JK reports 136 fresh covid-19 cases, two fatalities

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir reported two fresh deaths due to covid-19 while 136 persons tested positive for the virus during the past 24 hours, officials said Friday. 40 of the fresh cases were reported from Jammu Division and 96 from Kashmir, taking the overall tally to 339540. There were two deaths reported in J&K—one each […]

Portal for e-filing of property return statement launched

Manual filing of Property returns to be dispensed: Govt

JAMMU: As a major relief to 4.5 lakh employees serving in various departments across the UT of J&K, Chief Secretary, Dr. Arun Kumar Mehta launched an online portal for submission of yearly property returns mandated by the Employees Conduct Rules. It replaces the existing cumbersome system of manual filing and is aimed at ensuring timely […]

Member NITI Aayog calls on Lt Governor

JAMMU: Member NITI Aayog, Dr. V K Saraswat Friday called on Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha and discussed various development related issues of J&K, here at Raj Bhavan. Dr. Saraswat apprised the Lt Governor regarding setting up of Atal Tinkering Laboratories in the schools, capacity building of the officers for outcome monitoring, providing of transaction Advisors […]

Omicron threat: Avoid non-essential travel: Govt to citizens

New Delhi: As many as 101 positive cases of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus have been detected across 11 states and union territories so far, the government said on Friday and advised people to keep New Year celebrations at low intensity. It said that though daily COVID-19 cases are below 10,000 for the past […]

Intense cold conditions prevail in JK, Ladakh

Srinagar: Intense cold conditions prevailed in J&K and Ladakh with Srinagar recording a low of minus 3.8°C on Friday. A meteorological department official here said that the mercury in the summer capital was down from previous night by 1.8°C and overall it was below 2.3°C than than the normal for this time of the year. […]

NC MPs likely to participate in Delimitation Commission meet

Srinagar: National Conference (NC) Members of Parliament (MPs) would likely participate in the Delimitation Commission’s meeting, slated to be held on December 20 in New Delhi. Pertinently, this would be NC’s first participation in the Delimitation Commission’s meet as earlier it turned down the invitation from the panel, saying that they would not attend the […]

Govt announces remedial teaching classes during winter vacations

Srinagar: The government on Friday said that it will start remedial teaching classes during winter vacations by teachers on voluntary basis. Principal Secretary, School Education department said that the move was aimed to enhance the learning outcomes and competency of students as per past practice. The principal secretary said that the remedial teaching classes would […]