CS pushes for fast-track recruitment to fill vacancies across departments

Over 40,000 posts vacant across govt departments: Officials JAMMU: Chief Secretary, Atal Dulloo on Tuesday stressed the need for expeditious filling of all critical vacancies to strengthen governance and improve public service delivery. He called upon all Administrative Secretaries to hold regular follow-up meetings with their departments and recruitment agencies to ensure that pending […]
Govt amends building Bye-Laws to boost Ease of Doing Business
Announces launch of Auto Scrutiny Portal JAMMU: The Jammu and Kashmir government has notified amendments to the Unified Building Bye-Laws (UBBL) 2021 under the provisions of Jammu and Kashmir Development Act, 1970 and J&K Municipal Act 2000. The move is aimed at promoting Ease of Doing Business, rationalizing development controls and digitizing approvals. The […]
Cold stoves, skeletal menus: Uncertain future for restaurants as LPG shortage hits industry
New Delhi/Chennai: Shrinking menus, cold stoves and dining out suddenly not so easy. The West Asia conflict is knocking at restaurant doors across India with the looming threat of commercial LPG shortage forcing eateries to innovate — quickly — or face a shutdown. As the expanding war disrupts global fuel lifelines, including India’s LPG supplies, […]
Tulip Garden to open for visitors 10 days ahead of schedule

Srinagar: Asia’s largest tulip garden here on the banks of Dal Lake will be open to the public from March 16, almost 10 days ahead of schedule, as the valley experienced warmer days leading to early blooming of the flowers. Director of Floriculture Mathura Masoom said that Chief Minister Omar Abdullah will open the Indira […]
Army foils infiltration bid along LoC in Rajouri, terrorist killed
Rajouri/Jammu: Army troops foiled an infiltration bid along the Line of Control (LoC) in Rajouri district on Tuesday, killing one terrorist during an encounter, officials said. Acting on intelligence inputs, security forces detected the movement of two terrorists in the general area of Jhangar in Nowshera sector along the LoC at around 3 pm, the […]
Time has come for Uniform Civil Code: SC

Hears plea seeking striking down of Shariat law provisions New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday observed that the time has come for a Uniform Civil Code (UCC) as it termed a plea seeking striking down of provisions of the Shariat law of 1937 for being discriminatory to Muslim women as a “very good […]
LG Manoj Sinha lauds bravery of CISF personnel on raising day

Jammu: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Tuesday greeted personnel of the Central Industrial Security Force on its raising day and said that the nation is proud of their service and sacrifices. In an X post, Sinha saluted the bravery and dedication of CISF personnel, acknowledging their role in safeguarding the country’s critical infrastructure. “Greetings to […]
Three Jal Shakti dept workers dismissed for anti-national activities
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir government has dismissed three workers of the Jal Shakti department over their alleged involvement in “anti-national and subversive activities”, officials said on Tuesday. Among the three workers, two hailed from Kishtwar district in Jammu, while one belonged to south Kashmir’s Anantnag district. They were identified as Liyaqat Ali Bhagwan, a […]
Body of missing soldier fished out from stream in Rajouri, army pays tributes
Jammu: The body of a soldier who had gone missing during a river-crossing exercise in Rajouri district a day earlier was recovered on Tuesday, officials said. The body of Sepoy Akshit Sharma was recovered from the Manawar Tawi stream by a joint search party of the Army, the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and local […]
West Asia crisis : Govt guarantees at least 70pc natural gas supply to fertiliser plants
New Delhi: The government on Tuesday said fertiliser plants have been placed under ‘Priority Sector-2’ for natural gas supply, thus guaranteeing them at least 70 per cent of their average natural gas consumption to ensure domestic production of key soil nutrients remains insulated from global supply disruptions triggered by the ongoing conflict in West Asia. […]