J&K Govt Amends Rules, BDC Chairpersons’ Status Now Equivalent to Army Brigadier
In a major boost to the Panchayati Raj Institutions in Jammu and Kashmir, the administration amended rules to give Block Development Council chairpersons a status equivalent to that of an Army brigadier. According to the warrant of precedence issued by the Hospitality and Protocol Department of Jammu and Kashmir, BDC chairpersons have been placed at […]
‘Green J&K Drive- 2020’ for increasing forest cover
To promote and increase the forest cover in J&K through people’s participation, the Administrative Council (AC) which met here under the chairmanship of Lieutenant Governor, G C Murmu, accorded approval to the Forest Department’s proposal of organizing an integrated ‘Green J&K Drive- 2020’ to double the plantation target achieved during previous year. With an aim […]
Govt Issues Order For Permanent Commission Of Women Officers In Army
The Army on Thursday said the government has issued an order for grant of permanent commission of women officers in the force. Army Spokesperson Col Aman Anand said the government order paved the way for empowering of women officers to shoulder larger roles in the Army. “The order specifies grant of permanent commission to Short […]
Teenager found ‘murdered’ under mysterious circumstances in Qaziabad
A 16-year old teenager was found ‘murdered’ under mysterious circumstances from a pool in Doribal Qaziabad wooden area of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Thursday morning. The family, however, demanded swift probe and identification of killers. According to Kashmir News Service (KNS), a pall of gloom descended on Hajibal village after body of a teenager […]
Turkey, Russia seek lasting ceasefire in Libya
ANKARA: Turkish and Russian delegations met on Wednesday in Turkey’s capital to discuss the war in Libya and agreed to press ahead with efforts for a lasting ceasefire in the North African country, Turkeys Foreign Ministry said. A joint statement released after the meeting said They also agreed to joint efforts to advance a political […]
Mani outlines challenges ahead for Pakistan cricket
LAHORE: Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Ehsan Mani said on Wednesday that the PCB has a great ambition of inviting foreign cricketers following the revamp of the domestic cricket structure last year but admitted it will have to elevate its standards in order to achieve this objective. He said this in a wide-ranging discussion with cricket […]
J&K COVID-19 toll rises to 279 as 53-year-old Srinagar man dies at SKIMS
Srinagar: A 53-year-old an employee of Jal Shakti Department, died at SKIMS Soura after testing positive for COVID-19 taking the disease toll in Jammu and Kashmir to 279. The deceased was a resident of Nawa Kadal area of Srinagar as per officials. With these deaths, 259 people in Kashmir and 20 in Jammu have died […]
COVID-19: J-K Govt sanctions Rs 15 crore under SDRF for SKIMS
Srinagar: Amid spike in COVID cases, the government on Thursday sanctioned Rs 15 Crore under State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) for Sher Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS), Soura, Government Medical Colleges (GMC) Srinagar and Jammu. The decision to sanction Rs five Crore each to the three health institutions was taken in a State Executive […]
YATRA CANCELLED
After lot of consultations and high level meetings finally good sense has prevailed on the decision makers as they cancelled the annual Amarnath Yatra in Kashmir. In this direction even the scheduled yatra of two weeks was cancelled as Kashmir valley witnessed a worst period of pandemic. An official announcement was made recently evening after […]
Nearly 46k cases take India’s COVID-19 tally over 12-lakh mark
With the highest-ever single-day spike of 45,720 cases, India’s COVID-19 tally crossed the 12-lakh mark on Thursday, while the death-toll mounted to 29,861 with a record 1,129 fatalities in a day, according to the Union Health Ministry data. The country crossed the 12-lakh mark just three days after it crossed the 11-lakh milestone. The coronavirus […]
