JK government to start regularization of daily rated workers
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir government has started the process of regularization of the daily wage workers engaged in various departments since 1994. Officials said that the Finance department has prepared the SRO under which the daily wage workers will be regularized in a phased manner. “We have sent the SRO to Law department for approval. […]
Budget session of the assembly to start on Jan 2
JAMMU: Governor N. N. Vohra, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him under sub-section (1) of Section 53 of the Constitution of Jammu and Kashmir, has summoned the State Legislative Assembly and the Legislative Council to meet at Jammu on Tuesday, the 2nd January 2018, at 11:00 a.m. The governor has called upon the […]
Budget session to start on Jan 2
JAMMU: Governor N. N. Vohra, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him under sub-section (1) of Section 53 of the Constitution of Jammu and Kashmir, has summoned the State Legislative Assembly and the Legislative Council to meet at Jammu on Tuesday, the 2nd January 2018, at 11:00 a.m. The governor has called upon […]
NGT bans chanting ‘mantras’, ringing of bells in Amarnath cave shrine
NEW DELHI: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Wednesday issued an order banning the chanting of mantras, ringing of bells at Amarnath temple while issuing a slew of other directions as well. As per the order issued by NGT there should be no ringing of bells, and the devotees cannot carry their mobiles or belongings […]
Army deputes HAWS team to trace out missing soldiers
Srinagar: The army has intensified search operations on Wednesday to rescue the five soldiers, who went missing after a snow avalanche hit their camp near the Line of Control (LoC) in north Kashmir. A number of rescue teams are on the job to trace five soldiers who are missing after snowfall in the area, defence […]
Vote bank politics ‘spoiling’ health care setup in peripheries
Srinagar: If the healthcare system is painting a grim picture in the state, the fault does not only lie in the absence of healthcare policy, the credit also goes to the ‘vote bank’ politics which is equally contributing in making the healthcare system inefficient. “It has been observed that the concerned MLAs want state-of-art- healthcare […]
NC is welcome to join hands with communal forces: Congress
Srinagar: Hours after National Conference leader Farooq Abdullah announced to contest the next assembly elections on its own, the State Congress said that if any party sees their future in aligning with communal forces like RSS and BJP, then they are free to choose. Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) Chief Ghulam Ahmad Mir […]
Illegal construction in Pahalgam
Pahalgam: The officials of various departments have been involved in a blame game over the illegal constructions going on in Dahwato Ladi Yanner area of Pahalgam town in South Kashmir. Pertinently, Pahalgam has been in news recently owing to the unchecked contrauctions that have been going on in the area with various government officials looking […]
Valley remains cut off, road and air links remain affected
Srinagar: The Srinagar-Jammu National highway, connecting the Kashmir Valley with the rest of the country, remained closed for the third day on Wednesday. Meanwhile, as many as 12 flights also saw cancellation as the aircrafts could not land at Srinagar airport owing to poor visibility. Inspector General of Police (IGP), Traffic, Jagjit Singh said […]
MeT predicts more rains, snowfall during next 24 hours
Srinagar: The Meteorological Department (MeT) Wednesday said that the Valley may witness yet another downpour on Thursday. However, it said that there is no forecast of heavy snowfall in plains while moderate to heavy snowfall is likely to occur in upper mountainous regions. Director MeT, Sonam Lotus said there will be rains with light spells […]
