JK reports 72 new covid-19 cases
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir reported 72 new covid-19 cases even as there was no death due to the virus during the past 24 hours, officials said Saturday. Among the fresh cases, nine were reported from Jammu Division and 63 from Kashmir, taking the overall tally to 331566. There was no death due to the virus […]
Union MoS Education visits Pahalgam, meets PRI delegations
Minister inaugurates school buildings
ANANTNAG: Union Minister of State for Education, Annpurna Devi arrived on a two day visit to Pahalgam on Saturday, officials said. The Union Minister interacted with beneficiaries and took stock of ground level implementation of various centrally sponsored welfare schemes. She appreciated the efforts of frontline workers in dissemination of benefits to the public. She […]
Judicial infrastructure important for improving access to justice: CJI
Rues 'ad-hoc, unplanned' improvement, maintenance of judicial infrastructure
Mumbai: Judicial infrastructure is important for improving access to justice, but it is baffling to note that its improvement and maintenance was being carried out in an ad-hoc and unplanned manner in the country, Chief Justice of India N V Ramana said on Saturday. Noting that an effective judiciary can help in the effective growth […]
Operation continues in Poonch-Rajouri forest belt
Jammu: Despite inclement weather, the counter-insurgency operation continued for the 13th day on Saturday in the forest belt of Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch and Rajouri districts where nine army personnel were killed in two separate attacks by hiding militants last week, officials said. Two more suspected people were detained for questioning as the joint search […]
Three killed, four others injured in Reasi road mishap
Jammu: Three persons including a mother-son duo were killed and four others injured when a load carrier they were travelling in turned turtle near Chaklass Mahore in Reasi district on Saturday, officials said. They said the load carrier—Tata Mobile bearing registration number (JK20B-3982), on its way from Pulwama to Chinka Arnas met with the accident […]
Achievement reflects India’s capabilities: PM Modi
100 Cr vaccine doses mark
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday that India’s success in administering over 100 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses in nine months has given a befitting reply to those who questioned its capabilities, and asserted that this highlights a “new India” which can set difficult targets and achieve them. In his address to the […]
Pak’s atrocities against people of JK have been exposed: Lt Guv
SRINAGAR: Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha FRiday paid homage to all the brave soldiers and civilians who were martyred in the October 1947 attack by Pakistan army which disguised as Pashtun Tribals. Speaking during a seminar on “Memories of 22 October, 1947” at SKICC, the Lt Governor said that the atrocities of Pakistan against the people […]
Kashmir parts receive fresh snowfall, plains get rains
Srinagar: Various parts of Kashmir Valley including Zojilla, Razdan Top and Drass in Kargil district received fresh snowfall on Friday evening while rains also lashed several parts of the valley, bringing the temperature down. According to the reports Zojila, Razdan Top in Gurez and other parts in north Kashmir received fresh snowfall on Friday. Notably, […]
Friday Following Eid-e-Milad-un-Nabi (SAW) observed
Srinagar: On the eve of Friday following Eid-Milad-un-Nabi (SAW), thousands of devotees converged at the Kashmir’s revered shrine of Hazratbal Dargah that houses the holy relic of Prophet Muhammad (SAW) to have a glimpse of the Holy relic. Notably, Eid-e-Milad (SAW), the birth anniversary of Prophet Muhammad (SAW) was observed on Tuesday with religious zeal […]
Women officers in Army: Grant PC for 39 officers, SC Directs Centre
New Delhi: In a relief to some Women Short Service Commission Officers (WSSCO) in the Army, the Supreme Court on Friday directed the Centre to issue orders granting Permanent Commission (PC) to 39 such officers in seven working days and furnish the details of 25 officers with reasons, who were not considered. The Centre informed […]
