JK, Ladakh record deficit rainfall in February
Jammu: The union territories of Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh recorded below normal rainfall in February but a month-end spell of downpour is expected to slightly improve this deficit, the meteorological department said on Friday. “All the three regions of Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh received deficit rain/snow in February,” director of meteorological department Sonam Lotus […]
Multiple houses damaged in Pak shelling along LoC in Poonch: Police
Jammu: At least seven residential buildings were damaged in heavy Pakistani shelling Friday along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said. The shelling from across the border in Shapur sector started around 1.35 pm and continued till 5.30pm, prompting a strong retaliation by the Indian Army, a police […]
Top JK officials to meet India Inc leaders in Mumbai on Friday
Mumbai: Top officials from the Jammu and Kashmir Union Territory administration will visit the country’s financial capital and meet industry leaders on Friday, more than six months after the virtual abrogation of Article 370. Led by Lieutenant Governor Girish Chandra Murmu, the officials will be pitching about the business possibilities in the restive Kashmir Valley […]
JKSSB approves 222 posts for 5 new GMCs, 47 posts of other depts
Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir Services Selection Board (JKSSB) on Thursday approved 269 posts including 222 posts of various categories for five new government medical colleges and 47 posts of pending selections, an official spokesman said. The posts were approved at the 163rd board meeting of the JKSSB chaired by its chairman Khalid Jahangir here, […]
India needs to invest USD 109 billion to halve its road crash fatalities in next decade: WB report
Washington: India needs to invest an estimated extra USD 109 billion in road safety over the next decade to halve its crash fatalities, the World Bank said in a report released on a day when at least 35 people were killed in four separate accidents in the country. The bank said such an investment will […]
2nd batch of Union ministers to visit JK to get first-hand info on development schemes
New Delhi: A second batch of about 40 Union ministers is likely to visit Jammu and Kashmir in April to get first-hand information about various development schemes initiated there by both the central government and the Union Territory administration, officials said on Thursday. The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) will decide the composition of the ministerial […]
Kashmiri freelance journalist wins AFP’s Kate Webb Prize
Hong Kong: Ahmer Khan, the 27-year-old Indian freelance reporter, was named the winner of the 2019 Agence France-Presse Kate Webb Prize on Thursday for his coverage on the ground in Kashmir during the lockdown of the region. The award, named after one of AFP’s finest correspondents, recognises journalism by locally hired reporters in Asia operating […]