Delhi court issues production warrant against arrested cop Davinder Singh
New Delhi: A Delhi court Thursday issued production warrant against Jammu and Kashmir Police officer Davinder Singh, who was arrested while ferrying two Hizb-ul-Mujahideen men in a vehicle on the Srinagar-Jammu Highway earlier this year. Special judge M K Nagpal directed the authorities of Hira Nagar Jail in Jammu and Kashmir, where Singh is currently […]
Pak Army shells forward sectors along LoC
Jammu: The Pakistan Army on Thursday shelled forward posts and villages along the Line of Control (LoC) in three sectors of Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district, drawing retaliation from the Indian Army, a defence spokesperson said. This is the sixth consecutive day of firing and shelling by Pakistani troops along the LoC in Jammu and […]
Don’t let lockdown gains go waste: Jitendra Singh
Cautions against laxity, says haste may adversely affect gains achieved
New Delhi: Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Thursday said any laxity or haste on the part of people may adversely affect the advantage gained in the six weeks of the lockdown enforced to check the spread of the novel coronavirus. In a two-hour long video conference with public activists from different districts of Jammu and […]
Govt withdraws order appointing B R Sharma as JKPSC head
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir government has deleted order from its website on the appointment of former Chief Secretary of the erstwhile J&K state Braj Raj Sharma as chairman of the J&K Public Service Commission. Sources said that the government has actually withdrawn the order as Sharma was on April 20 this year re-employed as the […]
Govt increases sampling, testing facility in JK
JAMMU: Gearing up to the challenge posed by Coronavirus (COVID 19) health pandemic, the Government of Jammu and Kashmir has taken a combination of containment and mitigation measures to slow its spread by testing and treating patients, carrying out contact tracing, limiting travel, quarantining citizens and cancelling large gatherings. It has upscaled its sampling and […]
IRCS distributes ration, essential items to 150 poor families
JAMMU: In an effort to provide the essential commodities to the needy people in this lockdown period due to Coronavirus, Indian Red Cross Society have been distributing ration and other food items to the poor families of Jammu District. Secretary, Indian Red Cross Society Jammu Region Vinod Malhotra along with his team distributed ration and […]
Bid to encroach Forest land foiled at Mahore
‘25 kanal land retrieved; Illegal structure demolished’
JAMMU: Forest Department today foiled an attempt to encroach a huge chunk of Forest land at village Budhan of Mahore Block in Reasi district. The department swung into action after it received the reports about the construction of illegal concrete structure inside Compartment no 128/Ar during lockdown period, an official of the department said. On […]
Restrictions on civil movement from 7 PM to 7 AM across Kashmir Division
SRINAGAR: In view of the movement of Stranded persons from outside the valley, the busses carrying them are entering the valley mostly after 6.00 PM. These stranded passengers have to follow various SOPs with regard to COVID-19 management. These persons are being dispatched to their respective districts mostly after 7.00 PM which has necessitated that […]
Supplies to Govt deptts: Dwivedi reviews release of payments to MSMEs, PSUs
JAMMU: Commissioner/Secretary, Industries & Commerce, Manoj Kumar Dwivedi, today chaired a meeting regarding clearing of the outstanding payments on account of supply of cement, iron, steel, furniture, bitumen, tiles, crates and other supplies by all the Government Departments to J&K Cements, SICOP/MSMEs and other suppliers. The meeting was attended by senior officers of PHE, I&C, […]
Lt Governor extends Buddha Purnima greetings
JAMMU: Lieutenant Governor, Girish Chandra Murmu has extended his greetings to the people of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir on the auspicious occasion of Buddha Purnima. In his message of felicitations, the Lt Governor said that the holy occasion of Buddha Purnima is significant, especially for those following Buddhism, as the day commemorates […]
