Panchayats Must Emerge as Centres of Innovation, Digital Governance, Public Trust: LG Sinha
Srinagar, June 23: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Tuesday said Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) must evolve beyond administrative units and emerge as centres of innovation, equal opportunity, sustainable development and public trust, asserting that grassroots governance will play a decisive role in realizing Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of a developed India. Addressing the “Seva […]
Multi-agency mock drill conducted at Jammu base camp ahead of Amarnath Yatra
Jammu, June 23 (PTI) A mock drill involving multiple security and disaster response agencies was conducted at the Bhagwati Nagar base camp here on Tuesday as part of preparations for the upcoming Amarnath Yatra, officials said. The 57-day-long Amarnath Yatra is scheduled to commence on July 3. The exercise at the sprawling complex commenced at […]
IGP Kashmir gets additional charge of J&K Armed Police after Anand Jain’s transfer to Ladakh
Srinagar, June 23: Inspector General of Police, Kashmir Zone, Vidhi Kumar Birdi, has been assigned the additional charge of the head of the Armed Wing of Jammu and Kashmir Police following the transfer of ADG Armed Anand Jain to Ladakh as its new DGP, officials said. As per the official order Jain has been relieved […]
Google restores Telegram on Playstore, app starts functioning for some users
New Delhi, June 23 (PTI) Google restored instant messaging app Telegram on Tuesday morning as a temporary ban imposed by the government ended in the midnight of June 22. The platform was accessible to some existing users before Google restored it. The app continued to remain delisted on Apple’s Appstore till around 10 am. An […]
Union Minister George Kurian resigns
New Delhi, June 23 (PTI) Union Minister of State for Minority Affairs George Kurian has resigned from the council of ministers after his Rajya Sabha term came to an end. The BJP had decided not to renominate him in the recent Rajya Sabha polls. President Droupadi Murmu has accepted his resignation, the Rashtrapati Bhavan said […]
IDFC First scam: CBI arrests senior IAS officer for embezzling Rs 60 cr
New Delhi, June 23 (PTI) The CBI has arrested a senior IAS officer for allegedly embezzling Rs. 60.54 crore from the accounts of the Haryana School Shiksha Pariyojana Parishad (HSSPP) and the Haryana State Agriculture Marketing Board (HSAMB), maintained with IDFC First Bank, officials said Tuesday. Pankaj Aggarwal, then Principal Secretary in the Department of […]
J&K H&UDD receives SKOCH National Awards for digital governance initiatives
SRINAGAR, JUNE 22: The Jammu and Kashmir Housing & Urban Development Department (H&UDD) has achieved a significant milestone in the field of digital governance by securing two prestigious SKOCH National Awards, Gold and Silver, for its innovative and citizen-centric digital transformation initiatives. Both projects were conceptualized and initiated under the visionary directions and continuous guidance […]
High footfall for Kheer Bhawani mela shows there is atmosphere of peace in J&K: BJP
Tulmulla (J&K), Jun 22 (PTI) The Jammu and Kashmir unit of the BJP on Monday said the high number of devotees for the annual Kheer Bhawani mela in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ganderbal district shows that there is an atmosphere of peace in the Union Territory. Hundreds of Kashmiri Pandits from various parts of the country […]
Parliament Panel’s J&K visit focused on China, Pak, passport issues: Shashi Tharoor
Jammu, June 22: Chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on External Affairs, Shashi Tharoor, on Monday said the committee’s visit to Jammu and Kashmir is strictly focused on issues related to India-Pakistan, Chino-Indian relations and the functioning of passport offices, ruling out any review of the prevailing situation in the Valley. Speaking to reporters Tharoor […]
Soldier commits suicide in Jammu
JAMMU, June 22 (PTI): A soldier allegedly committed suicide inside a camp here early Monday, officials said. Lance Naik Abhijeet Nandan was found hanging in his room at the Nagrota camp on the outskirts of Jammu, the officials said. They said a police party visited the scene and shifted the body to hospital for postmortem.