J&K Apni Party Hails Political Alliance’s move to contest elections
Jammu & Kashmir Apni Party president Altaf Bukhari on Thursday welcomed the decision of the Political Alliance for the Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) to fight the DDC elections saying the alliance did the right thing by not taking any emotional decision. Addressing a press conference, Altaf Bukhari said the alliance leaders were earlier saying they will not […]
Govt constitutes functional committees at panchayat level
In a significant development towards strengthening of panchayats and ensuring proper interface between various departments and panchayats, the Department of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj constituted five functional committees at Panchayat level viz committee for natural resources management, human resources, employment generation, finance and works . The committee for natural resources management, inter alia, is […]
COVID-19: Govt evacuates 8,61,124 stranded JK residents; 7,20,832 via Lakhanpur, 1, 40,292 through special trains
JAMMU, NOVEMBER 12: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has evacuated about 8,61,124 JK residents, stranded in other parts of the country due to COVID lockdown, via Lakhanpur and through special trains and buses till date amid strict observance of all necessary guidelines and Standard Operating Procedures. As per the official data received in this regard, […]
Deputations of JKAS, doctors, employees union call on Lt Governor
JAMMU, NOVEMBER 12: Several deputations of JKAS Association, doctors and employees’ union today called on Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha here at Civil Secretariat. A deputation of Jammu and Kashmir Administrative Service (JKAS) Officers Association led by its General Secretary, Shahid Saleem put forth various demands pertaining to their service and career progression. The Lt Governor […]
J&K reports 617 new covid-19 cases including 39 travelers, total 100968
A day after grim milestone of one lakh covid-19 cases was breached, Jammu and Kashmir reported 617 new infections including 39 travelers in last 24 hours, taking the overall tally to 100968, officials said on Thursday. 226 of these cases were report from Jammu Division and 391 from Kashmir Valley. Giving the district wise details, […]
Burglars loot half a dozen shops in North Kashmir
In a midnight incident of burglary, thieves looted half a dozen shops in Kralgund area of North Kashmir’s Kupwara district. The victim shopkeepers told KNT that shutters and locks of their shops were broken as they visited the market. “The burglars have decamped with cash and accessories,” they said alleging the thieves are on prowl […]
Search operation continues in Machil
Search operation continued for the 5th consecutive day in Machil Sector after a deadly face off between militants and Joint Forces during wee hours on last Sunday. Three soldiers, a BSF Jawan and 3 militants were killed at Chontiwari Bala of Machil area on Sunday. An official told news agency KNT that search operation is […]
Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman says India witnessing active economic recovery
Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said there is strong recovery happening in India, as she announced yet another set of stimulus package for boosting the economy. She presented the state of the economy, saying markets are at record high and India’s foreign reserves has reached US $560 billion. Sitharaman also said that the Goods and Services […]
Emirates Group posts USD 3.8 billion loss after Covid-19 sunk air travel
Emirates Group, owner of the world’s largest long-haul carrier, slumped to its first loss in more than 30 years after the coronavirus pandemic reduced demand for air travel to a trickle. The 14.1 billion dirham ($3.8 billion) loss for the state-owned company came alongside a 24% reduction in headcount over the six months through September, […]
Sajad clarifies that list of candidates finalized by PAGD
By: Tariq Shah vov Srinagar Refuting the media reports that PAGD is struggling to finalize the list for the first phase of the DDC elections, spokesman of the amalgam Sajad Gani Lone said that it was kite flying. Taking to twitter, Sajad said that PAGD has approved the candidates for the first phase of the […]
