‘Some in administration creating controversies to defame BJP’: Raina
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir BJP president Ravinder Raina on Monday alleged that a lobby is working to defame his party as he tried to pacify angry workers protesting the re-advertising of posts under three schemes where these people were employed. The government had on Friday re-advertised ‘Rehbar-e-Janglat’, Rehbar-e-Zirat’ and Rehbar-e-Khel’ posts through the Service Selection […]
No plans to disengage ‘Rehbar-e-Khel’, other employees: Govt
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir government on Monday said it has no plans to disengage employees working under its ‘Rehbar-e-Khel’, ‘Rehbar-e-Janglat’ and Nehru Yuva Club schemes. The clarification comes amid a massive outrage over a purported move to re-advertise posts under these schemes through the Services Selection Board, with extra weightage and age relaxation for those […]
JK reports five new covid-19 cases
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir reported five new covid-19 cases while there was no death due to the virus during the past 24 hours, officials said on Monday. They said that the three of the fresh cases were reported from Jammu and one each from Srinagar and Ganderbal districts, taking the overall tally to 454204—166435 in […]
Govt removes Civil Judge from service
Srinagar: The government on Monday ordered removal from services of Naveen Jamwal, Civil Judge (junior division) with immediate effect. According on a government order passed by the order of Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, the action against Jamwal follows recommendations of the Full court of High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh. “The Lieutenant Governor […]
Earthquake of 3.4 magnitude hits Bandipora
Srinagar: An earthquake of 3.4 magnitude hit Jammu and Kashmir’s Bandipora district of north Kashmir on Monday morning, with no damages or casualties reported. As per the National Centre for Seismology (NCS), the earthquake was 3.4 in magnitude and its epicenter was at a depth of 50 kilometres in north Kashmir’s Bandipora area. The earthquake […]
Family pension rules for missing central government employees relaxed: Union Minister
New Delhi: Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Monday said family pension rules for missing central government employees have been relaxed, in a major relief for kin of those serving in militancy-affected areas such as Jammu and Kashmir and the Northeast as well as Naxalism-hit regions. According to an order, in all cases where a government […]
Ramban tunnel mishap: Rescue operation ends as death toll reaches 10
Banihal/Jammu: Nine bodies were pulled out from the rubble of a landslide which hit one end of an under-construction tunnel on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway two days ago, taking the death toll in the incident to 10 on Saturday, officials said. With the bodies of all the missing workers recovered, the two-day rescue operation ended […]
Excise duty slashed: Petrol price cut by Rs 9.5, diesel by Rs 7
Poor to get Rs 200 LPG subsidy New Delhi: Buckling under pressure, the government on Saturday cut excise duty on petrol by a record Rs 8 per litre and that on diesel by Rs 6 per litre to give relief to consumers battering under high fuel prices that have also pushed inflation to a record […]
Anti-Terrorism Day- Terrorism-the gravest threat to peace, prosperity: Lt Guv
SRINAGAR: Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha Saturday administered the Anti-Terrorism Pledge to the senior officials, DCs and SSPs here at Raj Bhavan to mark the observance of Anti-Terrorism Day. “Terrorism is the gravest threat to peace and prosperity. On Anti Terrorism Day, let us resolve to eliminate terrorism and its ecosystem. I reaffirm our strong commitment […]
Villages falling along ‘Ring Road’ are no construction zones
Budgam: Dozens of Villages falling along ring road have been declared as no construction zone within 500 meters on both sides of Ring road from Galandhar to Ganderbal, officials said. An order issued in this regard said that this is for the information of general public and the agencies intending to erect any building or […]
