ED Director S K Mishra’s tenure extended by one year
New Delhi: The Union government has extended the tenure of ED Director Sanjay Kumar Mishra by a year after modifying his appointment order that was issued in 2018, officials said. Mishra, 60, is a 1984-batch Indian Revenue Service officer of the Income Tax cadre and was appointed the Enforcement Directorate chief on November 19, 2018. […]
WP refugees, Valmikis get to cast votes during DDC elections
Srinagar: For the first time since their arrival years back the West Pakistani Refugees and Valmikis can now exercise their franchise as they have been given the right to vote and contest elections. West Pakistan refugees were settled mainly in border areas of Jammu and were not considered as permanent citizens. As per official data […]
LoC shelling aftermath: Youth from Uri losses both legs, others recount horror
Baramulla: Syed Nadir Hussain (36) from Kamalkote area of Uri in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district, who was injured during cross-border shelling on Friday, has lost both his legs as he suffered critical injuries during the shelling that rocked the area on Friday. He was injured after a shell hit him yesterday during the cross-border shelling […]
Covid-19: Six new deaths, 565 test positive in JK
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Saturday recorded six covid-19 related deaths taking the death toll to 1,580 while 565 positive cases were reported during the last 24 hours, officials said. Of the exact number of 102,159 cases, 61,628 are from Kashmir and 40,531 from Jammu division. Officials said that among 565 new cases, 306 belong to […]
Diwali celebrated across JK, Lt Guv greets people
Jammu: Diwali was celebrated with traditional fervour and gaiety across Jammu region on Saturday with Lt Governor Manoj Sinha extending his greetings to the people in J&K and praying for peace and prosperity in the Union Territory. Army, central paramilitary forces and police personnel too observed the festival of lights with enthusiasm at their locations […]
Flare-up: 10 killed, 20 injured in ceasefire violations on LoC
Srinagar: Four security forces personnel were among 10 people killed in multiple ceasefire violations in Jammu and Kashmir on Friday as Pakistan intensified cross-border shelling along the Line of Control (LoC) between Gurez and Uri sectors and in retaliation, Indian troops inflicted casualties and caused extensive damage to Pakistan Army’s infrastructure, officials said. The Indian […]
Pol parties condole deaths
Srinagar: The National Conference on Friday condoled the casualties along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir and called for an immediate end to such skirmishes. Four security forces personnel were among 10 people killed in multiple ceasefire violations by Pakistani troops along the Line of Control (LoC) from Gurez to Uri sectors […]
Covid-19: Eight more succumb, 626 test positive in JK
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Friday recorded 08 Covid-19 related deaths taking the death toll to 1,574 while as 626 positive cases were reported taking the tally of positive cases to 101,594. Of the exact number of 101,594 cases, 61,322 are from Kashmir and 40,272 from Jammu division. Officials said that among 526 new cases, 429 […]
Covid-19 pandemic: G-20 agrees on framework for more debt relief
Dubai: The Group of 20 nations, representing the world’s biggest economies, announced on Friday that low-income countries hardest hit by the fallout of the coronavirus pandemic could potentially get an extension on their debt payments beyond mid-2021, and in the most severe cases, a debt write-off. The G-20 statement, released after a virtual gathering of […]
NC leader prevented from boarding flight to Dubai
New Delhi: As many as 33 politicians of Jammu and Kashmir have been named in a list that bars them from travelling abroad, as a result of which former National Conference MLA Atlaf Ahmed Wani was prevented from boarding a flight to Dubai, according to official sources on Friday. They said that the names of […]
