Shooting stones continue to disrupt traffic on Jmu-Sgr highway

Srinagar: The traffic on Jammu-Srinagar highway, the only surface link connecting Kashmir Valley with the outside world, continues to be disrupted amid shooting stones near Panthyal in Ramban district on Thursday. A senior traffic police officer said that traffic movement “continues” to be disrupted on the thoroughfare due to “intermittent shooting” stones at Panthyal. The […]

Creation of J&K ESIS discussed

Allied bodies, rules constituted for its functioning

SRINAGAR: Financial Commissioner, Health and Medical Education, Atal Dulloo Thursday chaired the meeting of constitution of governing body of J&K Employees State Insurance Society (ESIS) and framing of rules, regulations and allied bodies for its smooth functioning here. The Society is scheduled to serve as a managerial and Health Care body to the Employees State […]

Twin CIIITs coming up in JK

Tata Technologies team meets Lt Governor

SRINAGAR: To strengthen Industry Academia partnership and to bring Quality improvement in Technical education, Government of J&K is establishing two Centers for Invention, Innovation, Incubation & Training (CIIIT) in Jammu & Kashmir in collaboration with Tata Technologies. In connection with the development, Lt Governor Manoj Sinha met with a team from Tata Technologies led by […]

Rights of Prisoners: J&K SLSA organizes online awareness programme

SRINAGAR: Under the guidance of Chief Justice of Jammu and Kashmir High Court and Patron-in-Chief J&K SLSA, Gita Mittal and the supervision of Justice Rajesh Bindal, Executive Chairman, J&K State Legal Services Authority (J&K SLSA) Thursday organized an online awareness programme in association with J&K Judicial Academy and Department of Prisons on the topic, “Rights […]

Bio Medical Waste Management

JKPCB chairman discusses guidelines with Hospital heads

JAMMU: Chairman, J&K Pollution Control Board (PCB), Sure Chugh, Thursday interacted with the Medical Superintendents of various Government hospitals and discussed the status of Bio-Medical Waste management and implementation of the Polluter Pays Principle of the National Green Tribunal (NGT). The Medical Superintendents were apprised about the legal position and the provisions under the Bio […]

Over 3.8 lakh JK residents brought back to UT amid COVID-19 pandemic

Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir administration has so far brought back over 3.89 lakh residents of the Union Territory who were stranded in different parts of the country due to COVID-19restrictions, according to official data. In total, 134 special trains arrived at the Jammu and Udhampur railway stations from different parts of India with about […]

Congress headquarters closed for week amid coronavirus concerns

Jammu: The Congress has closed its headquarters in Jammu and Srinagar for political activities for a week from Wednesday in the wake of the worsening coronavirus situation, party’s chief spokesperson Ravinder Sharma said here. He said the decision was taken as 15 deaths have been reported in the past 24 hours in the union territory […]

Over 100 demolitions conducted in last two weeks: SMC

SRINAGAR: Acting on a number of complaints against violators Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) has carried out over 100 demolitions for the last fifteen days in various areas across the city. The areas where these illegal constructions were demolished include Hamdania colony Bemina, Hyderpora, Sanatnagar, Rawalpora, Soura, Lal Bazaar, Zakura, Khanyar, Batamaloo, Chanpora, Padshahi Bagh and […]

Omar presides over party’s south zone functionaries meet

Srinagar: National Conference (NC) Vice President, Omar Abdullah on Wednesday presided over the party’s south zone functionaries meeting at party headquarters Nawa-e-Subha, Srinagar. Party General Secretary Ali Muhammad Sagar, Additional General Secretary Dr Sheikh Mustafa Kamal, Provincial President Nasir Aslam Wani, State Secretaries Sakina Itoo, G A Shah, Zonal President South Kashmir Dr. Bashir Ahmed […]