Corporator detained for driving ‘stolen vehicle’

Jammu: A BJP corporator from Srinagar was detained on Monday for questioning after he was found driving a stolen vehicle in Udhampur district, officials said. Nazir Ahmad Gilkar was on his way to Srinagar along with two personal security officers in a sports utility vehicle (SUV) when he was stopped by the traffic police led […]

Institute launched in for research, studies on Kashmiri Shaivism

Jammu: Kashmir Shaiva Institute has been launched as the first research, studies and publications centre on Kashmir Shaivism in Jammu and Kashmir on Monday, officials said. The institute will reach out to all educational institutes across the country and globe to promote Kashmiri Shaivism, a senior official said. Kashmir Shaivism, or Trika Shaivism, is a […]

Covid pandemic may end in 2022: WHO

Moscow: If there are no more major Covid outbreaks after Omicron, the pandemic may see an end in 2022, the World Health Organisation (WHO) Representative in Russia has said. However, it does not mean that the virus will vanish completely, Melita Vujnovic was quoted as saying in an interview with TASS news agency. “It’s hard […]

Ramban visit: Nitishwar Kumar inspects progress on SASB’s Yatri Niwas

Takes on-spot assessment of the facilities being created for Yatris

RAMBAN: Principal Secretary to the Lieutenant Governor, Nitishwar Kumar, Monday visited Ramban and inspected progress on construction work of Amarnath Shrine Board (SASB) Yatri Niwas at Chanderkote. The Principal Secretary took on-spot assessment and got first-hand information on the facilities being created for Yatris, besides other allied works. He directed for creating food and blankets […]

‘Disciples’ loot faith healer

Srinagar: A faith healer was looted on Monday by thieves posing as her disciples in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district. Police sources said two thieves posing as disciples came to the home of Rasiya Bano, a faith healer living in the Badragund village of Kazigund area on Monday. “They sprayed some chemical on her face. She […]

COVID-19: JK reports 151 new positive cases, 445611 recovered

1.32% bed occupancy across J&K

SRINAGAR: The Government today informed that 151 new positive cases of novel Corona virus (COVID-19), 90 from Jammu division and 61 from Kashmir division, have been reported today, thus taking the total number of positive cases in Jammu and Kashmir to 452306. Moreover,496 more COVID-19 patients have recovered and been discharged from various hospitals including […]

Raids conducted at 21 locations in Bahu tehsil of Jammu regarding missing of revenue records

Srinagar: Joint teams of police and revenue authorities on Sunday carried out raids at 21 locations in Bahu Tehsil of Jammu district in connection with a case registered in November 2021 regarding missing of revenue records. In a statement, issued to Kashmir News Service (KNS), a spokesperson said that as part of the ongoing investigation […]

Govt makes Janbhagidari portal more user-friendly & accessible

JAMMU: Continuing with its overarching digital push in J&K, government has hosted the ‘Janbhagidari Empowerment’ portal on a different server with higher bandwidth for its easy and ready accessibility to the general public. This intervention comes following the concerns relating to the slow speed/bandwidth issues regarding the portal, which has caused disenchantment amongst users despite […]

JKIP-2021-30: An era of socio-economic development for J&K

The policy will transform J&K from ‘Aspirational’ to Industrially Advanced’ region

SRINAGAR: The hallmark of any developed region is the fine balance between manufacturing, services and agriculture sectors. The industrial landscape of the UT of J&K is dominated by MSME as it contributes about 8% to the GSDP and employs the largest number of people in services and manufacturing sectors. Around 25000 MSMEs are operational in […]