JKPSC sets timeline for Combined Competitive Examinations
JAMMU: J&K Public Service Commission has notified that in future the examinations under Jammu & Kashmir Combined Competitive Examination Rules, 2018, shall be held at each stage as far as practicable after 15 days from the completion of UPSC Civil Services Examinations i.e. Preliminary, Mains and Personality Tests. However, in view of the circumstances of […]
India summons Pak DHC, lodges strong protest
New Delhi: India today summoned the Pakistan deputy high commissioner here and lodged a strong protest against the killing of five civilians in “unprovoked firing” by Pakistani forces, terming the incident “highly deplorable”. Pakistan Deputy High Commissioner Syed Haider Shah was also told that such heinous acts are against established humanitarian norms and professional military […]
Govt attaches HoD Orthodontics, GDC
Jammu: Govt on Monday attached Dr Muhammad Mushtaq Head of the Department Orthodontics, Government Dental College Srinagar with Directorate of Health Services Kashmir (DHSK) till further orders following the strike of students who have been demanding the termination of Dr Muhammad Mushtaq. “In the interest of administration, Dr Mushtaq Ahmad HoD Orthodontics Government Dental College Srinagar […]
Drug peddler arrested in Jammu
Jammu: A drug peddler was arrested in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri city today after 5 kg of poppy was seized from him, police said. The peddler was intercepted at Manda belt of the city and during a search operation, the consignment was seized, they said. He was arrested and a case registered, he said.
6 JeM recruiters arrested: Police
Srinagar: Police on Monday claimed to have busted a criminal network of Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) militant outfit involved in recruiting youth into the militant ranks. A spokesman of police said that on a specific information, Awantipora police alongwith 42 RR and CRPF, in a joint operation in Tral, busted a criminal network involving JeM outfit who […]
KVIB recruitment fiasco: Govt constitutes Inquiry Committee
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir government on Monday constituted a high-level Inquiry Committee headed by Principal Secretary, Home, R K Goyal to enquire into selections made by Jammu and Kashmir Khadi & Village Industries Board recently against various posts. The inquiry committee includes Pawan Kotwal, Principal Secretary, H&ME Deptt & Farooq Shah, Secy School Education. Pertinently, […]
CM visits shelling-victims in Poonch
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmr Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti today visited the Balakote area of district Poonch to express grief over the death of five members of a family in Pakistan firing. Five members of a family were killed and two sisters wounded in Balakote Sector of Poonch along the Line of Control (LoC) on Sunday […]
Pak disappointed at India for not issuing visas to pilgrims
Islamabad: Pakistan today expressed disappointment at India for not issuing visas to more than 500 Pakistani pilgrims for visiting the famed shrine of Khawaja Moinuddin Chishti in Ajmer. The visit was to take place under the 1974 Pakistan-India Protocol on Visits to Religious Shrines and is a regular annual feature, Foreign Office (FO) said in […]
Peace, unity, harmony at core of India’s philosophies: PM
Jaipur: Peace, unity and harmony are at the core of various philosophies in the country, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in a message today as a ‘chadar’ was offered on his behalf at Sufi saint Hazrat Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti’s shrine at Ajmer Sharif. Union Minister for Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi visited the dargah to […]
Lalu Prasad Yadav convicted in fodder scam
New Delhi: A special CBI court here on Monday convicted RJD chief and former Bihar Chief Minister Lalu Prasad in the fourth fodder scam case but acquitted another former Chief Minister Jagannath Mishra. Judge Shuvapal Singh delivered the judgment relating to fraudulent withdrawal of Rs 3.13 crore from December 1995 to January 1996 from the […]