Reopening of schools: Authorities to start preparations from Feb-24

Srinagar: The authorities on Thursday asked the concerned officials of both private and government schools in Srinagar district to start preparations for reopening of educational establishments from February-24. “The government has to start the preparation for opening of schools from February-24,” an official communiqué issued by the CEO Srinagar said. “All the staff members shall […]

JK reports 232 covid-19 cases, no fatality

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday reported 232 new covid-19 cases even as no death took place due to the pathogen for the fourth consecutive day, officials said. They said 162 of the cases were from Jammu Division and 70 from Kashmir Valley, taking the overall tally to 451792. Giving district wise details, the officials […]

Revenue official caught red-handed accepting bribe

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Anti Corruption Bureau on Thursday arrested a revenue official while accepting a bribe of Rs 5,000 in Baramulla district. Acting on a complaint, the ACB laid a trap and caught Habibullah Mir, Naib Tehsildar of Chuker area, red handed. A spokesperson of the ACB said the complainant had alleged that the […]

No immediate plan to evacuate Indians from Ukraine: Govt

Says focus on ensuring their safety

New Delhi: India does not have any immediate plan to evacuate its citizens from Ukraine and its focus has been on ensuring their safety rather than on anything “larger”, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Thursday. MEA spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said at a media briefing that India has been supportive of an immediate […]

Undercounting’ of Covid deaths: Health ministry dismisses media reports

New Delhi: The Union health ministry on Thursday dismissed media reports based on a published research paper alleging that India’s COVID-19 mortality count is much higher than the official figure, which is “fallacious and completely inaccurate”. The ministry said the country has a robust system of reporting deaths, including those caused by COVID-19, and the […]

‘Unlawful activities’: Jamaat-e-Islami chief, five leaders quizzed by SIA

Srinagar: At least six leaders of the proscribed Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI), including its chief, were quizzed for more than eight hours on Thursday by the State Investigation Agency (SIA) of Jammu and Kashmir over alleged “unlawful activities , an official said. JeI chief Abdul Hamid Ganaie, a resident of Nadigam village of south Kashmir’s Shopian, and […]

Delimitation commission: Reserve eights seats for Sikhs, demands APSCC

Srinagar: Expressing its opposition to the draft proposal of the Delimitation Commission, the All Parties Sikh Coordination Committee on Thursday demanded that at least eight seats should be reserved in Jammu and Kashmir assembly for the Sikh community. “If 16 seats can be reserved for the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in Jammu & Kashmir […]

Opposition parties selfish, don’t even care for their voters: PM Modi

Fatehpur (UP): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday called the opposition parties “selfish” for opposing triple talaq, saying they don’t think for the good of even those who vote for them. “When the government made a law against triple talaq, then the whole ‘kunba’ (opposition) stood against it,” the PM said addressing an election rally […]

Upload monthly performance on EPMP every month, employees told

Srinagar: The government on Thursday ordered all Employees Working in various Government Departments, PSUs and Organizations to upload their monthly achievements or performance on J&K Employees Performance Monitoring Portal by or before 7 of every month from March. “All Employees working in various Government departments, PSUs and Organizations shall upload their monthly achievements/performance on J&K […]