Chief Secretary assesses functioning of BOPEE
JAMMU: Chief Secretary, Atal Dulloo, Saturday chaired a meeting of the Board of Professional Entrance Examinations (BOPEE) to take stock of its functioning regarding admissions to the professional courses being offered in colleges of Jammu and Kashmir. The meeting was attended by ACS Forest, Principal Secretary Higher Education, Commissioner Secretary GAD, Secretary Health, SIO NIC, […]
Motorcycle accident in Jammu kills CBI officer
Jammu: A CBI officer was killed when his motorcycle slipped while crossing a speed-breaker in Jammu, an official said on Saturday. Paloura resident Prashant Sharma, a deputy superintendent of police in the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), was returning home when the accident occurred during the intervening night of Friday and Saturday, the official said. […]
Justice Tashi Rabstan inspects progress on upcoming Munsiff Court
JAMMU: Justice Tashi Rabstan, Administrative Judge, District Jammu and Chairman Building and Infrastructure Committee for Subordinate Courts for Jammu division, on Saturday visited Munsiff Court Akhnoor to review progress of work on new Court Complex building being constructed there. JMIC Jammu, Girija Shavan, briefed him about the progress of works on the building. Justice Tashi […]
LS polls 2024: Jammu PC records 71.91 percent polling
‘Fate of 22 candidates sealed in EVMs’ Jammu: People in huge numbers came out to vote in the second phase of parliamentary elections for Jammu Lok Sabha seat and enthusiasm was seen among all the age groups as the constituency recorded 71.91 percent of voting all across. Be it centenarians, retirees, newly married or young, […]
EVM-VVPAT issue- Since 2019 barring one discrepancy no case of vote mismatch: SC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday said that since 2019 the Election Commission of India has, except for one discrepancy, not detected any single case of vote mismatch or wrong recording of votes on random VVPAT verification of five polling booths per assembly constituency. Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail, or VVPAT, is an independent […]
SC allows verification of microcontroller of EVMs by unsuccessful candidates
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday issued directions to seal and store symbol loading units and also paved the way for verification of microcontrollers embedded in EVMs on the request of candidates who stand second and third. A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta passed the direction while terming the suspicion of […]
Land sinks in Ramban, over 50 houses, power infra damaged
Banihal/Jammu: More than 50 houses, four electricity towers, a receiving station, and a main road were damaged in Ramban district dur to sinking of a road, officials said on Friday. Ramban Deputy Commissioner Baseer-ul-Haq Choudhary visited the Pernote village, five kms from the district headquarters, on Friday morning and assured assistance to the affected families […]
Omar, Mehbooba ask EC not to postpone polls in Anantnag-Rajouri LS seat
Srinagar/Jammu: NC leader Omar Abdullah and PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Friday asked the Election Commission not to postpone polls in the Anantnag-Rajouri Lok Sabha seat. The former chief ministers made the appeal after the EC sought a report from Chief Secretary Atal Dulloo and the Chief Electoral Officer on representations submitted by some parties […]
Separatist ideology ‘dead’ in JK, people realised it is futile: Sajad Lone
Srinagar: The ideology of separatism is “dead” in Jammu and Kashmir as people realised it is futile, separatist-turned-mainstream politician Sajad Lone said. In a freewheeling interview with PTI, the Jammu and Kashmir People’s Conference (JKPC) chief called for an end to violence, saying, “India is our land and there is no ambiguity about that.” Asked […]
Two terrorists dead, 2 Army personnel injured as Sopore gunbattle
Srinagar: Two terrorists were killed while as many Army personnel got injured on Friday as the gunbattle between the terrorists and security forces continued for the second day in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district, officials said. The encounter began on Thursday at Check Mohalla Nowpora in the Sopore area of north Kashmir. After the night’s lull, […]
