Three Kashmiri students approach Allahabad HC directly for bail
Prayagraj: Three Kashmiri students, studying engineering in an Agra college and arrested on sedition and cyber-terrorism charges, have moved the Allahabad High Court directly for bail, saying that lawyers in the Taj city have refused to take up their case for bail in the session’s court. The three students were arrested in October this year […]
LMD penalizes petrol pump for deficient delivery
JAMMU: Legal Metrology Department has recovered Rs 30,000 fine from a city petrol pump for less delivery, an official spokesman said Friday. On the directions of the Controller, Legal Metrology Department, Majid K. A. Drabu, a team of officers/officials of Legal Metrology Enforcement Jammu conducted surprise raids on some petrol pumps in Jammu city and […]
Registration of unorganized workers on e-SHRAM Portal reviewed
PULWAMA: District Development Commissioner (DDC) Pulwama, Friday convened a meeting of DLIC members and reviewed the progress of registration of unorganized workers on the e-SHRAM portal. The DDC emphasized on the need to expedite registration of unorganized workers on the e-SHRAM portal. He directed concerned officials to disseminate the benefits of registration among unorganised workers […]
Fear-free, democratic and developed JK is the future: Lt Guv
Srinagar: Asserting a new Jammu and Kashmir will emerge that will be fear-free, corruption-free, democratic, and developed region contributing for a developed India, Lieutenant Governor Jammu and Kashmir Manoj Sinha said that people across the UT want peace, prosperity and growth. Addressing Network 18 India’s ‘Chaupal Conclave’ Lt Guv Manoj Sinha said that lot has […]
No govt job, facilities for those linked to militancy
Srinagar: Lt Governor Manoj Sinha Thursday announced that no government jobs or facilities will be provided to anyone who is even remotely associated with militants or militant activities. He said that the civilian killings are a result of frustration, reaction to growing peace, progress, prosperity and normalcy in valley. “We have eliminated all those who […]
JK reports 177 fresh covid-19 cases
Srinagar: 24 travelers were among 177 fresh covid-19 cases reported in Jammu and Kashmir during the past 24 hours, officials said Thursday. 37 of the fresh cases were reported from Jammu Division and 140 from Kashmir, taking the overall tally to 337263. There was no death due to the virus during the last 24 hours, […]
November records 44 deaths, 4,698 positive cases
Srinagar: The number of cases and deaths due to Covid-19 after witnessing dip for few months have once started to increase as 4,699 cases and 44 deaths were reported in month of November in Jammu and Kashmir while as only 10 deaths and 2,819 cases were reported in month of October. As per the data […]
As MeT predicts downpour, Valley witnesses respite from cold
Srinagar: There was some respite from the intense cold wave conditions in Kashmir, but the mercury stayed below the freezing point across the valley, officials said on Thursday. Srinagar recorded a low of minus 1.8 degrees Celsius on Wednesday night — up from minus 2.5 degrees Celsius on Tuesday night, they said. Srinagar recorded its […]
Illegal adoption row: Admin seals office of NGO, two held
Srinagar: A day after filing of an FIR against an NGO reported to be involved in ‘illegal adoption cases’ police along with civil administration sealed the office of the non-governmental organization (NGO) in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Thursday. Official sources said that the besides sealing the office of the NGO at Sambura Pampore, two […]
CS calls for tough action: Directs SWD to do five year audit of all orphanages, ashrams
JAMMU: Chief Secretary, Dr.Arun Kumar Mehta Thursday chaired a high level meeting to review the progress made in nabbing the culprits involved in the case involving alleged adoption and sale of covid orphans in Pampore recently. He also considered the administrative measures being taken by the Social Welfare Department and the law enforcement agencies to […]
