Unauthorised construction demolished in Jammu
Jammu: An under-construction building was demolished by the Jammu Municipal Corporation (JMC) here on Thursday, an official of the civic body said. The enforcement wing of the JMC demolished the unauthorised structure at Sainik Colony that was raised illegally in violation of the provisions of the Jammu Master Plan, the official said. He said the […]
COVID-19: Ex-servicemen come forward to volunteer
Jammu: Nearly 2,500 ex-servicemen from Jammu and Kashmir have volunteered to be ‘COVID-19 warriors’ to augment the existing manpower of the Union Territory administration to fight the deadly virus, a defence spokesman said. Out of these, 171 volunteers are actively deployed by the civil administration in various districts of the UT, the spokesman said. He […]
FATF to take stock of Pak’s progress on control over ‘terror financing’
Islamabad: The global watchdog for money laundering and terror financing has prepared a preliminary report on Pakistan’s progress on the implementation of the 27-point action plan and will present it at FATF’s next plenary meeting from June 21, according to a media report. The report has been prepared by the Paris-based Financial Action Task Force’s […]
Israeli airstrikes target Gaza sites, first since cease-fire
Jerusalem: Israeli aircraft carried out a series of airstrikes at militant sites in the Gaza Strip early Wednesday, the first such raids since a shaky cease-fire ended the war with Hamas last month. The airstrikes targeted facilities used by Hamas militants for meetings to plan attacks, the Israeli military said, blaming the group for any […]
‘Near home’ vaccination centres for elderly, differently-abled: Govt
New Delh: The government has allowed setting up of ‘near home’ vaccination centres for elderly and differently-abled people for simplifying the process of inoculation for them. In a statement, Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment Rattan Lal Kataria highlighted various steps taken by the government to assist the senior citizens during the pandemic. […]