Lt Guv launches dedicated portal of Mission Youth: Says move will connect youth with the industry

JAMMU: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha Monday launched a dedicated portal of Mission Youth in collaboration with Vision India, to connect the youth of J&K with the industry. The initiative aims to provide more than 10,000 job opportunities to the youth in 2022. The dedicated portal – AVSAR-‘Connect to Opportunities Initiative’– has been provisioned to facilitate […]

Amarnath Yatra 2022 expected to be ‘much bigger’ than before: Official

Srinagar/New Delhi: This year’s Amarnath Yatra is expected to be “much bigger” than before, with the administration here preparing to welcome about eight lakh pilgrims to the cave shrine in south Kashmir, officials said on Monday. The arrangements for the 43-day pilgrimage, to be held after a gap of two years due to the Covid […]

Militants again using mosques, madrassas as shelters: Officials

Srinagar: Faced with people in Kashmir increasingly refusing to give them refuge, militants are going back to taking shelter in mosques and madrassas that not only help them evade security forces but also provide them a school of young minds to indoctrinate, officials said on Monday. The people’s reluctance to help terrorists and the government’s […]

TRAI suggests 39% cut in base price across spectrum bands

New Delhi: Telecom regulator Trai on Monday recommended about 39 per cent reduction in the reserve or floor price for the sale of spectrum for mobile services, including the latest 5G offering, as it looked to match revenue expectations with the industry’s paying capacity. With large swathes of spectrum remaining unsold in the last two […]

Man awarded 10 years imprisonment for raping minor

Jammu: A court here on Monday awarded 10 years rigorous imprisonment to a man for raping a 15-year-old girl in Udhampur district about five years ago. Principal Sessions Judge, Udhampur, Y P Bourney, also slapped a fine of Rs 25,000 on Mangal Kumar, a resident of Chattrari-Majalta village. He was found guilty of raping the […]

Festivals should be celebrated as festivals: Jitendra Singh

Says anti-nationals misusing festivals to create unnecessary dispute

Jammu: Elements misusing festivals to create an unnecessary dispute are anti-national , Union minister Jitendra Singh said on Monday, asserting all festivals should be observed like festivals only. He also expressed satisfaction over the arrangements being made for the upcoming annual Amarnath Yatra in south Kashmir Himalayas and said J-K Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha is […]

BSF-IG reviews security along LoC in Gurez

Srinagar: BSF Inspector General (IG) Raja Babu Singh on Sunday reviewed the security situation and operational preparedness of the troops deployed in Gurez Valley along the Line of Control (LoC) in Kashmir, a senior officer said. He visited forward posts of the Border Security Force (BSF) and met troops. He was briefed about the current […]