People in JK missed on development for 70 years: Sitaraman
Srinagar: The people of Jammu and Kashmir were denied development for over 70 years, but after the abrogation of Article 370, the government aims to reach out to every citizen of the union territory and give them their due, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said here on Monday. The minister inaugurated ‘The Chinars’, Aayakar Bhawan-cum-residential […]
Sitharaman inaugurates development works worth Rs 165 crore in Srinagar
J&K was deliberately kept away from development, progress, and prosperity; Youth of J&K have been neglected for decades: LG
SRINAGAR: Union Minister for Finance & Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman, in presence of Lieutenant Governor of J&K, Shri Manoj Sinha, today inaugurated works pertaining to Health, Education, Urban Infrastructure, and Disaster Management worth Rs 130.49 crore and laid the foundation stone for Union Territory Level Emergency Operation Centre and SCADA control building at Budgam, Kashmir […]
IT system in JK made vibrant: Lt Guv
Srinagar: The income tax system has been made vibrant and transparent, Lt Governor Manoj Sinha said while addressing the SAMVAD – an interaction with Tax Administrators and stakeholders on Monday. Under the leadership of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi since 2014, the income tax system has been made vibrant and transparent. The implementation of ‘Vivad […]
JK reports 160 fresh covid-19 cases, one death
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir reported 16o fresh covid-19 cases while one person died due to the virus during the past 24 hours, officials said Monday. Among the fresh cases, 32 were reported from Jammu Division and 128 from Kashmir, taking the overall tally to 335528. There was one death, from Kashmir, due to the virus […]
Deep freeze gets worse: Minimum temperature settles below freezing point
Srinagar: Srinagar recorded the coldest night of the season so far at minus 1.6 degrees Celsius as cold conditions continued in Kashmir on Monday and the minimum temperature settled below the freezing point across the valley, officials said. The valley has been experiencing sub-zero nights for the past few days as the mercury has gone […]
Amid pandemic democracy backsliding across the world: Report
Copenhagen: Democracy is deteriorating across the world, with countries notably taking undemocratic and unnecessary actions to contain the coronavirus pandemic, an intergovernmental body said in its new report Monday. Many democratic governments are backsliding,” the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance, or International IDEA, said. The 34-nation organisation added that as of August 2021, […]
Mysterious blast near army camp: High alert in areas near Punjab, Jammu border
Jammu: A high alert has been sounded in the border belt of Punjab—Jammu and neighbouring parts of Jammu division after a mysterious blast occurred outside a gate of the Army cantonment in Pathankot city, officials said Monday. Police sources said that the authorities sounded alert after a low intensity mysterious blast occurred outside Triveni gate […]
Disbursal of ex-gratia: SC asks Centre to collect data about COVID victim’s relations
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Centre to gather information from the States on the progress made on disbursal of ex-gratia compensation of Rs 50,000 to the kin of COVID-19 victims and pulled up the Gujarat government for issuing notification constituting a scrutiny committee contrary to its directions. A bench of Justices […]
After JK, Ladakh begins implementation of Forest Rights Act
Srinagar: The administration of Ladakh Union Territory has set the ball rolling for implementation of the Forest Rights Act (FRA) after the President of India delegated powers under the law to Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh. To begin with, the administration of UT has constituted district level and sub-district level committees for implementation of “The Scheduled […]
Over 117 Cr Covid vaccine doses administered in India: Govt
New Delhi: The total number of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in the country crossed 117 crore on Monday, the Union health ministry said. More than 63 lakh (63,98,165) vaccine doses were administered to the beneficiaries till 7 pm on Monday, it said, adding that the daily vaccination tally is likely to increase with the compilation […]
