JK Lt Governor G C Murmu resigns, likely to get fresh Central posting: Officials
New Delhi: Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor G C Murmu abruptly resigned on Wednesday, officials said. His resignation came on the day the Union Territory marked the first anniversary of the abrogation of Article 370 of the Constitution, which scrapped Jammu and Kashmir’s special status. The 60-year-old former IAS officer of the Gujarat cadre had […]
CISF takes over security of Leh airport
New Delhi/Leh: The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) on Wednesday took over the security of the Leh airport, the country’s highest-altitude commercial aerodrome in the newly created Union Territory of Ladakh. A contingent of 185 CISF personnel will provide round-the-clock, armed security to the strategic and “hypersensitive” airport, located at 3,256 metres above sea level, […]
Boy who crossed LoC inadvertently returns back
Kupwara: Pakistan army has handed over a 13-year-old boy to Indian authorities after he had inadvertently crossed the Line of Control (LoC) in North Kashmir’s Kupwara district. Official sources said that Rayees Ahmed Kumar son of Muhammad Yaqoob, a resident of Jhanagar Wangal Sadpora village of North Kashmir’s Kupwara district had mistakenly crossed the LoC […]
Dilapidated condition of Kaigam-Hari road troubles commuters
Pulwama: The dilapidated condition of the all important Kaigam-Hari road in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district is annoying the local residents. While showing concern over the deplorable condition of the road, the residents of Hari, Kaigam and Parigan and its adjacent areas said the road is in a very bad condition and no attention is being […]
Bail plea of accused fake ‘doctor’ rejected
BARAMULLA: Sub-Judge Baramulla Pravin Pandoh Wednesday rejected a bail plea of an accused Hilal Ahmad Hajam a resident of Mangam Wagoora accused of treating people with fake MBBS and MD degrees thereby involved in practice of quacking. The Sub-Judge, who is also the Judicial Magistrate 1st Class Baramulla, observed that the discretion of bail cannot […]
DM orders night time restrictions in Jammu district
Says weekend lockdown to continue
JAMMU: District Magistrate, Jammu, Wednesday prohibited the movement of individuals for all non-essential activities between 10 PM to 5AM in the territorial limits of the District from today (August 5, 2020), till further orders. In an order issued here, the District Magistrate Jammu restricted the movement of Individuals for all Non-Essential Activities between 10PM to […]
Meeting of Accelerated Recruitment Committee on Govt vacancies held
SRINAGAR: Principal Secretary, Animal & Sheep Husbandry, Agriculture Production, Horticulture and Cooperative Departments, Navin Kumar Choudhary Wednesday chaired a meeting of Accelerated Recruitment Committee constituted by the Jammu and Kashmir government to accelerate the recruitment process. Commissioner Secretary Labour and Employment Department, Saurab Bhagat was also present in the meeting whileas Commissioner Secretary General Administration […]
Ban on social media use: Can’t interfere with govt decision on defence officers: HC
New Delhi: If the government has concluded that permitting use of certain social networking websites, including Facebook and Instagram, by its defence personnel is enabling enemy countries gain an edge, the courts would be loath to interfere with the decision, the Delhi High Court said on Wednesday. It said warfare in today’s world is not […]
Three BJP workers resign in Kulgam
Kulgam: On a day when BJP is celebrating the first anniversary of article 370 roll back, three BJP workers announced their resignation from the party before public in Qazigund area of South Kashmir’s Kulgam district. Three party workers, who announced their resignation from BJP from Qazigund include Subzar Ahmad Paddar son of Abdul Satar Paddar, […]
Misuse of domicile certificates: Govt asks competent authorities to enter details of certificates issued manually
SRINAGAR: The Government has asked all the authorities competent to issue Domicile Certificates in terms of Jammu and Kashmir Grant of Domicile Certificate (Procedure) Rules, 2020, to enter the details of all such Domicile Certificates which are issued offline into the application/portal simultaneously to ensure accuracy in the data collection, real time monitoring as also […]