Ashiq Lily, Nazir Khawaja appointed members SSB
JAMMU, June 4: The government has transferred and posted Nazir Ahmad Khwaja, awaiting orders of adjustment in the office of Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir and Ashiq Hussain Lily, Additional Deputy Commissioner, Sopore, as Members of Jammu and Kashmir Services Selection Board.
MHA blacklists 2,550 foreign Tablighi Jamaat members, bans their entry into India for 10 years
New Delhi: The Home Ministry has blacklisted 2,550 foreign Tablighi Jamaat members who were staying in India during the nationwide coronavirus lockdown in violation of visa rules, and they would not be allowed to enter the country for 10 years, officials said on Thursday. The action has been taken by the home ministry after various […]
Govt notifies rules for appointment to Class IV posts in J&K
JAMMU, JUNE 4: According to a notification issued here today by the General Administration Department of the Union Territory of J&K, the Government has notified Jammu and Kashmir Appointment to Class-IV (Special Recruitment) Rules, 2020 for appointment to Class IV posts in the UT of J&K. As per the notification, these rules shall apply to […]
IAS officer who tested positive for Covid-19 now tests ‘negative’
Srinagar, June 3: A senior IAS officer, who had tested positive for novel coronavirus after attending several high-level meetings last week, tested negative for the virus on Thursday. Official sources said that the officer’s back to back tests have come negative. Soon after testing positive, the officer was moved to a hospital in Jammu and […]
Govt extends last dates for paying electricity installments
JAMMU, JUNE 4: Jammu and Kashmir Government today modified amnesty scheme for power consumers by according sanction for extension of the dates for payment of pending bills. As per a fresh order issued in continuation of previous orders, the Power Development Department extended the last depositing date of Ist installment from May 31, 2020 to […]
Diagnostic Centres, clinics temporarily closed in Baramulla after Doctor tests Covid positive
Baramulla, June 04: The local administration in Baramulla on Thursday ordered to close all diagnostic labs and clininics after a medico was reported positive in the district. Deputy Commissioner Baramulla Dr G N Itoo informed that all private diagnostic centres and other clinics have been temporarily closed. He said that the move was taken as […]
Muslims perform last rites of deceased Pandit woman in Bandipora
Bandipora, June 4: The Muslim neighbourhood in North Kashmir’s Bandipora helped perform the last rites of an elderly Kashmiri Pandit woman on Thursday. Locals said that as soon as the news of the death of 75-year-old woman Rani Bhatt wife of Moti Lal Bhatt spread, Muslim neighbours came together to help in performing her last […]
Health worker injured as militants attack police party in Kulgam
Srinagar, June 4: civilian, working as basic health worker at Yaripora Sub District Hospital, was injured after militants attacked a police party in Yaripora area of south Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Thursday. A senior police official said that the militants attacked the police party this afternoon. In the attack, a civilian, identified as Imtiyaz Ahmad, […]
Health dept employee suspended for violating sample collection protocol
Budgam, June 04: A Junior Lab technician was suspended on Thursday in Chadoora area of central Kashmir’s Budgam district after he allegedly collected samples of a suspected COVID-19 person at his home in Durbugh village, who was later tested positive. An official said that the lab technician had collected samples of a suspected person at […]
