CS calls for roll out of BUDS Act
Asks for putting in place robust measures to save people’s interests SRINAGAR, JULY 21: Chief Secretary, Dr Arun Kumar Mehta today called for roll out of Banning of Unregulated Deposit Schemes (BUDS) Act in Jammu and Kashmir within a month, which provides for a comprehensive mechanism to prevent malpractices relating to deposit-taking activities by unscrupulous […]
Online registration for PMSSS open for academic year 2022-23
Students can register on official website aicte-jk-scholarship-gov.in SRINAGAR, JULY 21: The online registration of Prime Ministers Special Scholarship Scheme (PMSSS) is open for the academic year 2022-23 for students of J&K. The eligible students can register themselves on the official website, aicte-jk-scholarship-gov.in A special J&K Cell in AICTE deals with implementation of PMSSS in […]
505 Covid-19 Cases, No Death Reported In J&K
Jammu and Kashmir reported 505 covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, the highest single-day spike in more than five and a half months, even as there was no death due to the virus during the time, officials said on Thursday. 277 cases were reported from Jammu division and 228 from Kashmir division, taking the […]
IIT Indore alumni, create history by managing solid waste at Baltal with zero landfill
By: Javaid Bhatt VOV Baltal Swaha Resource Management, a start up of IIT Indore alumni, who have been given the task of solid waste management at Baltal base camp have been able to manage the same as their company ‘Swaha Resource Management’ has been able to make the Amarnath yatra free of solid waste with […]
4 residential houses damaged in Khanyar blaze
At least four residential houses were damaged in a fire incident in Lone Mohalla near Marriage Hall Khanyar in Srinagar on Thursday morning, reports said here. Reports reaching the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) said that four residential houses belonging to Bilal Ahmad Haroon and Muneer Ahmad Haroon, Mohammad Yaqoob Lone, Mushtaq Ahmad Dandroo and […]
ED quizzes Sonia Gandhi: Congress slams Modi govt for ‘misusing’ probe agencies
The Congress on Thursday slammed the Modi government for “misusing” probe agencies against opposition leaders and staged protests against the Enforcement Directorate’s questioning of Sonia Gandhi, alleging the ruling BJP is treating the opposition as its enemies. Senior Congress leaders, including some MPs, courted arrest outside the party headquarters here to protest the ED action. […]
Cleaver unbeaten fifty, Bracewell hat-trick drive NZ to series-sealing win over Ireland
Dane Cleaver hit his maiden T20I fifty, an unbeaten 78 off 55 deliveries, while Michael Bracewell took a hat-trick and Ish Sodhi ran through the middle-order to give New Zealand a series-sealing victory over Ireland by 88 runs. After Cleaver’s efforts took New Zealand to 178/4, Sodhi ran through the Irish middle-order with 3-21 and […]
Russia says its military aims now go beyond Ukraine’s east
KYIV: Russia said on Wednesday that its military aims in Ukraine have expanded beyond the industrial Donbas region as its forces launched deadly barrages over the east and the south of the country. The warning came as the European Commission called on EU countries to slash demand for natural gas to relieve dependence on Russian […]
Self-reliant
In order to make people self-reliant the government of Jammu and Kashmir is working very hard and the agricultural sectors with new techniques and schemes. Recently LG Manoj Sinha said that a strong Agriculture and Industries sector is imperative to make Jammu and Kashmir financially self-reliant, prosperous, the Lt Governor said, the UT government is […]
Power shutdown
JAMMU, JULY 20: Chief Engineer (Distribution) JPDCL, O&M Circle, Jammu has informed that the power supply to Raya, Smailpur, Gurah, Mandal and its adjoining areas shall remain affected on July 21 from 7 am to 1 pm. Similarly, the power supply to Padder, Machail, Atholi, Gulabgarh, Mandir, Kuntwara, Bhalla, Pranoo, Bhaderwah Town, Manthalla, Mathola, Chinta and Dhreja […]