Jugal Kishore chairs DISHA meet
JAMMU, : Member Parliament, Jammu-Poonch constituency Jugal Kishore Sharma today chaired a meeting of District Development Coordination and Monitoring Committee – DISHA to review the physical and financial achievements under various centrally sponsored schemes being implemented in Jammu district here today. The meeting was attended by Member Parliament Shamsher Singh Manhas, Legislators Sat Sharma, Dr […]
Governor, Union Defence Minister review security management with Civil, Army, Police top brass
SRINAGAR, : Governor N.N. Vohra and Union Defence Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman, reviewed the overall security scenario in Jammu and Kashmir at a high-level meeting held at the Raj Bhavan today.AAAA Gen. Bipin Rawat, Chief of Army Staff; Sh. B. B. Vyas and Sh. K. Vijay Kumar, Advisors to Governor; Sh. B.V. R. Subrahmanyam, Chief Secretary; […]
On the brink, Argentina handed a final shot at World Cup salvation
SAINT PETERSBURG: Held by Iceland and humiliated by Croatia, Argentina’s World Cup could already have been all but over, but Lionel Messi and the rest of Jorge Sampaoli’s troubled squad have one final shot at redemption against Nigeria on Tuesday. Victory against the Africans, who Argentina have beaten in all four previous World Cup meetings, […]
DDC Budgam reviews priority sector lending scenario at DLRC/DCC meeting
Srinagar,: J&K Bank today convened a District Level Review Committee/District Consultative Committee (DLRC/DCC) of Budgam, which was chaired by the DDC Dr Sehrish Asgar. Welcoming all the heads of line departments, Block Development officers, District Coordinators of various Banks of the District; Lead District Manager Budgam Aijaz Ahmad presented the performance of all banks operating in […]
Babar Azam moves to the 2nd spot in ICC ODI ranking for batsmen
LAHORE:-Pakistan’s top order batsman, Babar Azam has moved to the second spot in the ICC ODI ranking for the batsmen, just behind India’s captain, Virat Kohli. Babar got the major jump in ODI ranking due to Joe Root’s failure in the five-match series against Australia, where he could only manage 104 runs with only one […]
Chairman J&K Bank meets Governor
Srinagar, June 25: Sh. Parvez Ahmed, Chairman Jammu and Kashmir Bank, called on Governor N.N. Vohra, at the Raj Bhavan today. Sh. Ahmed apprised Governor about the Bank’s achievement of increasing lending in Agriculture, Horticulture, Handicrafts, Hospitality & Tourism, Poultry, Sheep & Goat Rearing and other sectors; the Bank has posted 20% credit growth in […]
Philippine soldiers accidentally kill six police in jungle clash
MANILA – Philippine soldiers mistakenly killed six police officers and wounded nine on Monday during an operation against Maoist guerrillas in thick jungle, an army general said. A platoon of soldiers was operating in a remote village on Samar island when they mistook a group of police officers as communist New People’s Army (NPA) guerrillas, […]
If GST ‘celebration of honesty’, why did BJP oppose it for 5 yrs: Chidambaram
Former Finance Minister P Chidambaram today slammed the government for terming the Goods and Services Tax as a “celebration of honesty”, saying if that was the case, why did the BJP oppose it for five years prior to coming to power in 2014. In a series of tweets, the senior Congress leader asked the government […]
Army Major arrested in murder case sent to 4-day police custody
An Army Major, arrested for allegedly killing another officer’s wife, was today sent to four-day police custody by a Delhi court. Metropolitan Magistrate Manisha Tripathy granted custody of Major Nikhil Handa to the police after it said he has to be taken to Meerut in Uttar Pradesh to make certain recoveries including his clothes and […]
Ensure hassle-free arrangements for Hajj-2018: Div Com to all DDCs
SRINAGAR,: In order to ensure smooth arrangements for Hajj-2018, Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Baseer Ahmad Khan today directed all District Development Commissioners (DDCs) of Kashmir Division to ensure hassle free arrangements for the Hajj pilgrims in their respective districts. While chairing a high-level meeting of officers to review the arrangements for Hajj 2018, the Divisional Commissioner […]
