UT Executive Committee meeting for Disaster Management held
CS chairs meet, directs use of latest technology for better communication
SRINAGAR: Chief Secretary, Dr. Arun Kumar Mehta Thursday chaired a meeting of the UT Executive Committee for Disaster Management to review the requirement of funds in districts for disaster preparedness, mitigation, and management. Additional Chief Secretary, Home Department; Additional Chief Secretary, Finance Department; Administrative Secretary, Disaster Management, Relief, Rehabilitation and Reconstruction (DMRRR) and Special Secretary, […]
Govt proposes to amend social media rules
Says will set up grievance appellate committee
New Delhi: The Centre plans to set up a grievance appellate committee to look into appeals filed by individuals against decisions of grievance officers of social media platforms. Besides, the panel has to dispose of the appeals within 30 days of receiving them and its decision will be binding on the intermediaries or the large […]
Targeted killing: Fear-stricken govt employees stage protest in Jammu
Jammu: Amid unabated targeted killings in Kashmir, hundreds of government employees posted in the valley took out a march here on Thursday to demand their immediate transfer to their respective home districts. The protesters were carrying placards in support of their demand and pictures of their colleague Rajni Bala, a school teacher who was shot […]
JK reports seven new covid-19 cases
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir reported seven new covid-19 cases while there was no death due to the virus during the past 24 hours, officials said on Thursday. They said that four of the cases were reported from Jammu, two from Srinagar and Kishtwar districts, taking the overall tally to 454262 —166482 in Jammu division and […]
Santoor maestro Bhajan Sopori dies in Gurugram hospital
New Delhi: Santoor maestro Bhajan Sopori, often referred to as the ‘saint of santoor’ and ‘king of strings’ for his mastery over the instrument, died on Thursday at a Gurugram hospital following a battle with cancer. He was 73. Sopori is survived by his wife and two sons Sorabh and Abhay, who also plays the […]
Soldier killed, two others injured in blast at Shopian
Srinagar: A soldier was killed while as two others were injured in a blast inside a vehicle in Sedow area of Shopian on Thursday, officials said. An official said that a blast took place inside a private vehicle at Sedow in which three soldiers of 15 Gadwal were injured. He added that trio was shifted […]
Shift Kashmiri Hindus to safety: Panun Kashmir, IkkJutt Jammu to Centre
Jammu: Panun Kashmir and IkkJutt Jammu on Thursday condemned the unabated killings of Hindus in Kashmir and demanded that they be immediately shifted to safety. Panun Kashmir is an organisation of displaced Kashmiri Pandits while Ikkjutt Jammu advocates separate Jammu statehood. The demand comes in the wake of a spate of killings of migrants and […]
Kishtwar man held for alleged LeT links
Mumbai: The Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) of the Maharashtra police on Thursday arrested a man at Kishtwar in Jammu for his alleged links with Junaid Mohammed, accused of recruiting terrorists for the banned outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), an official said. The ATS had arrested 28-year-old Junaid Mohammed on May 24 from Pune’s Dapodi area, following which he […]
Road projects highly significant for public good: CS
Reviews construction of vital road projects in JK
Srinagar: Chief Secretary, Dr Arun Kumar Mehta on Thursday termed the road projects including national highways being laid out in J&K UT as highly significant for the people of the UT and said the work needs to be expedited to complete all these projects in a shortest possible period. He said this while taking a […]
Now, new app to verify character, antecedents of selected candidates
Srinagar: The Government of Jammu and Kashmir has designed a web based application “Employee Verification System” (EVS) for online submission of Personal Verification Rolls (PVRs) of selected candidates for undertaking the process of Verification of Character and Antecedents. A circular in this regard has been issued by the General Administration Department (GAD). The circular reads […]
