Girl sets herself ablaze in Bandipora, dies

Srinagar: An 18-year-old girl from Cheva area of north Kashmir’s Bandipora has set herself ablaze and later succumbed to burn injuries. Sources said that an 18-year-old girl from Cheva area of Bandipora set herself ablaze on Wednesday afternoon. Following the incident, she was immediately rushed to Srinagar’s SMHS Hospital. Sources at SMHS hospital said that […]

Fast track recruitment, new rules announced

Govt announces 5 year age relaxation for Daily Wagers

JAMMU: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has decided to approve the Jammu and Kashmir Appointment to Class-IV (Special Recruitment) Rules, 2020 to lay down the procedure as well as the criteria for selection to all Class IV posts. The decision in this regard was taken in a meeting of the Administrative Council held under the […]

No oral test for posts upto Pay Level 5

JAMMU: As per a notification issued here by the government, Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir, in exercise of powers conferred by proviso to Article 309 of Constitution of India and in supersession of all rules/orders on the subject has directed that there shall be no oral test for posts upto and including Pay Level […]

Avoid action that would increase tensions on India-China border: UN Chief

United Nations: With President Donald Trump tweeting that the US is ready to “arbitrate” between India and China to end their raging border dispute, a UN spokesperson said it is not for the Secretary General to opine who should mediate in the situation but urged that all parties involved should avoid any action that would […]

India says no to Trump’s mediation offer

‘We are engaged with China to resolve border row’: India

New Delhi: India said it was engaged with China to resolve the border issue, in a carefully crafted reaction seen as virtual rejection of US President Donald Trump’s offer to arbitrate between the two Asian giants in resolving their decades-old boundary dispute. “We are engaged with the Chinese side to peacefully resolve it,” External Affairs […]

HC dismisses Bar Prez’s appeal challenging his PSA

‘Has the detainee shunned his separatist ideology’

Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir High Court Thursday dismissed an appeal challenging the detention of Kashmir Bar Association president Mian Abdul Qayoom under the Public Safety Act (PSA) but allowed the lawyers representing Mian Qayoom to forward a representation to the Home Department. The bench asked if the detainee had shunned his separatist ideology. The […]

B R Sharma takes over as Chairman JKPSC

Lt Governor administers oath of office

Jammu: Lieutenant Governor Girish Chandra Murmu on Thursday administered the oath to retired bureaucrat B R Sharma as Chairman of Jammu and Kashmir Public Service Commission (JKPSC) at Raj Bhavan here, an official spokesman said. A 1984-batch IAS (retired) officer of the Jammu and Kashmir cadre, Sharma had served as the chief secretary of the […]

Covid-19: Govt says 23 lakh people in quarantine across India

New Delhi: Nearly 23 lakh people, who have moved within the country or arrived from international destinations during the ongoing nationwide lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic, are currently in quarantine facilities arranged by states and union territories. While majority of the state governments and union territory administrations have made at least seven days’ quarantine […]

IED blast averted in Pulwama: Police

Say militants had fitted 45kgs explosives in a private car

Srinagar: Security forces on Thursday averted a major tragedy as they foiled a bid to set up a car-borne IED, containing about 45 kgs of explosives, in Pulwama district of south Kashmir, police said. Inspector-General of Police Kashmir, Vijay Kumar said the militants of Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) and Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) were working together to target […]