CAT has no regular bench for 4.90 lakh employees in JK
31206 service matter cases in HC being transferred to Chandigarh bench
Srinagar: Jammu & Kashmir Union Territory won’t have a regular bench of the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) for adjudication of service matters of government employees as BJP-led Central government has empowered Chandigarh bench of the Tribunal to hear such matters in the newly carved out Union Territory. The Department of Personnel and Trainings (DOPT) on […]
BoG recommends 50 additional PG seats for GMCs, SKIMS
Srinagar: In a significant development, the Board of Governors, formed in suppression of Medical Council of India, has recommended to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare to increase 50 seats in PG courses in Government Medical Colleges and SKIMS Soura in J&K under the Economically Weaker Section (EWS) quota for 2020-21. The recommendation […]
Pandemic: 16 positive cases reported in Kashmir, JK tally touches 581
Srinagar: Sixteen more people on Wednesday tested positive for the novel coronavirus in Kashmir Valley, taking a number of the Covid-19 patients in J&K to 581. Official sources said that among them, 10 were confirmed at the COVID-19 testing laboratory at Chest Disease hospital Dalgate and include nine from Anantnag district and one from Srinagar. […]
Big relief: Govt allows movement of stranded people, puts riders
New Delhi: Migrant workers, tourists, students and other people, who are stranded in different parts of the country, were on Wednesday allowed to move to their respective destinations with certain conditions. In an order, Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla said buses shall be used for transport of such groups of stranded people and these vehicles […]
Admin is ready to meet any exigency: Div Com
SRINAGAR: Divisional Commissioner Wednesday said that administration is ready to meet any exigency which arises due to current COVID-19 pandemic. While addressing a press conference at DIPR Auditorium, he said that SKIMS Soura is the AIIMS of the Valley and is tackling the novel challenges of the Novel Corona virus. He said that the Institution […]
Religious minorities under increasing assault in India: USCIRF
Recommends 14 nations, including India as 'countries of particular concern'
Washington: A US commission mandated to monitor religious freedom globally on Tuesday asked the State Department to designate 14 nations, including India, as “countries of particular concern”, alleging that religious minorities are under increasing assault in these nations. These include nine countries that the State Department designated as CPCs in December 2019 – Myanmar, China, […]
India rejects reports, calls it ‘biased’
New Delhi: India rejected its criticism by a US commission on religious freedom, terming its observations on condition of minorities and religious freedom as “biased and tendentious”. In the 2020 edition of its annual report on International Religious Freedom, the US Commission for International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) alleged that religious freedom in India witnessed a […]
Lockdown: Book, stationery shops open for five hours in Jammu
Jammu: Books and stationery shops opened for five hours here on Wednesday as the Jammu and Kashmir administration started allowing controlled business activities in various districts after more than a month-long closure due to the lockdown aimed at preventing the coronavirus disease, officials said The shops, dealing in books and stationery items, opened at Pakka […]
Three militants killed in encounter in Shopian encounter
Srinagar: Three militants were killed and as many security forces personnel injured in an overnight encounter between the ultras and the forces in Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said on Wednesday. Based on an input about the presence of militants in Melhoora area of south Kashmir’s district, a cordon and search operation was […]
Operations against militants will continue, says DGP
Srinagar: Asserting that anti-militancy operations will continue despite Covid-19 pandemic, Director General of Police (DGP) Dilbag Singh on Wednesday said “there will be no compromise in our efforts for establishing a lasting peace in the Union Territory”. He stressed for more vigil and alertness, and said “the infiltration attempts are being constantly made from across […]
