J&K deputes 20 ACB officials for training at CBI Academy
Srinagar : Jammu and Kashmir government on Thursday deputed 20 officers of the Anti-Corruption Bureau for training at the CBI Academy, Ghaziabad. The ten-day training programme will be held from 22nd July to 2nd August.
PUF will review the New Pension Scheme, scrap SRO 202
Srinagar : In an announcement with far reaching consequences, Peoples United Front Spokesman today said that if elected, the PUF Government will scrap the New Pension Scheme and strengthen the social security net for state government employees and members of three All India Services, IAS, IPS and IPS, posted to J&K. As per the NPS, […]
Pakistan to handle Jadhav case as per law: PM Imran Khan
Agencies Islamabad : Prime Minister Imran Khan Thursday said that Pakistan will proceed further “as per law” in the Kulbhushan Jadhav case after the ICJ ordered an “effective review and reconsideration” of his conviction and sentence by a Pakistani military court. Jadhav, 49, a retired Indian Navy officer, was sentenced to death by the […]
Army man dies after being hit by falling tree in Kupwara
Srinagar : A 35-year-old army man died after a tree fell on him due to a landslide while he was patrolling along the Line of Control (LoC) in Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir, the Army said Thursday. The incident took place when the deceased, Naik Ramandeep Singh, was leading an operational team for patrolling […]
Govt orders transfers, postings in administration
Srinagar : The Jammu and Kashmir government ordered transfers and postings in the administration. According to a Government Order No.824-GAD of 2019, issued by the General Administration Department (GAD, Gazanffer Ali, KAS, Special Secretary to the Government, Technical Education Department, is transferred and posted as Special Secretary to the Government, School Education Department. Mohammad Akbar […]
Kathua rape case: HC issues notices to J&K govt, convicts
Agencies The Punjab and Haryana High Court Thursday issued notices to the Jammu and Kashmir government and six men convicted in the case of rape and murder of an eight-year-old nomadic girl in Kathua on a plea by her father seeking enhanced punishment for them. The court also issued a notice to the accused who […]
VC, SKUAST-K meets Governor
Srinagar : Prof. Nazeer Ahmed, Vice-Chancellor, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir, met Governor Satya Pal Malik, Chancellor of the University, at the Raj Bhavan here today. Prof. Ahmed apprised Governor about various issues of academic and administrative importance relating to the Main and Off-site campuses and to-date status of filling up […]
Militant killed in Sopore gunfight was affiliated with LeT: Police
Srinagar : Jammu and Kashmir Police on Wednesday said the militant killed during a gunfight with the security forces in Sopore area of Baramulla district of north Kashmir was affiliated with LeT. A police official identified the slain militant as Adnan Channa, a native of Baramulla. He said that Adnan was involved in killing of […]
Anganwadi workers, helpers continue protests against SAC decision
Srinagar : The Anganwadi workers and helpers working under the Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) Scheme continued their protests against the State Administrative Council’s (SAC) decision to disburse their honorariums through Gram Panchayats. Hundreds of workers under the banner of Anganwadi Workers and Helpers Union Jammu and Kashmir affiliated with CITU raising slogans against the […]
AI Suffered Loss of Rs 430-Cr Due to Pak Air Space Closure
NEW DELHI — Air India suffered a loss of Rs 430 crore in the four-month period when air space was restricted by Pakistan after the Balakot air strikes, Civil Aviation minister Hardeep Singh Puri informed the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday. Replying to supplementaries during Question Hour, the minister said the government was committed to privatisation […]
