Alarm: After completion of 22 years service govt employees can be retired
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir’s civil service regulation rules were amended on Thursday to allow the administration to retire government employees at any time after completing 22 years of service or attaining the age of 48 years, an official said. The employees can be retired after being given three months notice or three months of pay […]
LAHDC Polls: 65. 07 percent voting recorded
Leh: Over Sixty five percent votes were polled on Thursday for the 6th general election of Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC) in Leh, officials said Thursday. Additional Deputy Commissioner Leh, Sonam Chosjor said that 65.07 percent votes were polled throughout the day for LAHDC election. He said that everything remained peaceful and the day […]
10 people die of Covid-19 as 584 test positive in JK
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Thursday recorded ten Covid-19 related deaths taking the death toll to 1,412, while 584 positive cases were reported pushing the tally to 90,166. Of the total 90,166 cases, 54,090are from Kashmir and 36,076 from Jammu division. Officials said that among 584 new cases, 392 belong to Kashmir division while as 192 […]
Iconic role of Sufis, Reshis should be revived: Lt Guv
Addresses seminar on ‘Reshi- Sufi Traditions of Kashmir’ at KU
SRINAGAR: Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha and Chancellor, University of Kashmir Thursday presided over the inaugural session of One Day National Seminar on “Reshi- Sufi Traditions of Kashmir” at the University of Kashmir. The National Seminar was organized by Markaz-i Noor, Centre for Shaikh-ul Aalam Studies, University of Kashmir, at Gandhi Bhawan, Kashmir University, Srinagar. Speaking […]
Frequent traffic jams create hassles for commuters in Bijbehara
Anantnag: With number of vehicles increasing with every passing day, the traffic management is becoming a daunting task for the authorities in main Town Bijbehara in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district. The mismanagement of the traffic and callous attitude of drivers and commuters has left Bijbehara in continued mess, often causing inconvenience to the people. The […]
‘My Town, My Pride’ Programme’: J&K Bank’s role lauded, say officials
Srinagar: The role of J&K Bank was appreciated by various senior government functionaries during the two-day ‘My Town, My Pride’ programme held across all the towns of the Union Territory. The officials lauded J&K Bank for its role in empowering people on economic and social front, a bank handout issued here said. J&K Bank had […]
Income Tax Department conducts multiple raids in Srinagar
Srinagar: Sleuths from the Income Tax Department conducted multiple raids in parts of Srinagar city on Thursday. Sources said that raids were conducted in the showrooms and houses of some businessmen. The locations that were raided included Nowhatta, Raj Bagh, Nishat, Sariabala and other parts. Sources added that during wee hours Income Tax department raided […]
Officials conduct demolition drive in Mehjoor Nagar
‘Out of 8 only 2 were targeted, allege locals
Srinagar: Locals from Mehjoor Nagar area of Srinagar city Thursday alleged that officials from Srinagar administration carried out demolition drive against ‘illegal’ structures on selective basis. They said out of 8 structures as described by Assistant Executive Engineer, Flood Spill Channel Rambagh as illegal, only two were demolished while six structures were not touched. “This […]
Police foils protest march by SRTC employees
Srinagar: Scores of SRTC employees tried to match towards the Governor’s office to present a memorandum of their demands, reports said Thursday. Earlier hundreds of employees of SRTC had assembled in Sheri-Kashmir Park and were demanding the release of their pending salaries. Notably, the employees have been denied their salaries since the past four months […]
Apportionment of assets, liabilities between J&K, Ladakh reviewed
SRINAGAR: The Union Home Secretary, Ajay Kumar Bhalla, Thursday chaired a high-level meeting to review the apportionment of assets and liabilities between the two Union Territories of Jammu & Kashmir, and Ladakh. Chief Secretary, J&K, B V R Subrahmanyam, Advisor to LG Ladakh, and Additional Secretary (JKL), Ministry of Home Affairs participated in the meeting. […]
