BJP fighting polls on agenda of development: Jitendra Singh
Jammu: Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Monday said that the BJP is fighting the ongoing District Development Council (DDC) election in Jammu and Kashmir on the common agenda of development of all regions of the Union Territory and among every section of society. Accusing the Congress, National Conference and the PDP of resorting to their […]
Call for Bharat Bandh draws more support
Centre issues advisory, BJP slams opposition
New Delhi/Chandigarh: A nationwide strike on Tuesday called by agitating farmer unions to press for repeal of the Centre’s agri laws is likely to have an impact in some northern states after several trade unions extended support to it even as the farmer leaders said that no one should be forced to join the shutdown. […]
Scrapping of Roshini act: HC to hear petition seeking modification
Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir High Court on Monday adjourned till next week the hearing on a petition filed by the administration seeking a review of its earlier order scrapping the Roshni Act in totality. The petition filed by Special Secretary in Revenue department Nazir Ahmad Thakur on December 4 for modification of the nearly […]
Police arrests five suspects in Delhi, three are from Kashmir
New Delhi: Five suspected militants, two of whom were allegedly involved in the murder of Shaurya Chakra winner Balwinder Singh in Punjab, were arrested on Monday in east Delhi’s Shakarpur area after an encounter and have revealed Pakistan spy agency ISI’s attempt to link up terror outfits in Kashmir with Khalistan operatives, officials said. According […]
Families refute police claim
Srinagar: The families of the arrested youth hailing from central Kashmir’s Budgam have refuted the claims of Special Cell of Delhi Police that the trio from Kashmir arrested by them have links with militant outfits. Three Kashmiri men who were arrested by police hail from Central Kashmir’s Budgam district. They have been identified as Reyaz […]
Lt Guv e-inaugurates skill development centre at Baramulla
Says initiative will bring qualitative improvement in Technical Education
SRINAGAR: Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha, Monday e-inaugurated Centre for Invention, Innovation, Incubation and Training (CIIIT) established at a cost of Rs 181.57 crore at Government Polytechnic College, Baramulla. The centre will strengthen industry-academia partnership and wil bring qualitative improvements in Technical Education, Speaking on the occasion, the Lt Guv congratulated the team and said that […]
Petrol, diesel prices hiked again
New Delhi: Petrol and diesel prices rose for the sixth day in a row on Monday as rates went up by 26-30 paise per litre. Petrol price was hiked by 30 paise per litre and diesel by 26 paise, according to a price notification of oil marketing companies. Rates for petrol in Delhi rose to […]
Covid-19 vaccination: Admin prepares exhaustive immunization plan for Sgr
SRINAGAR: The Srinagar district administration has prepared an exhaustive micro plan for COVID-19 vaccination and submitted it to the UT government ahead of the expected vaccine rollout. The plan was prepared in consultation with the District Taskforce Committee Srinagar which comprises among others the Chief Medical Officer and the District Immunisation Officer. The micro plan […]
Govt Schools record 40,000 fresh admissions in two weeks
Srinagar: The School Education Department on Monday said that it has registered at least 40,000 fresh admissions for the academic year 2020-21 in government schools across Kashmir. Director School Education Kashmir, Mohammad Younis Malik said, “in order to review the ongoing educational survey cum enrolment drive, a series of meetings and interaction sessions with Zonal […]
COVID-19: Nine more succumb, 280 test positive in JK
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir on Monday recorded nine deaths due to COVID-19 taking the death toll to 1,755 while as 280 positive cases were reported taking the tally of positive cases to 113,568 in J&K. Of the exact number of 113,568 cases, 67,365 are from Kashmir and 46,203 from Jammu division. Officials said that among […]
