Anti-India fake news : Over 60 social media accounts blocked
New Delhi: The government on Thursday said it has blocked more than 60 social media accounts, including YouTube channels and Facebook and Instagram pages, in the last two months for spreading anti-India fake news. Replying to supplementary questions in the Upper House, Minister for State for Information and Broadcasting L Murugan said the government is […]
Mercury drops below freezing point in Kashmir
Srinagar: Night temperatures dropped below freezing point in Kashmir with Gulmarg recording a low of minus 10.4°C on Thursday, officials said. A meteorological department official here said that Srinagar, the summer capital of the J&K, recorded a low of minus 0.1°C against last night’s 0.6°C, he said. Qazigund, the gateway town of Kashmir, witnessed a […]
Ads in print, electronic media : Govt spent Rs 2,500 Cr in last five years: RS told
New Delhi: The Centre has spent over Rs 2,500 crore in the last five years on advertisements in print and electronic media, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting said on Thursday. Responding to a query raised in Rajya Sabha, Minister of Information and Broadcasting Anurag Thakur said the amount committed for advertisements by the government […]
12th results fallout : DSEK asks CEOs to submit list of schools, teachers reflecting poor performance
Srinagar: The Directorate of School Education Kashmir (DSEK) on Thursday asked the Chief Education Officers to submit the details of government schools that have a recorded poor performance in recently announced annual regular results of 12th standard. Officials at Directorate of School Education Kashmir (DSEK) said that the Chief Education Officers (CEOs) in this regard […]
CS inaugurates Shankaracharya trekking trail : Reviews Hokersar conservation, de-weeding operations in Dal
SRINAGAR: Chief Secretary, Dr Arun Kumar Mehta, Thursday inaugurated 5.5 km gentle forest trek route around Shankaracharya hills, known as first learning ground for hiking enthusiasts in Srinagar. Pertinently, the Shankaracharya 360 degree trekking trail offers a 360-degree view of Srinagar city and the surrounding landscapes. Chief Secretary said that trekking is emerging as a […]
Govt sets up maintenance, appellate tribunals : SDM/ ADM to head maintenance tribunal, DM to preside over appellate tribunal
Srinagar: In a significant development, the administration has set-up maintenance tribunals and appellate tribunals in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said. In a notification issued here the government has constituted a maintenance tribunal for each sub-division/ with additional district magistrate/sub-district magistrate concerned as its presiding officer. The notification states that ADM/ SDM […]
Physical hearing to resume in courts across JK, Ladakh
Jammu: Physical hearing with certain restrictions would resume in courts across Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh from February 14, Chief Justice Pankaj Mithal said on Wednesday as he issued fresh guidelines amid gradual improvement in the COVID-19 situation. However, the chief justice of the High Court of J&K and Ladakh said the entry of litigants, […]
Properties of 610 Kashmiri Pandits restored in JK: Govt
New Delhi: As many as 610 Kashmiri Pandits were given back their properties left behind in Jammu and Kashmir following eruption of militancy there in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai also said in the Rajya Sabha that 3,000 state government jobs were created for Kashmiri migrants […]
Govt likely to ban private practice of doctors
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir government is likely to ban private practice of doctors in the Medical Colleges of UT, official’s privy to the development revealed Wednesday. The development comes close on the heels of recommendations of medical experts constituted on the directions of the High Court that had strongly advocated a blanket ban on private […]
China-Pak joint statement: India rejects references to JK, CPEC
New Delhi: India on Wednesday firmly rejected the references to Jammu and Kashmir and an economic corridor passing through PaK made in a China-Pakistan joint statement, asserting that the region as well as the Union Territory of Ladakh “have been, are and will” always remain integral and inalienable parts of India. Regarding the reference to […]
