Assembly polls in JK likely early next year: BJP leader
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir BJP president Ravinder Raina on Saturday said the assembly elections in the union territory would likely be held early next year after the completion of the delimitation exercise. He said the supporters of terrorism are the enemies of the people of the union territory and would be treated in accordance with […]
JK reports 143 fresh covid-19 cases, one fatality
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir reported 143 new covid-19 cases while one person succumbed to the virus during the past 24 hours, officials said Saturday. 35 of the cases were reported from Jammu Division and 108 from Kashmir Valley, taking the total case count to 328881. There was one death due to the virus, from Jammu […]
Centre to soon announce new cooperative policy: Amit Shah
New Delhi: Asserting that cooperatives will also play a crucial role in making India a USD 5 trillion economy, Union Cooperation Minister Amit Shah on Saturday said the Centre will soon come out with a new cooperative policy and work in tandem with states to strengthen the cooperative movement. Shah, who is also the Union […]
Govt determined to establish a safe, efficient transport system in JK: Lt Guv
SRINAGAR: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha Saturday launched online services of Motor Vehicle Department and flagged off JKRTC’s new fleet of Buses at Raj Bhavan. While speaking on the occasion, the Lt Governor observed that the Transport Department has taken many decisions in the last few months to facilitate the common people in availing various services […]
JK to get 60 thousand Cr investment in next 2 to 3 Years: Union Minister
BUDGAM: In next 2 to 3 years U.T. of J&K will see new circle of development prosperity as the union government has formulated a plan to spend Rs 60,000 Crores in the U.T of J&K alone, Union Minister of State for Skill Development Entrepreneurship and Information Technology Rajeev Chandrashekhar said. Addressing a gathering of ITI […]
Ex-Hizb militant arrested in Kishtwar
Jammu: A former operative of Hizbul Mujahideen was arrested after a long hunt of 19 years in Kishtwar district, police said on Saturday. Dulla alias Jameel , a resident of Arnas village in Reasi, was the third former militant turned absconder arrested by police in Kishtwar in the past 11 days, they said. A police […]
Action against ‘deadwood’ govt employees on cards in Jammu
Jammu: Jammu Divisional Commissioner Raghav Langer has directed the deputy commissioners to immediately submit a list of deadwood employees of the revenue department to facilitate their removal as per the provisions of the civil service regulations. Jammu and Kashmir administration has started compiling data of deadwood employees to be retired at the age of 48 […]
Two new airport terminals to come up at Jammu, Kashmir: Scindia
SRINAGAR: Union Minister for Civil Aviation Jyotiraditya M. Scindia Saturday said that two new airport terminals shall be established in Jammu and Kashmir soon. He said this during an interaction programme with DDC, BDC members, PRIs and locals at Harwan block of Srinagar district. As a major development, the Minister said that an airport terminal […]
Legislature needs to revisit laws: CJI
Cuttack: The Chief Justice of India, Justice N V Ramana Saturday said the Legislature needs to revisit laws and reform them to suit the needs of time and people so that they match “practical realities”. The CJI while inaugurating the new building of the Odisha State Legal Service Authority here, also said there is need […]
Afghanistan crisis: Questions on use of terror to change state structure being raised, says Rajnath
New Delhi: The developments in Afghanistan raised questions about the role of power politics and the use of terrorism as a tool to change state structures and behaviour, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Saturday. Without mentioning the Taliban, Singh said the world is witnessing the destabilising effects of terror and the especially dangerous precedence […]
