J&K Bank Officers Association felicitates retired employees
CEO urges new leadership to embrace culture of mentorship from retirees
January: J&K Bank Officers Association organized annual felicitation of retired officials of the Bank at Zorawar Singh Auditorium, Jammu. The felicitation function which was graced by J&K Bank Chairman & CEO, Parvez Ahmed as Chief Guest witnessed the felicitation of 149 officers of the bank who attained the age of superannuation during the last two years. […]
Grenade hurled towards NC leader’s residence in Tral
By Kar Irshad Tral: Suspected militants Tuesday evening lobbed a grenade towards the residential house of National Conference leader Mohammad Ashraf Bhat in main town Tral, however, the grenade exploded in air and resulted in no damage. It is 10th time that his house was targeted by the suspected militants. Earlier, militants lobbed grenades […]
New year will be beginning of Pakistan’s ‘golden era’: PM Imran Khan
Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday said the new year will be the beginning of the country’s “golden era” as he vowed to “wage jihad” against poverty, illiteracy, injustice and corruption in 2019. Khan took to microblogging site Twitter to greet people and share his New Year resolution with the countrymen. “Our New […]
Mayor Mattu demands disqualification of woman corporator, rubbishes sexual harassment allegations
Srinagar: Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) Mayor Junaid Mattu on Tuesday rubbished the allegations of sexual harassment levelled against him by a woman corporator, demanding her disqualification. He said he had the support of an overwhelming majority of the corporators of the municipal corporation and have written to Jammu and Kashmir Governor S P Malik, seeking […]
Admin issued issues weather advisory
Srinagar: As per the communication received from Indian Meteorological Centre, Rambagh, Srinagar, Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Baseer Ahmad Khan today issued a weather advisory according to which a spell of moderate rain or snow is expected at widespread places of Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh regions with possibility of heavy snowfall in isolated placed with maximum intensity […]
US and Israel exit UN cultural agency, claiming bias
Paris: The United States and Israel officially quit of the UN’s educational, scientific and cultural agency at the stroke of midnight, the culmination of a process triggered more than a year ago amid concerns that the organisation fosters anti-Israel bias. The withdrawal is mainly procedural yet serves a new blow to UNESCO, co-founded by the […]
CRPF does a U turn, says Ast. Commandant from Kashmir died fighting the Maoists
Srinagar: The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) said on Tuesday that an Assistant Commandant hailing from Jammu and Kashmir died in Jharkhand during an anti-Maoist operation. Earlier, the family of Gulam Jeelani Khan, who belonged to Manzgam village in Baramulla district, was told he had been electrocuted. It was not clear why the family had […]
GoI launches dedicated Twitter Handle to create awareness about cyber-crimes
Jammu: To create mass awareness about cybercrimes, the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India has launched a dedicated Twitter handle @CyberDost, where pertinent posts are being placed regularly. “The twitter handle is regularly educating people not to share their user IDs, passwords, ATM/Credit Card PIN, OTPs etc,” said a communication from the Ministry of Home […]
GST collection drops to Rs 94,726 cr in December
New Delhi, Jan 1 (PTI) GST collection dropped to Rs 94,726 crore in December 2018, lower than Rs 97,637 crore collected in the previous month. The total number of sales returns or GSTR-3B filed till December 30, 2018, is 72.44 lakh, the finance ministry said in a statement. Compensation released to states for August-September stood at […]