Strengthen security grid to ensure zero infiltration: HM Shah

New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday directed that the security grid in Jammu and Kashmir should be further strengthened to ensure zero cross-border infiltration and to eliminate militancy. The directive came at a high-level meeting here during which Shah reviewed the security situation in the Union Territory. Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and […]
India, UAE ink comprehensive trade pact : Release roadmap to further boost ties
New Delhi: India and the UAE on Friday inked a landmark Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) and unveiled a roadmap for expansion of overall ties at a virtual summit between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan. In his remarks, Modi delved into various facets of […]
New Education Policy: JK to create four innovation hubs: Official Says govt committed to creating culture of innovation
JAMMU: Principal Secretary Higher Education Department, Rohit Kansal today reiterated that the J&K Government is committed to supporting the Indian Institute of Technology Jammu and other institutions to build a culture of innovation and growth. He also committed to supporting innovation hubs not just in IIT Jammu but in other universities in J&K also. He […]
Disciplinary inquiries : Constitutional courts can’t assume role of appellate authority: SC
New Delhi: Constitutional courts cannot assume the role of an appellate authority in exercising judicial review powers in matters related to disciplinary inquiry and have to see that legal or procedural errors do not lead to manifest injustice , the Supreme Court said on Friday. The apex court made this crucial observation in a verdict […]
Govt finalizes juvenile justice rules
Srinagar: The administration in Jammu and Kashmir has finalised the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Rules- 2021, a notification issued by the government said. In a notification the department of Social Welfare has unveiled ‘The Jammu & Kashmir Juvenile Justice Care and Protection of Children) Rules- 2021’. These draft Rules were put in […]
Omicron subvariant BA.2 may cause severe disease: Study
Tokyo: The BA.2 subvariant of the Omicron coronavirus variant is not only faster at spreading, but may also cause more severe disease, a lab study suggests. The yet-to-be peer-reviewed findings, recently posted on the preprint repository BioRxiv, show that the BA.2 sub variant may have features that make it as capable of causing serious illness […]
NIA arrests IPS officer for ‘leaking’ documents to LeT
New Delhi: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Friday arrested its former Superintendent of Police (SP) and IPS officer Arvind Digvijay Negi for allegedly leaking secret documents to an over ground worker of the banned Lashkar-e-Taiba terror group, its official spokesperson said here. The spokesperson said that Negi, a police officer who was promoted to […]
Land Passbooks to be issued in JK from today
JAMMU: As a major initiative towards good governance and ease of convenience to the citizens, the Revenue Department is starting issuance of trilingual Land Passbooks in Hindi, Urdu and English to the landholders with effect from 19th of February 2022 from the districts of Jammu and Srinagar. To begin with, 7 Tehsils of Srinagar district […]
‘Zero pass percentage’: CEO Anantnag suspends school staff
Srinagar: Authorities have suspended all staff members in one of the government schools in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district following zero pass percent percentage in annual regular results for 10th standard. An order issued by Chief Education Officer (CEO) Anantnag said, “Just after the declaration of the results of class 10th Annual Regular Examination, the staff […]
Militants hurl grenade in old city area
Srinagar: The front portion of three shops was damaged in a grenade attack at Khawaja Bazar area of Srinagar in old city on Friday afternoon. Official sources said that unknown militants lobbed a grenade at Khawaja Bazar area on Friday afternoon. They said that although no loss of life or injury was reported, but the […]