Class IV posts: JKSSB’s Portal 5,32,400 registrations
JAMMU: Till today morning 5,32,400 Registrations have been done by the candidates on JKSSB’s Online Portal, since the commencement of online application submission from 10th July, 2020 and 2,81,300 candidates completed their online application submission process for Class IV posts. Also 91,200 applications have been submitted online for the post of Accounts Assistant. It has […]
MP Nazir Ahmad Laway meets Lt Governor
SRINAGAR: Member of Parliament, Nazir Ahmad Laway today met the Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha here at the Raj Bhavan. The MP discussed with the Lt Governor about a range of issues relating to public importance and holistic development of J&K. He apprised the Lt Governor about various socio-economic issues pertaining to his area, and also […]
Gulmarg avalanche: Soldier’s body recovered after 8 months
Baramulla: Body of a soldier was recovered in Gulmarg on Saturday, more than eight months after he was swept away by a snow avalanche along the Line of Control in the area in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district. Official sources said that the body of the soldier Rajinder Singh of Army 11 Gadwal was recovered at […]
In a first, women CRPF personnel deployed for security duties in Srinagar
Srinagar: For the first time, women personnel of the CRPF were deployed for security duties on Independence Day in Lal Chowk and adjoining areas of the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir. Dressed in the camouflage combat uniform, the gun-toting women personnel of the paramilitary force were deployed in the Kothibagh police station area, mainly […]
Jammu-Srinagar national highway reopened for traffic
Banihal/Jammu: The 270-km Jammu-Srinagar national highway was reopened for traffic after remaining closed for two days due to a massive landslide in Ramban district, officials said on Saturday. Debris due to the landslide on Friday blocked the only all-weather road linking Kashmir with rest of the country leaving thousands of vehicles, including trucks carrying essential […]
Information Department employee injured in accidental fire
Srinagar: A driver working with the Directorate of Information and Public Relations (DIPR) sustained injuries after the personal weapon of a Sahastra Seema Bal (SSB) official went off accidentally at Jawhar Nagar, area of Srinagar today. Officials said that Ghulam Nabi, sustained bullet wound after the riffle of SSB official posted with 10 Battalion D-Company, […]
I-Day celebrated across Jammu region amid heightened security
Jammu: The 74th Independence Day was celebrated with full zeal and patriotic fervour across Jammu region on Saturday amid heightened security arrangements and the coronavirus pandemic, officials said. However, the official functions witnessed low attendance as authorities restricted the entry to special invitees and also curtailed many traditional programmes as a precautionary measure to prevent […]
DSW Kashmir launches Nasha Mukt Bharat Campaign
SRINAGAR: Directorate of Social Welfare Kashmir Saturday launched “Nasha Mukt Bharat”- Drug free India” campaign initiated by the Union Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment. The campaign is being run in 272 most vulnerable districts of India and 10 districts of Jammu and Kashmir including Poonch, Rajouri, Kishtwar, Doda, Anantnag, Pulwama, Kulgam, Shopian, Budgam and […]
Simrandeep Singh gets additional charge
SRINAGAR: Administrative Secretary, Department of Disaster Management, Relief, Rehabilitation and Reconstruction, Simrandeep Singh, holding additional charge of Administrative Secretary, Department of Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs and Managing Director, J&K IT Infrastructure Company, shall also function as Secretary (Public Grievances), in addition to his own duties, relieving M. Raju, of the additional charge of […]
Ceasefire violations: Pak summons senior Indian diplomat
Islamabad: Pakistan on Saturday summoned a senior diplomat from the Indian High Commission here to register its protest over the alleged ceasefire violations by the Indian forces along the Line of Control (LoC). In a statement, the Foreign Office claimed that a three-year-old girl was injured in the firing by the Indian forces in Dhudhnial […]