Vehicles to display fitness certificate, registration mark
New Delhi: Vehicles will have to display validity of fitness certificate and registration mark in a prescribed manner, as per a draft notification issued by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) on Thursday. The ministry, in a statement, said in case of heavy goods / passenger vehicles, medium goods/passenger vehicles and light motor […]
Conduct analytical study of road accidents: Advisor Bhatnagar
Asks officers to identify cause of road mishaps
JAMMU: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Rajeev Rai Bhatnagar Thursday emphasized on the officers of Transport Department to do the analytical study of road accidents so that the major causes of these mishaps can be identified and suitable measures for rectification of same can be taken to reduce such adversities in future. The Advisor made these […]
CS inaugurates workshop on Digilocker, UMANG
Says ‘digital services eliminate error, corruption’
JAMMU: Chief Secretary, Dr Arun Kumar Mehta, inaugurated a one day workshop on Digilocker and UMANG at the Convention Center here Thursday. Principal Secretary General Administration Department, Manoj Kumar Dwivedi, accompanied the Chief Secretary. Director Digi Locker and UMANG, Debabrata Nayak, was also present at the occasion. The workshop, organized by the Jammu and Kashmir […]
Ukraine evacuation: No effort will be spared to bring home all Indians: PM Modi

Sonbhadra/Ghazipur (UP): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said India has been able to evacuate its citizens from war-hit Ukraine because of its rising power and assured the country that his government will leave no stone unturned for the safe return of all Indians stranded there. Addressing election rallies in Uttar Pradesh’s Sonbhadra and Ghazipur […]
Leave Kharkiv immediately, Indian embassy to stranded citizens
New Delhi: Amid heavy fighting around Kharkiv, India on Wednesday asked all its citizens stranded in the city to leave immediately for three safe zones that are in the range of up to 16 km from there. The embassy asked Indians to proceed to Pisochyn (11 km), Babai (12 km) and Bezlyudivka (16 km) even […]
Schools reopen across Kashmir
Srinagar: Srinagar city and rest of Kashmir sprung to life on Wednesday as children made their way to schools after remaining closed for most part of the past three years due to lockdowns imposed to combat COVID-19 pandemic and for maintaining law and order post abrogation of Article 370 in 2019. The authorities in the […]
50 pc seats reservations: Guidelines on fees to be effective from next session
New Delhi: The National Medical Commission (NMC) guidelines stating that the fees for 50 per cent seats in private medical colleges and deemed universities should be on par with that of the government medical colleges of a particular state will be effective from the next academic session, official sources said on Wednesday. The guidelines will […]
Promises of freebies : SC to consider hearing PIL against political parties
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to consider listing for an urgent hearing a plea seeking direction to register FIRs against political parties for allegedly inducing voters by offering freebies. A bench headed by Chief Justice N V Ramana took note of the submissions of lawyer Barun Kumar Sinha that the plea filed […]
Learning Management System in Colleges launched
Target to introduce LMS in 100 JK colleges this year: Kansal
JAMMU: Principal Secretary, Higher Education Department, Rohit Kansal Wednesday launched Learning Management System (LMS) on pilot basis in eleven colleges today. The launch of the online system was held through virtual mode from Civil Secretariat Jammu. A live demonstration of the LMS was also given by three degree colleges during the launch event. Principal Secretary […]
Panch shot dead in south Kashmir’s Kulgam
Srinagar: Militants shot dead a Panch in Kolpora area of south Kashmir’s Kulgam district, officials said Wednesday. They said the gunmen fired upon the Panch identified as Mohammad Yaqoob Dar son of Ghulam, of Sundoo Kulgam this evening. He was shifted to hospital where doctors declared him brought dead. Medical Superintendent of the district hospital […]