DM orders night time restrictions in Jammu district

Says weekend lockdown to continue

JAMMU: District Magistrate, Jammu, Wednesday prohibited the movement of individuals for all non-essential activities between 10 PM to 5AM in the territorial limits of the District from today (August 5, 2020), till further orders. In an order issued here, the District Magistrate Jammu restricted the movement of Individuals for all Non-Essential Activities between 10PM to […]

Meeting of Accelerated Recruitment Committee on Govt vacancies held

SRINAGAR: Principal Secretary, Animal & Sheep Husbandry, Agriculture Production, Horticulture and Cooperative Departments, Navin Kumar Choudhary Wednesday chaired a meeting of Accelerated Recruitment Committee constituted by the Jammu and Kashmir government to accelerate the recruitment process. Commissioner Secretary Labour and Employment Department, Saurab Bhagat was also present in the meeting whileas Commissioner Secretary General Administration […]

Ban on social media use: Can’t interfere with govt decision on defence officers: HC

New Delhi: If the government has concluded that permitting use of certain social networking websites, including Facebook and Instagram, by its defence personnel is enabling enemy countries gain an edge, the courts would be loath to interfere with the decision, the Delhi High Court said on Wednesday. It said warfare in today’s world is not […]

Three BJP workers resign in Kulgam

Kulgam: On a day when BJP is celebrating the first anniversary of article 370 roll back, three BJP workers announced their resignation from the party before public in Qazigund area of South Kashmir’s Kulgam district. Three party workers, who announced their resignation from BJP from Qazigund include Subzar Ahmad Paddar son of Abdul Satar Paddar, […]

Misuse of domicile certificates: Govt asks competent authorities to enter details of certificates issued manually

SRINAGAR: The Government has asked all the authorities competent to issue Domicile Certificates in terms of Jammu and Kashmir Grant of Domicile Certificate (Procedure) Rules, 2020, to enter the details of all such Domicile Certificates which are issued offline into the application/portal simultaneously to ensure accuracy in the data collection, real time monitoring as also […]

Webinar Series 2020 ‘Meeting the Mentors’ inaugurated

Over 680 Polytechnic students from across J&K registered for online event

SRINAGAR: Principal Secretary, School Education and Skill Development Department, Dr. Asgar Hassan Samoon Wednesday inaugurated the Webinar Series – Meeting the Mentors, organized by Government Polytechnic College Jammu. Over 680 Polytechnic students have registered to attend the Webinar series. Speaking at the Webinar, Dr. Asgar Hassan Samoon stressed on the need to impart quality Skill […]

Army commander discusses security management with LG

Srinagar: Army commander of Northern Command on Wednesday called on Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor G C Murmu and discussed the overall security management of the Union Territory, an official spokesperson said here. General Officer Commanding-in-Chief (GOC-in-C) Northern Command, Lt Gen Y K Joshi met the Lt Governot here at the Raj Bhavan, the spokesman […]

‘At home’ function for Independence Day cancelled

Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Wednesday said the ‘at home’ function for this year’s Independence Day at Raj Bhawan, Srinagar has been cancelled in view of the COVID-19 pandemic. “In view of the COVID-19 pandemic, the ‘At Home’ function for this year’s Independence Day to be hosted by the Raj Bhavan, Srinagar, as […]

Decisions taken on and after Aug 5 last year not acceptable to masses: PC

Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Conference Tuesday said the Union government’s decision to revoke special status of the erstwhile state was not acceptable to the masses. Ahead of the first anniversary of the revocation of provisions of article 370 on August 5 last year, the party said the day would be remembered as a […]