J&K optimistic about a sea change in its education structure with implementation of National Education Policy
UT admin aims to increase Gross Enrolment Ratio in higher education from 26.3% to 50% by 2035 SRINAGAR, JUNE 13: With implementation of National Education Policy from current session, Jammu and Kashmir will be among the first few states and Union Territories to implement this vibrant document with numerous reforms towards making the education system […]
AC approves transfer of land for various public purposes
SRINAGAR, JUNE 13: The Administrative Council (AC) which met here under the chairmanship of the Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha, today approved the proposal of Revenue Department to transfer various parcels of land for public purposes. Rajeev Rai Bhatnagar, Advisor to the Lieutenant Governor, Dr. Arun Kumar Mehta, Chief Secretary, J&K and Nitishwar Kumar, Principal Secretary […]
J&K reports 7 new covid-19 cases, no death
Jammu and Kashmir reported seven new covid-19 cases while there was no death due to the virus in the last 24 hours, officials said on Monday. They said that four cases were reported from Srinagar and three from Jammu districts, taking the overall tally to 454355—166548 in Jammu division and 287807 in Kashmir. There was […]
Day After Going Missing, Minor’s Body Found In Uri
URI – Body of 12-year-old boy, who had gone missing from a forest area in Uri of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on June 12, was recovered on Monday. Reports said that the boy namely Shahid Ahmed son of Abdul Jabbar Ganai of Trikanjan Boniyar had taken his cattle for grazing on Sunday. As the boy […]
J&K: Broadband, mobile internet services restored in Ramban; curfew continues in Bhaderwah
Ramban/Bhaderwah, Jun 13 : The fixed-line and mobile internet services were restored in Ramban district while curfew continued to remain in force in Bhaderwah town of Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda district for the fifth straight day on Monday following communal tension, officials said. Strict restrictions under prohibitory orders also continued in several other parts of […]
Cong workers detained from outside AICC office
Congress workers were on Monday detained from outside the AICC headquarters here where they had gathered for a proposed march to the Enforcement Directorate (ED) office with senior leader Rahul Gandhi ahead of the latter’s scheduled appearance later in the day. Heavy deployment of police was seen outside the AICC office and Rahul Gandhi’s residence. […]
Centurions Root, Pope lead England fightback against New Zealand
NOTTINGHAM: Joe Root swaggered to a majestic 163 not out and Ollie Pope hit his highest Test score of 145 as rampant England reached 473-5 against New Zealand at close of play on the third day of the second Test here at Trent Bridge on Sunday. Replying to New Zealand’s mammoth first innings score of […]
Saudi Arabia offers $10m to prevent Red Sea oil spill disaster off Yemen
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia on Sunday pledged $10 million to help prevent an ageing Yemeni oil tanker from unleashing a potentially catastrophic spill in the Red Sea bordering its waters. The decaying 45-year-old oil tanker known as the FSO Safer, long used as a floating storage platform and now abandoned off the rebel-held Yemeni port of […]
J&K reports 11 new covid-19 cases, no death
Jammu and Kashmir reported 11 new covid-19 cases while there was no death due to the pathogen in the last 24 hours, officials said on Sunday. They said that five cases were reported from Jammu, four from Srinagar and one each from Kathua and Kupwara, taking the overall tally to 454348—166545 in Jammu division and […]
AZAN initiative fulfilling its goal of ensuring enhanced, modernized land records management
Govt sets deadline of August 15 for issuing revenue passbooks to J&K people SRINAGAR, JUNE 12: Jammu and Kashmir government has embarked on an unprecedented development trajectory with launch of several transformational initiatives in all sectors in the Union Territory. Launch of an ambitious scheme “Aapki Zameen Aapki Nigrani” (AZAN) by Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha, […]
