Gurupurab celebrations: 1,500 Indian pilgrims scheduled to visit Pak
New Delhi: India on Thursday hoped that Pakistan will facilitate the visit of around 1,500 Indian pilgrims to that country through the Attar-Wagah transit point in view of Gurupurab. The pilgrims are scheduled to visit Gurudwara Darbar Sahib, Gurudwara Kartarpur Sahib, Gurudwara Panja Sahib, Gurudwara Dehra Sahib, Gurudwara Nankana Sahib and Gurudwara Sachha Sauda, MEA […]
JK reports 177 fresh covid-19 cases
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir reported 177 fresh covid-19 cases while there was no death due to the virus during the past 24 hours, officials said Thursday. Among the fresh cases, 36 were reported from Jammu Division and 141 from Kashmir, taking the overall tally to 333667. There was no death due to the virus during […]
Unknown sources provided 445.77 Cr to regional parties in 2019-20: ADR
New Delhi: Regional parties collected Rs 445.774 crore from unknown sources in 2019-20 which is 55.50 per cent of their total income, poll rights group Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) said in a new report. The ADR report said 95.616 per cent or Rs 426.233 crore of this came from electoral bonds, and regional parties […]
Militant killed in encounter at Kulgam
Srinagar: An unidentified militant was killed on Thursday in an encounter with security forces in Kulgam district of south Kashmir, police said. Acting on specific inputs about the presence of militants in Chawalgam area of Kulgam in south Kashmir, security forces launched a cordon and search operation there, a police official said. As the forces […]
Police, CRPF conducted surprise frisking at city centre
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir police along with the CRPF conducted a surprise search operation and frisking at Saraibala and its adjoining areas in Srinagar on Thursday. Officials said that police and the CRPF conducted surprise search and frisking operation in Saraibala area of the city and its adjoining areas as part of the stepped up […]
PMAY-U mission : CS asks HUDD to weed out ineligible beneficiaries
JAMMU: Chief Secretary, Dr. Arun Kumar Mehta THursday chaired the 9th meeting of the State Level Sanctioning and Monitoring Committee (SLSMC) of Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana- Urban (PMAY-U) Mission. Administrative Secretaries of Finance, Health & Medical Education, Housing & Urban Development, Forest, Ecology & Environment, Planning, Development & Monitoring, Jal Shakti, and Revenue, besides Commissioner, […]
PM to launch RBI’s retail direct, integrated ombudsman schemes
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch two innovative, customer-centric initiatives of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), the retail direct scheme and the integrated ombudsman scheme, on Friday with a view to easing access to government securities market for retail investors. These schemes, to be launched by the prime minister through video-conferencing, are […]
JKEDI signs MoU with University of Jammu
JAMMU: To promote entrepreneurship and innovation in the Union Territory, Jammu and Kashmir Entrepreneurship Development Institute (JKEDI) Thursday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the University of Jammu. The partnership will provide an impetus to the Union Territory’s entrepreneurial ecosystem. The MOU was signed between Prof. Arvind Jasrotia, Registrar, University of Jammu, and Mahmood […]
Five under secretaries transferred
Srinagar: The administration Thursday ordered transfer and postings of five Under Secretaries with immediate effect, an official spokesman said. As per an order Sat Paul, I/c Under Secretary awaiting orders of adjustment in the Higher Education Department is posted as Under Secretary to the Government, Higher Education Department, Rajinder Kumar, I/c Under Secretary awaiting orders […]
All Kargil households to have tap connections by Aug 15 next year: Admin
Leh: The Ladakh administration on Thursday called for completion of all functional household tap connections in Kargil district of the Union territory by Independence Day next year. The directions were passed by Commissioner/Secretary (Public Works Department) Ajeet Kumar Sahu to officers at a meeting to review the status of ongoing works under Jal Jeevan Mission […]
