JK reports 333 fresh covid-19 cases, one death
Wearing of face masks made mandatory at public places in Srinagar, Ganderbal and Bandipora
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir reported 333 covid-19 cases during the past 24 hours, the highest single-day spike in nearly six months, even as one death due to the pathogen was also reported, officials said on Tuesday. Meanwhile, the administration has made wearing of face masks at public places mandatory in three districts of Bandipora, Ganderbal […]
SIA conducts raids in Baramulla in narco terror financing case
Srinagar: The State Investigation Agency (SIA) of Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday conducted raids at multiple locations in Baramulla district as part of its investigation into narco financing of terror activities in the Union territory, officials said. “Today, the State Investigation Agency (SIA), Jammu with the help of district police and civil administration of Baramualla […]
Three services have shortage of 1.35 lakh personnel: Govt data
New Delhi: The three services are reeling under a shortage of 1,35,784 personnel with the Army having the maximum vacancies at 1,16,464, according to details provided by the government. The total shortage includes officers and soldiers. In a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha on Monday, Minister of State for Defence Ajay Bhatt […]
Ladakh standoff: India-China military talks ‘constructive, forward-looking’: Beijing
Beijing: China on Tuesday termed as “constructive and forward-looking” the 16th round of Sino-India talks to resolve the outstanding issues on the remaining friction points in the eastern Ladakh border and said a joint statement issued by both sides commented “positively” about the meeting. The latest round of military-level talks took place on Sunday at […]
CS reviews RAS feedback on online services
Appeals to the public to share feedback in large numbers
SRINAGAR: Chief Secretary, Dr. Arun Kumar Mehta, Tuesday chaired a meeting with the concerned Administrative Secretaries to review the implementation of the Rapid Assessment System (RAS) in Jammu and Kashmir and the nature of feedback being received. It was informed that a total of 209 online services of 29 departments have been taken up for […]
Empowering women, children: JK rouble artist chronicles unique programme
New Delhi: Kashmir has always been a victim of bad publicity, believes renowned artist Rouble Nagi, who is known for her campaign for repairing and beautifying slums and villages across the country. Nagi, who was born in Jammu, started a programme ‘Missal Kashmir’, which involves taking colours and sketch books inside ‘Madrassas’ for encouraging children […]
Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav: Lt Guv reviews preparations for ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ campaign
SRINAGAR: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha Tuesday chaired a meeting of senior officials to review the preparations for Har Ghar Tiranga campaign in J&K UT. The meeting was attended by Dr Arun Kumar Mehta, Chief Secretary; R K Goyal, Additional Chief Secretary, Home Department; Sh Dheeraj Gupta, Principal Secretary, HUDD; Sh Rohit Kansal, Principal Secretary, Information […]
MeT predicts rains from July 20-24 in JK
Srinagar: The weatherman on Tuesday forecast dry weather for next 24 hours and rain and thunderstorm during July 20-24 in Jammu and Kashmir. “Dry weather is expected for most part of the day. However, a brief spell of Rain/Thunderstorm may occur towards late afternoon/evening, although chances are less,” a meteorological department official here said about […]
LeT module brings four terrorists from Kashmir to Pir Panjal area: Police
Teams dispatched for crackdown
Jammu: A Lashkar-e-Taiba module has brought four of its terrorists to the Pir-Panjal belt of Jammu region from Kashmir, prompting the police and security agencies to send teams to hunt them down, officials said on Tuesday. The security forces unearthed this information while interrogating the members of the twin modules busted by the police in […]
4,800 pilgrims leave for Amarnath cave shrine from Jammu
Jammu: The 20th batch of over 4,800 Amarnath pilgrims left the base camp here for the twin base camps of the 3,880-metre-high cave shrine of Amarnath in south Kashmir Himalayas on Tuesday, officials said. A total of 4,898 pilgrims left Bhagwati Nagar Yatri Niwas here in a convoy of 159 vehicles amid heavy security of […]
