Article 370 thing of past, no going back: IAS officer Shah Faesal

Jammu: Days ahead of a scheduled hearing of a batch of pleas related to the abrogation of Article 370 before a five-judge Constitution bench of the Supreme Court, IAS officer Shah Faesal on Tuesday said the constitutional provision is a thing of the past and there is no going back. “(Article) 370, for many Kashmiris […]

SCO must not hesitate to criticise countries supporting terrorism: PM Modi

New Delhi: In a veiled reference to Pakistan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday told leaders of the SCO nations that the grouping must not hesitate to criticise countries supporting cross-border terrorism as an instrument of state policy and there must not be any “double standards” in combating terrorist activities. With Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz […]

CS chairs 10th UT-Level Bankers’ Committee meeting

Launches ‘Swarozgar Utsav’ for providing gainful Self-employment opportunities to youth

SRINAGAR: ‘Sustainability of every self-employment venture has to be ensured besides its viability after proper identification of the beneficiaries’ needs and skills during the campaign and all these things need to be dovetailed into a comprehensive actionable plan with a target of saturating self-employment in J&K. This was stated by Chief Secretary Dr Arun Kumar […]

CS launches module for complete ‘Switchover to Digital Revenue Record keeping’

Directs for completion of backlog mutations by Aug 15

SRINAGAR: Chief Secretary, Dr Arun Kumar Mehta Tuesday launched the switchover to “Digital Revenue Record keeping Module” to digitize all those pending mutations registered from the time of digitisation of Jamabandis. The launch was attended by Financial Commissioner Revenue (FCR); Divisional Commissioners; Deputy Commissioners besides other concerned officers. While launching the module, Dr Mehta congratulated […]

Two Himachal youths feared drowned in Kathua

Kathua: Two youths hailing from Himachal Pradesh were feared drowned in Ranjit Sagar dam in Kathua district on Tuesday, a police official said. Gagan (20) and Sahil (19), both residents of Sadar Bazar area of Dalhousie, were taking bath when they ventured into the deep waters and went missing around 4.15 pm, he said. The […]

PM Modi to host virtual summit of SCO

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will host Chinese President Xi Jinping, his Russia counterpart Vladimir Putin, Pakistan’s Shehbaz Sharif and other leaders of the SCO nations at a virtual summit of the bloc on Tuesday that is expected to focus on regional security situation and ways to boost connectivity and trade. It will be […]

Punjab Police Special DGP reviews security for Amarnath pilgrims

Chandigarh: Punjab Special Director General of Police Arpit Shukla on Monday held a meeting with officials from the police, Army, security agencies and the civil administration to take stock of security arrangements for Amarnath pilgrims. According to an official release, the meeting in Pathankot focused on strategic preparations for the ongoing Amarnath Yatra, encompassing aspects […]

World’s eyes are on JK, as we celebrate annual Amarnath yatra: Lt Guv

Visits Nunwan, Chandanwari base camps, reviews arrangements

PAHALGAM: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha said that the world’s eyes are on J&K, as we celebrate the annual yatra. He said that all the concerned authorities should work together to give a warm welcome and memorable experience to the pilgrims. Sinha who visited the Nunwan and Chandanwari base camps on Monday interacted with the pilgrims, […]

Five-judge SC bench to hear on July 11 pleas challenging abrogation of Article 370

New Delhi: Nearly four years after the government abrogated Article 370 that bestowed special status on the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir, a five-judge constitution bench headed by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud will take up for hearing on July 11 a batch of pleas challenging the contentious decision. According to a notice […]