J&K govt orders premature retirement of nine employees
Jammu, Jun 24 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir administration on Friday ordered premature retirement of nine government employees, including five officers, in “public interest”, an official said. They have been sacked under 226(2) Article of Jammu and Kashmir Civil Service Regulations which allows the administration to retire government employees at any time after completing 22 years of […]
JK highway remains closed for traffic
Jammu, Jun 24 (PTI) The Jammu-Srinagar national highway was closed for the fourth consecutive day on Friday even as agencies stepped up efforts to restore traffic by blasting boulders blocking roads, officials said. The highway was blocked due to landslides, mudslides and shooting stones at 33 places in Ramban and Udhampur districts apart from washing of […]
Northern Army commander visits forward areas along LAC
Leh, June 24 (PTI) Northern Army commander Lt Gen Upendra Dwivedi visited forward areas along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in the eastern Ladakh sector and reviewed operational preparedness of troops, officials said on Friday. Officials said Lt Gen Dwivedi on Thursday visited forward areas at Lukung in eastern Ladakh and also reviewed induction […]
Z category security cover for Yashwant Sinha
New Delhi, Jun 24 (PTI) The Centre has extended a Z category cover of armed CRPF commandos to the opposition’s presidential candidate Yashwant Sinha, officials said on Friday. The squad has taken over the task after the Union home ministry directed the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) VIP security wing to ensure protection to the […]
Closing of Schools Functioning on State Land: High court directs for maintaining status-quo
Srinagar, Jun 24: The High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh has ordered to maintain status quo on a plea filed by the petitioners against closing of schools functioning on State or Kahcharai Land. The High Court in an order after hearing learned counsel for the petitioners said that the court is satisfied that […]
India reports 17,336 fresh COVID-19 cases, 13 fatalities
New Delhi, Jun 24 (PTI) India reported a single-day rise of more than 17,000 fresh COVID-19 cases on Friday after a gap of over four months (124 days), recording a 30 per cent jump in daily cases, according to the Union Health Ministry. A total 17,336 coronavirus cases were reported in a span of 24 hours, […]
NIA carries raid at Multiple locations in Kashmir, Kathua
Srinagar, June 24: National Investigation Agency (NIA) is carrying out raids at several locations in Kashmir Valley and Kathua district, official sources said on Friday. They said that NIA sleuths with the assistance of police and CRPF are carrying raids in parts of Baramulla, Budgam, Anantnag, Bandipora, Pulwama, Sopore, Srinagar and Kathua. However, they did […]
JK to host G-20 meetings in 2023, forms 5-member coordination panel
Jammu, Jun 24 (PTI) In a significant development, Jammu and Kashmir will be hosting the 2023 meetings of G-20, an influential grouping that brings together the world’s major economies, with the Union Territory government Thursday setting up a five-member high level committee for overall coordination. This will be the first major international summit to be […]
WHO considers declaring monkeypox a global health emergency
London, Jun 24 (AP) The World Health Organisation convenes its emergency committee on Thursday to consider if the spiralling outbreak of monkeypox warrants being declared a global emergency. But some experts say the WHO’s decision to act only after the disease spilled into the West could entrench the grotesque inequities that arose between rich and […]
Over 42 lakh deaths in India prevented by Covid vaccines in 2021: Lancet study
London, Jun 24 (PTI) COVID-19 vaccines prevented over 42 lakh potential deaths in India in 2021, said a study published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases journal, which based its findings on estimates of “excess” mortalities in the country during the pandemic. Globally, the mathematical modelling study found that COVID-19 vaccines reduced the potential death toll […]