Chief Secretary reviews arrangements for I-Day 2023
Calls upon officers to organize grand celebrations
SRINAGAR: Chief Secretary, DrArun Kumar Mehta Thursday chaired a high-level meeting of senior civil and security officers to review the final arrangements for the Independence Day 2023 at Civil Secretariat here. The meeting was attended by Additional Chief Secretary Home, RK Goyal; Principal Secretary to Lieutenant Governor, Mandeep Kumar Bhandari; Administrative Secretaries of all Departments, […]
Jammu University launches 4-year ‘design your degree’ programme
Jammu: The University of Jammu on Thursday announced the launch of a four-year ‘design your degree’ undergraduate programme which will begin from the current session. According to Vice Chancellor Professor Umesh Rai, the programme will transform higher education and revolutionise the way students pursue their academic aspirations. Under the programme, students will be offered a […]
Army chief visits Siachen to review operational preparedness
Srinagar: Army chief General Manoj Pande on Thursday visited the Siachen Glacier and reviewed the operational preparedness, besides paying tributes to the soldiers who laid down their lives at the world’s highest battlefield. The COAS interacted with the troops and lauded them for their tenacity and perseverance under the most challenging conditions.He exhorted them to […]
Four family members of army personnel traced in Haridwar
The members had gone missing from Rajour
Jammu: Four members of an army personnel’s family went missing from Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district and were later traced in Uttar Pradesh’s Haridwar following a search operation by police, officials said. All four persons were reunited with the family in Rajouri on Thursday, they said. A team of police received information that family members […]
Ready to cross LoC if need arises: Rajnath Singh
Says civilians should be ready to support forces
Drass (Ladakh): Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday said India is ready to cross the Line of Control (LoC) to maintain its honour and dignity, and called upon civilians to be ready to support the soldiers in such a situation. Citing the example of the Russia-Ukraine war, he said the war has been going on […]
PM Modi pays tributes to fallen soldiers on Kargil Vijay Diwas
New Delhi: On the occasion of Kargil Vijay Diwas, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday paid tributes to soldiers who made the supreme sacrifice for India’s victory over Pakistan in the 1999 Kargil war. Kargil Vijay Diwas brings to the fore the bravery of India’s unparalleled warriors who will always remain a source of inspiration […]
Bow to memory of fighters who paved way for victory: Prez Murmu on Kargil Diwas
New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu on Wednesday said all the countrymen remember the victory achieved by the extraordinary valour of the country’s armed forces on the glorious occasion of ‘Kargil Vijay Diwas’. The Indian Army had launched a fierce counter assault to push back Pakistani forces that had stealthily occupied important heights in Ladakh in […]
Admin allows Muharram procession through Lal Chowk after three decades
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir administration has decided to allow a Muharram procession from Gurubazaar to Dalgate in the city after a gap of more than three decades. “There was a long-pending demand from our Shia brothers that the traditional procession on Muharram from Gurubazaar to Dalgate be allowed. It was not allowed for the […]
Govt brings bill to change nomenclature of JK quota beneficiaries
New Delhi: A bill to change the nomenclature of a section of people who are eligible for reservation in appointment and admission in professional institutions in Jammu and Kashmir was introduced in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday. The Jammu and Kashmir Reservation (Amendment) Bill, 2023, will change the nomenclature of “weak and underprivileged classes (social […]
Centre introduces bills for SC, ST in JK in Lok Sabha
New Delhi: The Centre on Wednesday introduced two bills in Lok Sabha pertaining to the scheduled castes and scheduled tribes in Jammu and Kashmir. Amid sloganeering by the Opposition over the Manipur issue, Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Dr Virendra Kumar introduced the Constitution (Jammu and Kashmir) Scheduled Castes Order Bill 2023, while Tribal Affairs […]
