‘Mulaqat’ facility resumed in Jails

JAMMU: Prisons Department, J&K has decided to resume ‘Mulaqat’ facility in Jails which was stopped as a precautionary measure to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in Jails. As per an order issued by the Directorate of Prisons, J&K, inmates shall be allowed to have one interview/mulaqat with their family members in a month and the […]

KU to launch new Administration Management System soon

Prof Talat chairs meeting of top officers, IT professionals to finalise rollout plan

Srinagar: Vice-Chancellor of University of Kashmir Prof Talat Ahmad on Thursday chaired a meeting of top varsity officers to finalise the implementation of the newly-developed Administration Management System (AMS). The AMS, designed and developed by the varsity’s Directorate of Information Technology and Support System, aims to consolidate data pertaining to employees, departments and positions, while […]

Markets in parts of Srinagar observe shutdown to mark Gaw Kadal incident anniversary

Srinagar: Markets in parts of Srinagar city on Monday observed a complete shutdown to mark the anniversary of the 1990 Gaw Kadal incident, officials said. Shops and business establishments in Gaw Kadal, Basant Bagh, Maisuma, Lal Chowk and its adjoining areas remained closed to mark the day when dozens of persons were killed in alleged […]

FC Health reviews implementation of ‘PMJAY SEHAT’ scheme

Directs for conversion of maximum admissions into beneficiaries

JAMMU: Financial Commissioner Health & Medical Education, Atal Dulloo Thursday convened a meeting of all concerned to review the implementation and performance made so far under recently launched Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan ArogyaYojana (AB PMJAY) SEHAT scheme in various districts across J&K. Dulloo directed all the concerned to work in a mission mode to […]

Advisor Baseer Khan visits Anantnag, assesses post snowfall scenario

ANANTNAG: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Baseer Ahmad Khan, Thursday visited Anantnag to assess post snowfall scenario in twin districts of Anantnag and Kulgam besides taking stock of public grievances. Taking a thorough review of status of essential services like power and drinking water supply, healthcare, ration and cooking gas supply, Advisor asked the officers to […]

Home guards stage protest outside Raj Bhavan in Jammu

Jammu: Hundreds of home guards on Wednesday staged a protest outside the Raj Bhavan here in support of their various demands including regularization of their services and fixation of their salaries as per the Supreme Court order. The protesters, both men and women, were carrying placards and chanted slogans during an over hour-long sit-in demonstration […]

BSF alert to thwart any misadventure by Pak: Special DG

Jammu: The BSF is fully alert to thwart any misadventure by Pakistan along the borders of the country, the force’s Special Director General, Western Command, Surender Panwar said on Wednesday. He was speaking at a civil action programme organised by the BSF at Makwal village near the International Border here as part of the force’s […]

JKSSB’s portal receives more than 2 lakh application forms for various posts

JAMMU: The J&K Service Selection Board (JKSSB) informed that till yesterday, the Board has received 2,22,285 online applications for various categories of posts advertised under Advertisement notification no. 04 of 2020 while as 913 applications have been received for the posts advertised under notice no.05 of 2020, since the commencement of online application forms. Further, […]

NIT Srinagar designated implementing Agency for Design Expertise Scheme

SRINAGAR: NIT Srinagar will now act as the implementing agency for the scheme “design expertise to Manufacturing MSME sector ” of M/o MSME as an MoU has already been signed between M/o MSME and NIT Srinagar and signed by Additional Secretary( Development Commissioner) MSME on behalf of M/o MSME and Director NIT Srinagar on behalf […]