Avalanche alert issued in Kashmir
Srinagar: Most places in Kashmir on Friday witnessed moderate to heavy snowfall as authorities issued an alert for avalanche-prone areas of it, officials said. An official of the MET department said moderate snowfall was reported from most areas in south and central Kashmir. “The intensity of the snowfall is going to be heavy tonight and […]
Flight disruptions continue: Six flights cancelled, 31 operate at Srinagar Airport
Srinagar: At least 31 flights operated to and fro Srinagar international airport before sudden change in weather while six others were cancelled on Friday, officials said. “Due to sudden change in weather and snow fall in the evening we could operate only 31 flights today. “6 flights have been cancelled,” AAI said in a tweet. […]
Three JeM militants killed in Chadoora encounter
Army officer sustains injuries during gunfight
Srinagar: Three Jash-e-Mohammad (JeM) militants were killed and an army officer was injured in an overnight gunfight in central Kashmir’s Budgam district, officials said Friday. “Based on a specific input generated by Police regarding presence of (militants) in village Zolwa Chadoora area of Budgam, a joint cordon and search operation was launched on the evening […]
JK reports 542 fresh covid-19 cases, one fatality
Srinagar: For the third consecutive day, Jammu and Kashmir recorded higher number of covid cases with 542 of them confirmed during the past 24 hours besides one fatality due to the virus, officials said Friday. 288 of the fresh cases were reported from Jammu division and 254 from Kashmir, taking the overall tally to 343310. […]
JK no longer a sleeping biz destination: Lt Guv
Dubai: Jammu and Kashmir has moved from a “sleeping business destination” to a “land of opportunities” and received USD 2.5 billion in investments last year, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha told business leaders here, assuring them that his government will provide an investment-friendly environment to the global investors. Jammu & Kashmir has inked six agreements with […]
JK inks 6 investment agreements with global investors
DUBAI: Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) has inked six agreements with global investors at EXPO2020 Dubai to bring in investments in UT’s real estate, infrastructure, tourism, healthcare, manpower employment sectors among others. Manoj Sinha, Lieutenant Governor of Jammu & Kashmir addressed the Investors Summit in Dubai yesterday, which was attended by renowned business […]
JK gets top awards at National e-Governance conference
JAMMU: In a significant achievement, the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir got national level awards for Covid-19 Management and Panchayat Development Index at the 24th National Conference on e-Governance held at Hyderabad on Friday, an official spokesman said. The awards were presented by Dr. Jitendra Singh, MoS PMO and Ministry of Personnel in presence […]
NEET-PG 2021 counselling: SC upholds OBC, EWS reservations in all India quota seats
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday paved the way for starting the stalled NEET-PG 2021 counselling process based on the existing 27 per cent OBC and 10 per cent EWS reservations in the All India Quota seats, saying there is an “urgent need” to begin the admission process. The order will bring relief to […]
All international arrivals to face 7-day home quarantine
New Delhi: India on Friday made seven-day home quarantine mandatory for all international arrivals and an RT-PCR test on the eighth day, as it issued revised guidelines for international passengers. The guidelines released on Friday come into force from January 11 and will remain effective till further government orders. As per the existing rules, which […]
Class 12 exams: CBSE condition to consider marks scored in later test struck down
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday struck down a condition specified in a clause in the CBSE’s evaluation policy of June last year which stated that marks obtained in the later examination will be considered as final for assessing class 12 students. A bench of Justices A M Khanwilkar and C T Ravikumar said […]
