JK HC gets new additional judge

Prez Murmu signs her first warrant of appointment

New Delhi: Droupadi Murmu has approved her first judicial appointment as President, signing the warrant of appointment of Rajesh Sekhri as an additional judge of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court. Murmu took over as the 15th President of India on July 25. Sources in the government said this is the first warrant of appointment […]

Har Ghar Tiranga’ campaign- No one should have objection to hoist national flag: Omar Abdullah

Srinagar: National Conference (NC) vice president Omar Abdullah Thursday said no one should have objection to hoist national flag as part of the Centre’s Har Ghar Tiranga’ campaign, but there should be no compulsion as well. “Why should anyone have any objection to it. It is the country’s flag, there is a permission to hoist […]

Govt directs for clearing ‘junk’ from hospitals

HoD's asked to implement criteria immediately

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Government has devised a criteria for making the health care institutions as junk free and all heads of department of health and medical education department have been directed to implement the criteria immediately. As per a circular, issued by Manoj Kumar Dwivedi Principal Secretary to the government Health and Medical all […]

Lt Guv reviews ‘sustainable development fellowship rogramme’

Directs IIT Jammu, HED to engage with the fellows on a regular basis

JAMMU: Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha Thursday chaired a meeting to review the progress of Lieutenant Governor’s Sustainable Development Fellowship Programme here at Raj Bhawan. The Lt Governor observed that the ‘Lieutenant Governor’s Sustainable Development Fellowship (LGSDF)’ programme provides a unique opportunity to talented young professionals to contribute towards strategic planning and implementation of development policies. […]

SIA points to nexus between terrorists, Punjab gangsters

Files chargesheet in terror-funding case

Jammu: A nexus between the Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) terror group and Punjab-based gangsters has come to the fore as the State Investigation Agency (SIA) of Jammu and Kashmir has filed a chargesheet against five accused in a terror-funding case registered last year. The case was registered in November last year following the recovery of Rs 43 […]

Remain steadfast to secure frontiers: Army commander to troops

Jammu: Northern Army commander Lt Gen Upendra Dwivedi has said the troops should remain steadfast to secure the frontiers in any condition against an unpredictable enemy as he paid homage to soldiers killed in the Kargil war. The general officer commanding-in-chief (GoC-In-C) of the Udhampur-based Northern Command said the sacrifices of the Kargil war bravehearts […]

No significant protests in JK against Delimitation Commission report: Govt

New Delhi: The Centre on Wednesday said there were no significant protests in Jammu and Kashmir against the report of the Delimitation Commission even though various political parties have expressed different views on the report. Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai said this in Rajya Sabha replying to a question whether there is […]

6,514 Kashmiri Pandits still living in Kashmir valley: Govt tells RS

New Delhi: Altogether 6,514 Kashmiri Pandits are still residing in Kashmir valley — highest 2,639 in Kulgam district, Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai said on Wednesday. Rai said in Rajya Sabha that no Kashmiri Pandit has left the valley in 2022. The number of Kashmiri Pandits who are still residing in the […]