mir resigns from party
Budgam: Jammu and Kashmir People’s Movement (JKPM) President Javaid Mustafa Mir has resigned from the party on Saturday. Javaid Mustafa Mir, who was elected as Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) from Chadoora thrice and was elected as president of JKPM after Shah Faisal, a former bureaucrat left politics on 10 August 2020 quit the JKPM. […]
Man arrested for killing his brother-in-law in Poonch: Police
`Poonch: The Jammu and Kashmir police on Saturday said that it has solved a murder case by arresting a man for killing his brother-in-law in Mendhar sub-division of Poonch district. Sub-Divisional Police Officer Mendhar, Zaheer Jafri said that on June 8 Mohammad Sharik of Gohlad was found dead in a water pond after which his […]
Grenade, 5 rounds of AK-47 recovered at Kupwara
Srinagar: The security forces on Saturday recovered a grenade and five rounds of AK-47 in Jugtiyal area of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district. The joint operation was launched by Jammu and Kashmir Police, 41RR and 160 TA after the labours working near a Madarasa in Jugtiyal found some suspicious items near Jugtiyal road, official sources said. […]
148 fresh covid-19 cases, one death reported in JK
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir reported 148 new covid-19 cases while one person succumbed to the virus during the past 24 hours, officials said Friday. 28 of the cases were reported from Jammu Division and 120 from Kashmir Valley, taking the total case count to 328738. There was one death due to the virus, from Kashmir, […]
