JK has taken giant leap in every sector since abrogation of Art 370: Lt Guv

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir has taken a giant leap in every sector since the abrogation of its special status three years ago and the youth now want to work with a smart phone rather than indulge in stone pelting, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha said on Friday. “Huge changes have taken place in J-K in the […]

Indo-China faceoff- India objects to air activities by PLA Air Force near LAC

New Delhi: India has firmly conveyed its concerns to China over certain instances of Chinese combat jets flying close to the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh, official sources said on Friday. The concerns were conveyed during a special round of military talks on August 2, they said. In the dialogue that took […]

Lt Guv inaugurates 150-bedded Ujala Cygnus Kashmir Superspeciality Hospital

SRINAGAR: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha Friday inaugurated the 150-bedded Ujala Cygnus Kashmir Superspeciality Hospital in Nowgam. The Lt Governor said that the new state-of-the-art Hospital, equipped with all the advanced medical facilities, will strengthen the government’s efforts of ensuring quality healthcare services to the people of J&K, besides generating employment opportunities for the locals. To […]

Article 370 abrogation- Over 88 pc drop in law and order incidents in Kashmir: Police

Srinagar: Law and order incidents in Kashmir have dropped by over 88 per cent in three years since the revocation of the erstwhile state’s special status compared to the preceding three years, police said on Friday. From August 5, 2016, to August 4, 2019, the Valley witnessed 3,686 law and order incidents, as per the […]

JK Police sub-inspector recruitment

CBI conducts searches at 30 locations over irregularities

New Delhi: The CBI conducted searches at 30 locations on Friday in connection with alleged irregularities in the selection of police sub-inspectors by the Jammu and Kashmir Services Selection Board (JKSSB), officials said. The searches were conducted at 28 locations in Jammu and one each in Srinagar and Bengaluru after the registration of an FIR […]

JK reports 823 fresh covid-19 cases, two fatalities

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir reported 823 fresh covid-19 cases while as two persons succumbed to the virus during the past 24 hours, officials said on Friday. They said that 190 cases were reported from Jammu division and 633 from Kashmir Valley, taking the overall tally to 468245. Among the cases, 172283 are from Jammu division […]

PM Modi to chair NITI Aayog Governing Council meeting on Sunday

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will chair NITI Aayog’s Governing Council meeting on August 7 and discuss various issues, including crop diversification and implementation of the National Education Policy, an official statement said on Friday. According to the statement, in the drive towards building a steady, sustainable and inclusive India, the seventh Governing Council […]

Compulsory voting not practical in India: Union Minister

New Delhi: A private member’s Bill proposing compulsory voting was withdrawn on Friday after the government made it clear that it is not practical to implement its provisions. Janardhan Singh ‘Sigriwal’ (BJP) had introduced it as private member’s bill in 2019 in Lok Sabha and stressed that such a law will make democracy more participatory […]

MeT forecasts ‘mainly dry weather’ in JK

Srinagar: The weatherman on Friday forecast mainly dry weather with chances of a brief spell of rain and thunderstorm in Jammu and Kashmir in next 24 hours. “Mainly dry (is expected). A brief spell of rain/thunderstorm may occur towards late afternoon/evening,” a meteorological department official said here, adding, “There is no forecast of any significant […]