Promotion of PDD officers: Kansal chairs committee meet
66 cases recommended to Establishment-cum-Selection Committee
SRINAGAR: Principal Secretary Power Development Department, Rohit Kansal chaired a meeting of the committee constituted for recommending promotion of officers of PDD at Civil Secretariat here Monday. The meeting was attended by Managing Director, Jammu and Kashmir Power Transmission Corporation Limited (JKPTCL), Director Finance, PDD, Special Secretary, PDD, Special Secretary Law Department, Additional Secretary, GAD, […]
Apni Party seeks 27 % reservation to OBC’s in JK
Demands implementation of Mandal Commission’s recommendations
Jammu: Pitching for equal opportunities for all, Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party (JKAP) on Monday demanded 27 % reservation for Other Backward Class (OBC) category people in Jammu and Kashmir. “The Government should give 27 % reservation to the OBC community in J&K like the rest of the States. The community has been deprived of […]
JK police DySP was tasked by Pak to establish ‘contact’ in MEA: NIA chargesheet

New Delhi: Suspended Deputy Superintendent of Jammu and Kashmir Police Devender Singh, who has been chargesheeted by the NIA for providing support to banned terror group Hizbul Mujahideen, was tasked by his Pakistani handler with establishing a “contact” in the Ministry of External Affairs for carrying out espionage activities. According to the chargesheet of the […]
New govt business rules for J&K aimed at undermining authority of legislature: NPP
Jammu: Describing the new government business rules for Jammu and Kashmir as repulsively bizarre , the National Panthers Party (NPP) on Sunday said the notification seemed to be a move on the part of BJP-led government to undermine the authority of J&K legislature. The new rules which provide for allocation of powers and government business […]
Vaishnodevi shrine to deliver prasad across country through post
Jammu: Devotees across the country can now get ‘prasad’ from the shrine of Mata Vaishno Devi in Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi district delivered on demand at their doorstep. The shrine atop Trikuta hills reopened on August 16 after remaining closed for nearly five months due to the coronavirus pandemic. The board managing the shrine has […]
Fresh restrictions in Ganderbal

DDC visits several areas, monitors restriction implementation
GANDERBAL: Keeping in view the continuous surge in number of COVID-19 positive cases in the district from last few days, District Administration has imposed restrictions for one week with effect from 29th August, 2020 till 5th September 2020 except for medical emergencies and other essential services. The District Magistrate, Ganderbal Shafqat Iqbal Saturday visited various […]
Duo held with contraband in Kupwara
Srinagar: Police on Saturday arrested two alleged drug peddlers from Warsun in Kralpora area of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district. Identifying the duo as Rafiq Ahmad Mir (37) son of Abdul Gani Mir resident of Guzriyal and Altaf Hussain Bhat (32) son of Khazir Mohammad Bhat resident of Panzgam, a police official said that “twelve grams […]
Implementation of CSSs in Kashmir Division reviewed
Kansal stresses on strengthening consumer grievances redress mechanism
SRINAGAR: Principal Secretary, Power Development Department, Rohit Kansal, Saturday chaired a meeting of senior officers to review physical and financial progress of various Centrally Sponsored Schemes (CSSs) being executed by Power Development Department. Threadbare discussion was held on present status of implementation of various projects being executed under centrally sponsored schemes in Kashmir Division including […]
Par panel on IT won’t discuss suspension of internet services in JK
New Delhi: Days after the Lok Sabha Speaker suggested parliamentary panels to not take up sub judice matters in their meetings, a house committee on information technology dropped the contentious issue of internet services suspension in Jammu and Kashmir from its agenda. However, the panel’s meeting where Facebook has been summoned remains on the agenda. […]
Lt Guv prays for peace on Ashoora eve
SRINAGAR: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, on the occasion of Ashoora, prayed for peace and prosperity in J&K and well being of its people. In a message on the eve of Ashoora Muharram, the Lt Governor said that Hazrat Imam Hussain (AS) and his companions sacrificed their lives for upholding the values of truth, justice, and […]