LG Manoj Sinha flags off ‘Run for Unity’ at SKICC
Srinagar, Oct 31: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Friday flagged off the ‘Run for Unity’ at the Sher-i-Kashmir International Conference Centre (SKICC) in Srinagar on National Unity Day that commemorates the birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. Before the run commenced the Lieutenant Governor administered the unity pledge to participants, reaffirming the nation’s collective resolve […]
MLAs protest against news portal showing legislator using social media in assembly
Srinagar, Oct 31: Legislators from the ruling National Conference on Friday protested in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly against a news portal for circulating a video of an MLA scrolling through social media during the session. As soon as Question Hour began MLA from Karnah, Javid Mirchal, demanded strict action against the news portal for […]
LG to lay foundation for reconstruction of cloudburst-damaged houses at Chasoti on November 3
Jammu, Oct 31 (PTI) Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha will reach out to the people of cloudburst-hit Chasoti in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district and lay the foundation for rebuilding houses and other infrastructure damaged in the mountainous belt on November 3, officials said. A cloudburst struck Chasoti — the last motorable village en route to […]
Justice Surya Kant appointed next CJI
New Delhi, Oct 30 (PTI) Justice Surya Kant was on Thursday appointed as the 53rd Chief Justice of India and will assume charge on November 24. The Department of Justice in the Union Law Ministry issued a notification announcing his appointment. Justice Surya Kant succeeds Justice Bhushan R Gavai, who demits office on November 23. […]
CBSE forms panel to develop AI curriculum for schools
New Delhi, Oct 30 (PTI) The Central Board of Secondary Education has constituted an expert committee chaired by an IIT Madras professor to develop the curriculum for Artificial Intelligence and Computational Thinking (AI & CT), officials said. The move comes following the plan to roll out AI curriculum in all schools from class 3 onwards […]
Declare cow as ‘national mother’, demands Gau Raksha Andolan
Jammu, Oct 30 (PTI) Gau Raksha Andolan, an organisation advocating the cause of cow protection, on Thursday demanded that the government declare the cow as the national mother and announced a gherao of the Civil Secretariat on November 3 in Jammu to press their demand. Gau Raksha Andolan has held a series of movements across […]
JK recorded 121 pc rise in domestic violence cases in 2024-25: Data
Srinagar, Oct 30 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir has registered more than 2,800 cases of domestic violence in the last two years, with a 121 per cent spike in reported incidents in the last financial year, the legislative assembly was informed on Thursday. Responding to a question by National Conference (NC) MLA from Habbakadal, Shamim Firdous, […]
BJP MLAs walkout of Assembly over demand for discussion on floods
SRINAGAR, Oct 30 (PTI): The opposition BJP MLAs staged a walkout from the Jammu and Kashmir assembly on Thursday to protest the rejection of their adjournment motion for a discussion on the situation in the aftermath of the recent floods in the Union territory. The BJP MLAs staged a walkout after remaining standing for the […]
14,000 MTs of apples moved from Valley through rail network, Assembly told
Srinagar, Oct 30: The Jammu and Kashmir government said that around 14,000 metric tonnes of apples, equivalent to nine lakh boxes, have been transported from the Valley to outside markets through railway services this season. Minister In charge Agriculture Production Rural Development & Panchayati Raj, Cooperative and Election Departments, said the introduction of rail transport […]
No recruitment of teachers in last two years: Govt
Srinagar, Oct 30: The government Thursday informed the Legislative Assembly that there has been no recruitment of teachers in last two years. The house was also informed that in Kashmir Division, last recruitment process of teachers was completed in the year 2019 for General Line/Science-Math/Urdu. “No recruitment of teachers has been made during the last […]