BSF troops fire at a drone in Akhnoor sector, search ops on
Srinagar, Jul 23: Border Security Force troops late last night observed a suspicious blinking light coming from Pakistan side and fired upon it in Kanachak area of Akhnoor sector of Jammu district. In a statement issued PRO BSF Jammu said that search operation in the area was going on. “On Friday at about 2140 hrs […]
JK reports 531 fresh covid-19 cases
Srinagar, July 22: Jammu and Kashmir continued to report high number of covid-19 cases with 531 infections reported during the past 24 hours even as there was no death due to the virus, officials said on Friday. 288 cases were reported from Jammu division and 243 from Kashmir division, taking the overall tally to 458987, […]
RBI will ensure soft landing of economy: Das
Mumbai, Jul 22 (PTI) Reserve Bank of India Governor Shaktikanta Das on Friday said the central bank will ensure that the economy has a soft landing wherein inflation is closer to 4 per cent, with minimal impact on growth. Das said retail inflation appears to have peaked and the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) in its […]
Two non-local masons die after falling off from under-construction building
Srinagar, Jul 22: Two non-local masons died after falling off from an under-construction building in Bemina area of Srinagar on Friday afternoon, officials said here. They said that the duo hailing from Bihar fell off an under-construction building of SDA at Bemina Srinagar. The officials said that the masons fell off the building while doing […]
AC accords approval to the new Government Medical College at Udhampur
SRINAGAR, JULY 22: The Administrative Council (AC) which met here under the chairmanship of the Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha, today accorded administrative approval to the establishment of new Government Medical College (GMC), Udhampur. The project will be completed in 2024-25. Rajeev Rai Bhatnagar, Advisor to the Lieutenant Governor, Dr. Arun Kumar Mehta, Chief Secretary, J&K […]
AC approves JK Banning of Unregulated Deposit Schemes Rules, 2022
SRINAGAR, JULY 22: The Administrative Council (AC) which met here under the chairmanship of the Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha, today approved the Jammu and Kashmir Banning of Unregulated Deposit Schemes Rules, 2022 under the Banning of Unregulated Deposit Schemes Act, 2019. The Act provides a comprehensive mechanism to ban the unregulated deposits and to protect […]
Lt Governor flags off Indian Pencak Silat team for World Championship in Malaysia
SRINAGAR, JULY 22: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha today flagged off the Indian Pencak Silat team for the 19th World Pencak Silat Championship to be held at Melaka, Malaysia from 26th July. The Lt Governor interacted with the Pencak Silat players and coaches and wished them success in the upcoming world championship. It is a matter […]
94 YouTube channels, 19 social media accounts blocked in 2021-22 for spreading fake news: Govt
New Delhi, July 22: Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur said the government blocked 94 YouTube channels, 19 social media accounts and 747 uniform resource locators (URLs) during 2021-22 for spreading fake news. Responding to a question in Rajya Sabha, Thakur said these actions have been taken under Section 69A of the Information Technology Act […]
Elderly woman dies after hit by vehicle in Ganderbal
Ganderbal, Jul 22: A 56-year-old woman died after being hit by a Truck near Kahnpeth stop in Ganderbal district on Friday morning. An official said that the elderly woman was injured after being hit by a truck today morning, and was immediately rushed to a nearby hospital, where from she was referred to SKIMS Soura. […]
CBSE Class 10 results announced, girls outshine boys
New Delhi, Jul 22 (PTI) The Central Board of Secondary Education on Friday announced Class 10 results, which showed that 94.40 per cent of students cleared the exam with girls outperforming boys by a margin of 1.41 per cent. This is the first time that the CBSE has announced both class 10 and 12 results on […]