Work on Z-Morh Tunnel starts
Good connectivity, key to development: Div Com
GANDERBAL: After remaining halted for about a year, the Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, P.K Pole Thursday launched the resumption work on the crucial 6.5 km long Z-Morh Tunnel between Gagangeer and Sonamarg in Ganderbal district. Z-Morh Tunnel is part of a mega project announced by the Government of India to ensure undisrupted all-weather connectivity between Kashmir […]
Report Covid-19 crisis sensibly, SKIMS tells media men
Srinagar: Authorities at Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS), Soura on Thursday urged journalists to cover and report the ongoing Covid-19 crisis sensibly—assuring that a robust mechanism was in place at the tertiary-level healthcare institute to deal with the Pandemic. “During this Pandemic, we have to share the common responsibilities to deal with the crisis […]
Bandipora village waits for portable water supply
Bandipora: Portable drinking water has become a dream for the people of Chichinar, a remote village in north Kashmir’s Bandipora district for the last several years as the concerned department has failed to provide them clean usable water. Local residents said that they either get drinking water from nearby rivulets or springs located in the […]
JKSSB’s online applications: 92100 registrations and 34550 candidates completed online applications
JAMMU: The Jammu and Kashmir Services Selection Board has advertised 8575 posts of Class IV posts for District/Divisional/Union Territory cadre in various departments under the provisions of the Jammu and Kashmir Appointment to the Class-IV (Special Recruitment) Rules, 2020, in pursuance of General Administration Department’s Revised Indent No. GAD/Mtg/RB-IV/50/2020 Dated 22.06.2020 under Advertisement Notification No. […]
SEBCC empowered to address issues of backward classes in JK: Justice (Retd) Sharma
SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir Socially and Educationally Backward Classes Commission (SEBCC) has been given wide range of powers to look into the issues of Socially and Educationally Backward Classes, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in the J&K. This was stated by Chairman SEBCC, Justice (Retd) GD Sharma during a press conference here Wednesday. Justice Sharma […]
Minor boy drowns in Pattan village
Sopore: A minor boy drowned in a stream in Sukhnag area of Pattan in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Wednesday. An official said that a 12-year-old boy drowned in a stream when he was bathing with other fellows in Sukhnag locality of Singpora in Pattan. He said that locals present there retrieved his body and […]
World Youth Skills Day: Official stresses on skilling for gainful employment of youth
SRINAGAR: With the aim to achieve better socio-economic conditions for today’s youth as a means of addressing the challenges of unemployment and under employment, J&K Skill Development Mission, Wednesday, celebrated World Youth Skills Day with the theme “Skills for a resilient youth”. The importance of developing skilled youth was at the core of this year’s […]
Police says ‘abducted’ BJP worker ‘rescued’
Srinagar: Police on Wednesday said it ‘rescued’ BJP’s Vice President Municipal Committee Watergam Baramulla, Meraj ud Din Malla who was allegedly abducted by some unknown persons in the north Kashmir district. “The person has been rescued by police,” Inspector General of Police Kashmir Vijay Kumar said. However, he declined to divulged further details. A police […]
Advisor Baseer Khan appeals people to wear masks
SRINAGAR: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Baseer Ahmad Khan Wednesday appealed to people asking them to wear masks in public places and observe social distancing norms. He said that in view of the recent spike in number of Covid-19 cases across J&K it is obligatory for all irrespective of age, gender and profession to wear masks […]
MMP for registration of workers with BOCWWB launched
SRINAGAR: The government on Wednesday launched the Mission Mode Project (MMP) for registration of construction workers with J&K Building & Other Construction Workers Welfare Board (JKBOCWWB). The MMP was launched through video conference by Commissioner Secretary Labour & Employment Department, Saurabh Bhagat with all Deputy Commissioners and Assistant Labour Commissioners participating in the conference. B.H. […]
