Government orders transfers and postings in civil secretariat
Srinagar, Jan 29: The Government of Jammu and Kashmir on Monday ordered transfers and postings in the ‘interest of administration with immediate effect’. According to an order Sunil Kumar Sharma, Private Secretary, is transferred from the Department of Public Grievances and posted in the Tribal Affairs Department to work in the personal section of the […]
Parl panel examining bill on marriage age of women gets another extension
New Delhi, Jan 29 (PTI) A parliamentary committee examining a bill seeking to raise the age of marriage of women from the present 18 years to 21 has been given another extension to table its report. The Budget session of Parliament beginning January 31 is the last session of the present Lok Sabha before parliamentary […]
Police attaches residential property of terror associate in Budgam
Srinagar, Jan 29: Police on Monday said that it attached the residential house of a militant associate in Central Kashmir’s Budgam district. Police said that today, it attached the residential house of a terrorist associate namely Mohammad Ramzan Mir S/O Ab. Salam Mir R/O Rudbugh Magam who is an OGW of the proscribed militant outfit […]
Two booked under PSA in Baramulla: Police
Srinagar, Jan 29: Two people were booked under stringent Public Safety Act (PSA) and lodged in Central Jail Kot-Bhalwal jail Jammu, police said on Monday. “Acting tough against ANEs Baramulla Police booked two persons Fayaz Ahmad Kumar alias Narshima son of Ghulam Qadir resident of Khanpora Baramulla and Safeer Ahmad Bhat alias Safeer Molvi son […]
Parents shouldn’t treat their child’s report card as their visiting card: PM
New Delhi, Jan 29 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said it is crucial to instill resilience in children to help them cope with pressures and asserted that parents and teachers should collectively address challenges faced by students. Interacting with students, parents and teachers during his annual Pariksha Pe Charcha programme, the prime minister […]
Ahead of Budget session, govt convenes all-party meeting on Tuesday
New Delhi, Jan 29 (PTI) The government has called a meeting of floor leaders of different parties in Parliament on Tuesday ahead of the Budget session. It is a customary practice ahead of every session as leaders of different parties highlight the issues they want to raise in Parliament, and the government offers them a […]
Snowfall in higher reaches of Kashmir; minimum temperature above freezing point at most places
SRINAGAR, Jan 29 (PTI): Many areas in the higher reaches of Kashmir received fresh snowfall, while the plains were lashed by rains on Monday, even as the minimum temperature settled above the freezing point at most places in the valley, officials said. The ski-resorts of Gulmarg and Gurez, and higher reaches of Kupwara in north […]
GoI approves SBM-G Annual Implementation Plan for J&K
NEW DELHI, JAN 28: The Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation (DoDWS), Union Ministry of Jal Shakti, approved the Annual Implementation Plan 2024-25 for Jammu and Kashmir under the Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM), in a meeting convened with the Department of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj J&K. The Annual Implementation Plan was approved in the […]
Minimum temperatures rise in most parts of Kashmir
Srinagar, Jan 28 (PTI) Snowfall in the higher reaches and cloudy skies in the plains pushed the minimum temperatures above the freezing point in most parts of Kashmir on Sunday, officials said here. They said snowfall was reported in Gulmarg, Tangmarg, Gurez, Sonamarg and many areas of Kupwara district. According to the officials, the skies […]
India logs 182 new COVID-19 cases
New Delhi, Jan 28 (PTI) India saw a single day rise of 182 new cases of COVID-19, while the number of active cases of the infection has declined to 1,525, the health ministry said on Sunday. One death has been reported from Kerala in a span of 24 hours, according to the ministry’s data updated […]
