DDC poll days declared as holidays

Jammu: Government on Friday announced holidays for scheduled election days of DDC and Sarpanch bye-elections across Jammu and Kashmir. An order in this regard issued reads that “Public holiday shall be observed in the respective Gram Panchayat(s)/Municipal Bodies on the day of Poll, on account of Elections to District Development Councils and Panchayats/Municipal Bodies Bye-elections […]

SEC appeals people to cast their vote

JAMMU: State Election Commissioner K K Sharma Friday asked people to come out and cast their vote during the DDC and panchayat polls being held Saturday. Briefing the media about the arrangements being done to conduct the DDC elections and Panchs/Sarpanchs by-polls in smooth and peaceful manner, the SEC said that there are total 280 […]

Annual urs of Dastgeer Sahab (RA) observed across Kashmir

Srinagar: Thousands of devotes on Friday participated in the special congregational prayers at Dastgeer Sahab shrine in Khanyar and Sarai Bala areas of Srinagar where annual Urs of the 11th century Sufi saint, Sheikh Syed Abdul Qadir Jeelani (RA), known as Dastageer Sahib, was observed with religious fervor Friday. The Urs was observed with religious […]

COVID-19: Eight more casualties reported, 565 test positive

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir on Friday recorded eight fresh deaths due to COVID-19 taking the death toll to 1,676 while as 565 positive cases were reported taking the tally of positive cases to 108,871. Of the exact number of 108,3871 cases, 65,223 are from Kashmir and 43,648 from Jammu division. Officials said that among 565 […]

Initiative for youth: Lt Guv announces livelihood programme in Transport Sector

JAMMU: Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha Friday announced a customized Youth Livelihood Programme for Transport sector, an official spokesman said here. He said that the announcement was made as a follow up to the Lt Guv’s commitment to manifest the decisions and plan evolved during the Youth Engagement and Outreach Conference organized by Mission Youth on […]

850 MW Ratle Hydroelectric Project cleared

5300 crore project to be executed in Joint Venture

JAMMU: The J&K Administrative Council in its meeting here Friday approved the proposal for development of 850 MW Rattle Hydroelectric Project in Joint Venture Mode by NHPC and JKSPDC. The Rs 5300 crore project would be executed by a new Joint Venture Company-Jammu Hydroelectric Power Corporation Limited to be formed between the JK Power Development […]

COVID-19 pandemic: Govt authorizes DGP prisons to extend special parole if pandemic worsens

Srinagar: The Jammu & Kashmir government has authorised director general of police (prisons) to extend special parole of convicts by eight more weeks if the COVID-19 pandemic situation in the UT does not improve or further worsens. According to an order issued by Home department of J&K Union Territory, DGP Prisons has been empowered to […]