CS declares 4-10th Sept as ‘Bhrashtachar Mukt J&K’ week
SRINAGAR: While reviewing public service oriented Jal Shakti Department, Power Development Department and Revenue Department with all Deputy Commissioners, the Chief Secretary, Dr. Arun Kumar Mehta Wednesday directed observance of ‘BhrashtachaarMukt J&K’ week from 4th to 10th September across all 20 districts. The meeting was attended by Additional Chief Secretary (ACS), Home; ACS, Jal Shakti […]
Crime branch files chargesheet against man in job fraud case
Jammu: Crime Branch of Jammu and Kashmir Police on Wednesday filed a chargesheet against a man for allegedly duping another of Rs 12 lakh on the pretext of arranging jobs for the latter’s sons by posing as a government official, police said. This was the second chargesheet filed against Ashiq Hussain, a resident of Barthi […]
Security forces carry out searches at several villages near LoC in Pooch
Mendhar/Jammu: Security forces on Wednesday conducted searches at over half a dozen villages near the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district, officials said. The searches were carried out jointly by the police and the Army in Gursai and Mendhar areas of the border district following information about the movement of suspected persons, they said. […]
Man held for beating villager, making casteist remarks
Jammu: A man was arrested for allegedly beating a villager and making casteist remarks against him in Rajouri district, police said on Wednesday. The incident took place on Tuesday, police said. “A complaint was lodged by Sahil Kumar of Dassal village accusing Bunty Saryal of blocking his way, beating and abusing him. Saryal also passed […]
Devotees throng Shankaracharya temple on Raksha Bandhan eve
Srinagar: The Shankaracharya temple here in Srinagar recorded the footfall of around 73,000 devotees on the eve of Raksha Bandhan, the festival that was celebrated with religious fervor across Jammu & Kashmir on Wednesday. Reports said that special prayers were held at the temple on the festival eve where a huge rush of devotees was […]
Govt cuts LPG price by Rs 200
New Delhi: The government on Tuesday announced a Rs 200 per cylinder cut in prices of domestic cooking gas as it looked to counter the promise of cheaper LPG made by the Congress party in upcoming assembly elections in states like Madhya Pradesh. At present, a 14.2-kg LPG cylinder in the national capital costs Rs […]
JK offers 1,016 citizen services online: Lt Guv Sinha
Srinagar: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Tuesday said Jammu and Kashmir has set a new benchmark in e-governance service delivery with 1,016 services made available online to people in the Union Territory. He said J-K is the first among all states and UTs in the number of e-services being provided to citizens. It is a […]
Air pollution greatest global threat to human health: Study
New Delhi: Air pollution remains the world’s greatest external risk to human health, but most of its impact on global life expectancy is concentrated in just six countries, including India, a study has found. The University of Chicago’s Energy Policy Institute (EPIC) in its annual Air Quality Life Index (AQLI) report noted that as global […]
‘Map’ laying row: China lays claim over Indian territories
India says such steps only complicate border dispute
New Delhi: India on Tuesday lodged a strong protest with China over its so called “standard map” laying claim over Arunachal Pradesh and the Aksai Chin, and asserted that such steps only complicate the resolution of the boundary question. The External Affairs Ministry also rejected these claims as having “no basis”. “Just making absurd claims […]
Art 370- UT status to JK not a ‘permanent thing’: Centre tells SC
SG says will make statement on Aug 31
New Delhi: The five-judge constitution bench of the Supreme Court, hearing a clutch of petitions challenging the abrogation of Article 370, asked the Centre for the first time on Tuesday to specify a time frame for restoration of electoral democracy in the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir, saying the present arrangement “has to come […]
