‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ campaign: Lt Guv reviews preparations at high level meeting

SRINAGAR: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha Friday chaired a high level meeting with Deputy Commissioners and senior officials, at the Civil Secretariat, to review the preparations for ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ campaign, which will start from Saturday, 13th August. Har Ghar Tiranga is a celebration of spirit of Janbhagidari and Jan Andolan. Schools and colleges are organizing […]

Lt Guv flags off ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ rally at Dal Lake

Says Tiranga Utsav is the celebration of ideals, aspirations of country

SRINAGAR: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha Friday flagged off the ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ rally at the iconic Dal Lake in Srinagar. Tiranga Utsav is a celebration of ideals and aspirations of the country. I appeal to everyone to join this campaign by hoisting the Tricolour on their homes from 13th to 15th August, said the Lt […]

Heritage Parliament building a witness to India’s story

New Delhi: From the first steps towards self-rule to the dawn of Independence and then to the country’s emergence as a nuclear power and beyond, the grand old Parliament building has been a witness to the India story as it unfolded before it since 1927. The hallowed precincts of Parliament have witnessed lively debates on […]

JK reports 586 fresh covid-19 cases

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir reported 586 fresh covid-19 cases even as there was no death due to the virus during the past 24 hours, officials said on Friday. They said that 47 cases were reported from Jammu division and 539 from Kashmir Valley, taking the overall tally to 472597. Among the cases, 172921 are from […]

Refrain from private practice during duty hours, admin tells doctors

Says any violation will be dealt with strictly

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Government on Friday directed doctors to refrain from doing private practice during duty hours and other malpractices as this is in violation of the Civil Service Conduct Rules. According to an order all HoDs and DDOs have been directed not to allow any doctor to indulge in such activities, which results […]

CS reviews implementation of JJM across JK

More than 1100 works stands allotted under the Mission

SRINAGAR: Chief Secretary, Dr Arun Kumar Mehta, Friday chaired a meeting at Civil Secretariat here to review the implementation of Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) project in Jammu and Kashmir with special focus on tendering of works and procurements of materials. Principal Secretary Jal Shakti, Mission Director, JJM, Chief Engineers (PHE) of Jammu and Kashmir besides […]

CS inaugurates ‘Har Ghar Trianga’ Quiz portal

SRINAGAR: Chief Secretary, Dr Arun Kumar Mehta Friday inaugurated the ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ online quiz competition portal to test the knowledge of citizens about the National Flag. Citizens can now participate in the online quiz competition through google form questionnaire related to the National Flag. The link to the online quiz has been provided on […]

Ramban blast: Two more persons arrested: Police

Ramban/Jammu: Two more persons have been arrested in connection with a blast outside a police post in Ramban district on August 2, officials said on Friday. Mohammad Abbas, a resident of Ind-Gool, and Abdul Majeed, a resident of Dachan-Gool in Ramban district, were arrested a few days ago, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Mohita Sharma […]

4 soldiers killed in ‘fidayeen’ attack on army camp

Two terrorists dead in shootout

Jammu: Terrorists attacked an Army camp in Rajouri district on Thursday killing four soldiers and the two attackers were gunned down in the shootout after the pre-dawn suicide strike that marked the return of ‘fidayeen’ to Jammu and Kashmir after more than three years. Both the terrorists, who are believed to be from the Pakistan-based […]