New recruitment rules: NPP leader stages protest, terms move as ‘cruel joke’
Jammu: National Panthers Party chief Harsh Dev Singh on Saturday torched a government’s effigy to protest against the new recruitment rules here, terming a recent notification on the issue a cruel joke with educated unemployed youth of Jammu and Kashmir. Various political parties, including National Conference and Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party, too have opposed […]
Rains damage bridge in Udhampur
Udhampur/Jammu: An overnight downpour damaged a key bridge in Udhampur district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Saturday, as authorities announced its closure till the completion of necessary repair work. A major portion of the Birwan bridge on old Jammu-Srinagar national highway near Udhampur got washed away by the heavy rains, the officials said. […]
First-ever online music concert by Kashmiri artists today
Srinagar: The famed Kashmiri music artists are coming together for the first-ever virtual concert in the Valley to connect people from across the globe during the COVID-19 pandemic and keep the art and culture alive. Named ‘Qarar’ (Solace), the three-hour (6-9 pm) concert on Sunday by Kashmiri vocalists and instrumentalists on Facebook will try to […]
Don’t allow opening of new liquor shops in Kishtwar: Congress leader
Jammu: Senior Congress leader and former minister G M Saroori on Saturday warned of protests by people over the opening of any new liquor shop in Kishtwar district. He also appealed to Jammu Divisional Commissioner Sanjeev Verma Kishtwar Deputy Commissioner Rajinder Singh Tara not to allow opening of new liquor shops in the district. “People, […]
Bhaderwah-Basohli-Pathankot highway likely to reopen for traffic
Bhaderwah/Jammu: The 168-km Bhaderwah-Basohli-Pathankot National Highway is likely to reopen for normal traffic by mid-June as the snow-clearance work, which got delayed due to the COVID-19 lockdown, resumed in full steam, Border Roads Organisation (BRO) officials said on Saturday. The resumption of snow-clearance operation coincided with the easing of lockdown restrictions and the BRO personnel […]
Covid-19 Pandemic: Digital solutions needed to address the needs of poor: India at UN
United Nations: India has called for prioritising the needs of the poor and vulnerable through digital initiatives, emphasising that disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted that technology and people-centric solutions should become a critical component of nations’ development paradigm. In his first public remarks at the UN since assuming charge late last month, […]