Farooq, Omar condole demise of NC office bearer
JAMMU: National Conference (NC) President Dr Farooq Abdullah and Vice President Omar Abdullah Saturday expressed grief over the passing away of the Provincial Joint Secretary Jammu Mohammed Alam and conveyed condolences to the bereaved family. Mohammed Alam, 44 breathed his last due to COVID here Saturday morning. In their separate condolence messages, Dr Farooq Abdullah […]
Special issues on 100 years of media education in India
Jammu: Media journal ‘Communication Today’ has brought out two special issues on the 100 years of media education in India. In its silver jubilee year, the media journal published from Jaipur has published research-based article charting the development of media education in a centenary. Journal’s editor Prof Sanjeev Bhanawat said the January-March and April-June issues […]
Sale Centres, Fair Price Shops to remain open today
SRINAGAR: According to the Director, Food Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Kashmir, in the interest of public and timely distribution of food grains, all the Sale centres/ Fair Price Shops shall remain functional/ open on 23rd May 2021 (Sunday). The Assistant Directors have been directed to ensure compliance of above directions in letter and spirit. […]
Erring traders booked in Kashmir
137 establishments sealed, 40 reports filed in police stations
SRINAGAR: The department of Food Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs (FCS&CA) has realized a fine of Rs. 12.24 lac from erring shopkeepers, wholesalers and other dealers for various kinds of violations in Kashmir during the past five months, an official spokesman said. FCS&CA , through its different enforcement wings carried out massive market checking across […]
24X7 power supply to be provided to vital installations: Advisor
SRINAGAR: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Baseer Ahmad Khan Saturday convened an officers meeting to review functioning of Power Development Department (PDD). The meeting was attended by Chief Engineer KPDCL and Chief Engineer KPTCL Kashmir besides Chief Engineer Projects and Procurement Kashmir and other concerned officers. Advisor Baseer Khan took stock of progress on various centrally […]
JK Biodiversity Council Observes International Biodiversity Day
JU mulling establish Centre of Excellence in Biodiversity, Seed Bank
JAMMU: J&K Biodiversity Council Saturday observed International Day for Biological Diversity by organizing a webinar with the theme “We’re part of the solution#ForNature”. The event was organized with University of Kashmir and University of Jammu as knowledge partners. Former IAS officer and Chairman, Advisory Board Smart City for Jammu and Srinagar, Keshav Varma, was the […]
JKSSB counters news on declaring result of class IV
JAMMU: Strongly countering the news article titled “J&KSSB fails to declare result of fast-track recruitment of class IV posts even after two months”, published by one of dailies of Kashmir yesterday, the Jammu and Kashmir Service Selection Board (JKSSB) Saturday clarified that the written examinations for UT, Divisional and District cadre class-IV posts was conducted […]
JK reports first death due to black fungus
43 covid deaths, 3848 positive cases also reported
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir on Friday reported its first death due to black fungus after a 40-year-old COVID-19 recovered patient died of mucormycosis at Government Medical College (GMC) hospital here, an official said. Meanwhile, 43 covid deaths and 3848 positive cases were also reported during the past 24 hours. The patient who was admitted to […]
Terrorism the biggest enemy of humanity: Lt Guv
Jammu: Terrorism is the biggest enemy of humanity and should be opposed in all its forms and manifestations, Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha said on Friday, asserting it is high time the forces of disruption threatening human lives and values are defeated. Sinha administered the anti-terrorism pledge to the officials and staff members […]
Around 200 militants active in JK: DGP
Jammu: Director General of Police (DGP) Dilbagh Singh Friday said that the number of active militants in the Union Territory has come down to 200 and efforts are on to bring down the number further. Talking to reports on the sidelines of Anti-Terrorism Day at Police Headquarters Jammu, the DGP said that a couple of […]
