JKBOSE’s Employee first to retire under ‘new rules’

Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir government has beforetime retired its first employee under new rules,an employee from Jammu and Kashmir Board of School Education. According to an order, a copy of which lies with the news agency—Kashmir News Service(KNS), the Board of School Education Beforetime retired it’s one of the employee who has already completed […]

Anti encroachment drive against encroachers Roshni Beneficiaries in Shopian

SHOPIAN: Tehsildar Shopian, Bilal Ahmed along with his team including Naib Tehsildar Shopian, GQs, Patwaries and municipal committee officers held an anti-encroachment drive against the encroachers of state land and the Roshni Beneficiaries in whose favour the allotments were made under Roshni Act 2007, in Tehsil Shopian. Pertinently, in the past week, sixty kanals of […]

J&K Panchayat by-elections records 64 % polling for Panch, 57 % for Sarpanch vacancies -SEC Sharma

JAMMU: “The first phase of maiden by-elections to vacant seats of Panchayat level bodies has recorded 64 percent and 57 percent polling turnout here on Saturday”, informed State Election Commissioner, K.K Sharma. SEC informed that a total of 85363 electors exercised their franchise in these historic elections, which began at 7 am with culmination at […]

Govt approves policy to improve telecom, internet connectivity in JK

Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir Administrative Council headed by Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Saturday approved the J&K Communication and Connectivity Infrastructure Policy (JKCCIP) to improve telecom and internet connectivity to fulfil objectives under the National Broadband Mission, an official spokesperson said here. The approval was granted at a meeting of the council held under […]

Pollsters barricaded in JK

SEC restricts exit polls till conclusion of DDC elections

Jammu: The State Election Commission (SEC) in Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday imposed restrictions on conduct of exit polls till the last of the eight-phase District Development Council (DDC) election is completed. An order to this effect was issued by State Election Commissioner K K Sharma here, an official spokesman said. The DDC elections along […]

Internet Service suspended in Pulwama, Shopian

Srinagar: Internet service was suspended in twin districts of south Kashmir in wake of District Development Council (DDC) polls, locals alleged. They said that people were deprived of availing internet facilities in Pulwama and Shopian due to DDC Elections in these twin districts. Thought first phase of DDC elections were conducted in other parts of […]

DDC polls: For WPR’s it was a dream come true

Jammu: Enthusiasm was palpable among voters at polling booths here on Saturday as the maiden District Development Council (DDC) polls and panchayat by-elections, the first democratic exercise in Jammu and Kashmir since it was reorganised as a union territory last year, was underway. With the abrogation of Article 370, several communities like West Pakistan refugees, […]

COVID claims four more lives, 512 test positive in JK

Srinagar: The death toll due to COVID-19 has mounted to 1,680 as four more patients who had tested positive for the virus died during the last 24 hours in Jammu and Kashmir while 512 more positive cases were reported on Saturday, officials said. Of the exact number of 109,383 cases, 65,435 are from Kashmir and […]