Online News Portals, Online Films, Content Providers Now Under I&B Ministry

SRINAGAR: The Central Government issued an order on Wednesday, bringing digital or online Media, films and audio-visual programmes, news and current affairs content under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.The development was announced in a gazette notification. The notification declared that the President has signed the order to include online films, digital news and current affairs […]
Cross LoC firing in Poonch

Jammu: The Pakistan Army heavily shelled forward posts and hamlets on Wednesday in three sectors along the LoC in Poonch districts of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said. The Indian Army effectively retaliated. “At about 0915 hours, Pakistan Army initiated unprovoked ceasefire violation by firing with small arms & shelling with mortars along LoC in Kirni, Shahpur […]
Bulletin on Novel Corona Virus (COVID-19)

JK reports 492 new positive cases, 92880 recovered so far JAMMU, NOVEMBER 10: The Government on Tuesday informed that 492 new positive cases of novel Corona virus (COVID-19), 206 from Jammu division and 286 from Kashmir division, have been reported today thus taking the total number of positive cases in Jammu and Kashmir to 99844. Also […]
Former ministers, ex-legislators, public deputations call on Lt Governor

JAMMU, NOVEMBER 10: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha met leaders of various political parties and associations at Raj Bhavan here today. A deputation of Global Kashmiri Pandit Business Foundation (GKPBF) met the Lieutenant Governor and apprised him about the aim of GKPBF to accelerate the industrialization in addition to facilitation of setting up business ventures in […]
Lt Governor Manoj Sinha reviews security arrangements for DDC elections, Panchayats/ULB By-Polls

Asks police, security agencies to facilitate people during elections for maximum participation ‘J&K Police is country’s finest professional forces with splendid history of valour and sacrifice’ JAMMU, NOVEMBER 10: Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha today reviewed the security arrangements with respect to the ensuing District Development Council (DDC) election and by-elections for Panchayats […]
Trump Accuses FDA, Pfizer Of Withholding Covid-19 Vaccine Announcement Before Elections

US President Donald Trump on Monday accused the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Pfizer of withholding the announcement on Covid-19 vaccine before elections to prevent him from getting a “vaccine win”. The US Food and Drug Administration “and the Democrats didn’t want to have me get a Vaccine WIN, prior to the election, so […]
Shoaib Akhtar opposes Azhar’s removal as captain

ISLAMABAD: Former Pakistan pacer Shoaib Akhtar has opposed Azhar Ali’s removal from Test captaincy, saying the Lahore-born cricketer would give his 100 per cent in the upcoming matches. Pakistan lost the first Test against England in Manchester despite being in a winning position and Azhar’s captaincy really came under fire from all quarters. According to […]
Kashmir BAR Association defer elections

By: Tariq Shah VOV Srinagar Jammu and Kashmir High Court Bar Association (J-K HCBA) has decided not to hold elections as the authorities have sent them several notices to explain their constitution in which they have shown Kashmir as a dispute to be resolved peacefully. According to the senior lawyers of the high court, the […]
Craftsmen of wood carving no longer want to be in the trade

By: Mudasir Ahmad Khan VOV Srinagar Wood carving art is dying and the workers who really give their sweat and blood while carving these images on the wood are now fed up with this trade. Bashir Ahmad who is running a wood carving centre at Khanyar locality of Srinagar is concerned about the duplicate wood […]
Heritage garden of emporium showing its grandeur in autumn

By: Tariq Shah VOV Srinagar Heritage garden of emporium is not only shrinking but the successive governments have made a number of offices within the garden. In autumn this garden shows its grandeur among the mighty Chinars and other priceless trees planted by Britishers when it used to be the residence of residents. For the […]