Parliament’s Monsoon session gets off to stormy start

PM urges MPs to make session as productive as possible

New Delhi: The Monsoon session of Parliament got off to a stormy start on Monday leading to adjournment of the two Houses without transacting much business following an opposition uproar over issues ranging from price rise to the Agnipath scheme. The uproar broke out even as Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged MPs before the start […]

NIIFL acquires stake in JK tunnel road Navayuga Quazigund Expressway

Pays Rupees 3,036 Cr to expands fund's road portfolio

New Delhi: National Investment and Infrastructure Fund has picked up a stake in tunnel road Navayuga Quazigund Expressway in Jammu and Kashmir for about Rs 3,036 crore (USD 380 million) to diversify its asset base. “National Investment and Infrastructure Fund Limited (NIIFL) announces the acquisition of an equity stake in the Navayuga Quazigund Expressway Private […]

Prez polls: India’s MPs and MLAs vote to elect 15th president

New Delhi: MPs and MLAs across the country voted on Monday to elect India’s 15th president, choosing between opposition pick Yashwant Sinha and NDA nominee Droupadi Murmu who is favoured to win the battle to the Rashtrapati Bhavan. With the BJP’s dominance and support from regional parties such as the BJD, BSP, Shiromani Akali Dal, […]

Army captain, JCO killed in accidental grenade blast

Jammu: A captain and a junior commissioned officer (JCO) of the army were killed in an accidental grenade blast along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district. Lt. Colonel, defence spokesman said on Monday, “On the night of 17 July 2022, an accidental Grenade blast occurred, when the Indian Army troops were performing their […]

MeT forecasts isolated to scattered rain across JK

Srinagar: The weatherman on Monday forecast isolated to scattered light rain and thunderstorm during the next 24 hours even as the minimum temperature recorded increase and settled above normal at most places in Jammu and Kashmir. “Isolated to scattered light rain/TS is expected in Jammu and Kashmir in next 24 hours and scattered to fairly […]

JK reports 152 fresh covid-19 cases, one death

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir reported 152 fresh covid-19 cases during the past 24 hours, taking the overall caseload to 458184, even as there was one death due to the pathogen, officials said on Monday. 85 cases were reported from Jammu division and 67 from Kashmir division, they said. Giving district wise details, they said, Srinagar […]

Selection list of Finance Accounts Assistants

Committee inquiring into entire selection process: Admin

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir administration on Monday said a committee headed by the additional chief secretary (Home) was inquiring into the selection list of Finance Accounts Assistant (FAA) to ensure that no irregularities have been committed. The FAA aspirants have been protesting here for the past four days, demanding the selection list be made public. […]

LG Sinha announces 10 pc reservation for Agniveers in JK Police

Srinagar: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha has announced 10 per cent reservation for Agniveers in the Jammu and Kashmir Police. During the 16th edition of ‘Awaam Ki Awaaz’ radio talk on Sunday, Sinha said his decision was based on the suggestion given by two youth from Jammu – Sankarshan Sharma and Akarshit Sharma. “Sankarshan and Akarshit, […]

BDC chairman, 22 PRI members resign over admin’s failure to repair link road

Jammu: A block development committee (BDC) chairman and other 22 members of the panchayat raj institutions (PRI) resigned from their posts in protest against the alleged failure of the administration to repair a link road in Ramban district. The Nachilana-Khari-Mundakbass link road, which caters to over 30,000 population of the hilly belt in Banihal sub-division, […]