Parliament approves JK reorganisation amendment bill
New Delhi: A bill to merge the Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) cadre of all-India services officers with the Arunachal Pradesh, Goa, Mizoram Union Territory (AGMUT) cadre was passed by Lok Sabha on Saturday by a voice vote. The Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill, 2021 has already been passed by Rajya Sabha. The statutory resolution, […]
Govt approves setting up of Mission Youth Society
34 posts created for Trauma Centre, Baramulla
JAMMU: With an aim to optimally utilize the demographic dividend of Jammu and Kashmir, the Administrative Council (AC), which met here Saturday under the chairmanship of Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha, approved the proposal to register the Mission Youth as a Society under the Societies Registration Act, 1860. This will facilitate establishment of required organizational and […]
Lt Guv directs to expedite execution of development projects
Jammu: Lt Governor Manoj Sinha on Saturday reviewed the functioning of Jammu and Kashmir Infrastructure Development Finance Corporation here and directed officials to expedite execution of development projects in the Union Territory. He also launched JKIDFC’s e-Book IV, which gives details about the 800 physically completed projects funded by it, an official spokesperson said. While […]
DDC polls: Chairpersons elected in two districts in Kashmir
Three districts in Jammu witness adjournment
Srinagar/Jammu: Elections for posts of chairperson and vice-chairpersons of the District Development Council (DDC) were held in two districts of Kashmir in the final phase on Saturday, while a lack of quorum forced adjournment of polls in three of the four districts in Jammu region. In the fifth and the last phase of the polls, […]
NC to challenge DDC chairperson polls in Budgam
Srinagar: The National Conference on Saturday said it would mount a legal challenge against the election of District Development Council chairperson in Budgam district of Jammu and Kashmir, accusing the administration of murdering democracy in the Union territory. NC vice-president Omar Abdullah said an independent candidate was made the chairman of District Development Council (DDC) […]
Attack on CRPF convoy: NIA files chargesheet against ex-cop who joined militants
Jammu: The NIA on Saturday filed a supplementary chargesheet against a former Jammu and Kashmir policeman, who deserted the force and joined the Pakistan-based militant group Hizbul Mujahideen, for his alleged involvement in attacking a CRPF convoy in 2019, an official said. Naveed Mushtaq Shah, an ex-constable of Jammu and Kashmir police, had decamped with […]
Uniform grounds of divorce: AIMPLB moves SC opposing plea seeking same basis for all citizens
New Delhi: The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) has moved the Supreme Court against a plea seeking “uniform grounds of divorce” for all citizens of the country, keeping with the spirit of the Constitution and international conventions. The AIMPLB has opposed the plea filed by advocate and BJP leader Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay seeking […]
Optimism: Oxford University launches COVID-19 vaccine study on children
London: The University of Oxford has launched the first study to assess the safety and immune responses in children and young adults of its coronavirus vaccine. The university said that previous trials of its ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 jabs, which are being produced by AstraZeneca and also have a tie-up with the Serum Institute of India, have […]
Govt employee booked in disproportionate assets case
Jammu: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Saturday registered a disproportionate assets against a government employee working as computer operator-cum-motor transport clerk in Police Control Room here, an official said. The case was registered against Charanjeet Singh after verification of allegations regarding acquisition of assets disproportionate to his known sources of income, a spokesperson of the […]
Abducted minor girl rescued in Reasi, accused held
Jammu: A 13-year-old girl, who went missing earlier this month, was rescued from the clutches of her abductor who was also arrested in Reasi district, police said on Saturday. The police recovered the girl within six hours of the complaint being lodged by her father at Arnas police station, a police spokesman said. In the […]
