Advisor Khan reviews availability of sacrificial animals, essential commodities for Eid ul Azha
Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Farooq Khan today chaired a meeting to review market checking and availability of essential commodities and sacrificial animals in view of the Eid ul Azha festival. The meeting was attended by Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, Pandurang K Pole; Inspector General of Police Kashmir, Vijay Kumar; Director Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs […]
DDC Bandipora inaugurates Municipal Council
BANDIPORA, JULY 27: District Development Commissioner (DDC) Bandipora, Dr. Owais Ahmad today formally inaugurated the Municipal Council Bandipora after it was upgraded from the erstwhile Municipal Committee by government. On the occasion, the DDC congratulated the people of the town for the upgradation of municipal body and said that the new Council will pave […]
COVID-19: 132 fresh cases reported from Srinagar as tally in J-K crosses 18300
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir on Monday reported 470 new COVID-19 cases including 79 travelers, taking the overall tally to 18390. Among the fresh cases, 309 were reported from Kashmir and 161 from Jammu. Giving the district wise break up, quoting unnamed officials a local news gathering agency Global News Service (GNS) reported that Srinagar reported […]
Class IV posts: JKSSB’s Portal records 3,35,350 registrations; 1,74,632 candidates submit online application so far
‘Cancel Application Form Feature’ added to the Portal JAMMU, JULY 27: Till today morning, 3,35,350 Registrations have been done by the candidates on JKSSB’s Online Portal, since the commencement of online application submission from 10th July, 2020 and 1,74,632 candidates completed their online application submission process for Class IV posts. Also 29,520 applications have been […]
60-year-old killed ‘by brother’ over land dispute in Baramulla
Baramulla: A 60 year-old-man was allegedly killed by his younger brother over a land dispute in Nihalpora village of Pattan in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district. The duo, as per sources, had been involved in the land dispute for long. However, on Saturday both the brothers reached the disputed land and exchange heated words, which later […]
Love, violence, betrayal — new book brings tales of ‘dreams and delusions’ from Naxal land
New Delhi: From 2011 to 2015, award-winning journalist-author Ashutosh Bhardwaj lived in the ‘Red Corridor’ — the region in the eastern, central and the southern parts of India that is significantly affected by the Naxalite–Maoist insurgency — covering, reporting and writing on the insurgency, the police, the alleged government atrocities and the lives that were caught […]
Congress’ counter to BJP shouldn’t just be cultural assertion, but economic alternative too
Six years after it lost power in Delhi, the Congress is again at the crossroads. The continuing energy of the Narendra Modi-Amit Shah combine has made the older party largely a reactive force. It is unable to seize the initiative in the political arena despite the shock administered to the economy by the Covid-19 crisis. Farmers who may have welcomed a decent Minimum […]
‘Do You Want Floor Test?’: Rajasthan Governor Returns To Ashok Gehlot Revised Proposal On Assembly Session
Rajasthan Governor Kalraj Mishra on Monday returned to the Ashok Gehlot-led government a cabinet note seeking an assembly session and sought additional information. “Do you want to move Motion of Confidence? It’s not mentioned in the proposal but you’ve been speaking about it in media,” the Governor asked in his query. “It will be difficult […]
In China’s troop movements in Ladakh’s depth areas, a hint about its real plan
With the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) deploying close to 50,000 troops in Aksai Chin, the Indian Army for the first time has deployed a squadron (12) T-90 missile firing tanks, armoured personnel carriers (APCs) and a full troop brigade (4,000 men) at Daulat Beg Oldi (DBO) to prevent any Chinese aggression from the Shaksgam-Karakoram […]
Rupee advances 14 paise to 74.69 against US dollar in early trade
The rupee appreciated by 14 paise to 74.69 against the US dollar in early trade on Monday, tracking positive Asian peers. After opening on a strong note, the Indian currency went on to further strengthen its position and touched 74.69 against the US dollar, up 14 paise over its previous close. It had settled at […]
