Amid outcry, authorities on Thursday exhumed bodies of two residents—Mohammad Altaf Bhat and Dr Mudassir Gul—from a graveyard at Wadder Zachaldara Handwara where they were buried along with two other persons who were killed in the ‘encounter’ at Hyderpora here on Monday. Official sources told GNS bodies were exhumed under the supervision of Tehsildar Handwara […]
LONDON: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson defended a botched bid to overhaul parliament’s standards system that has prompted a weeks-long sleaze crisis for his ruling Conservatives, as he faced multiple grillings from lawmakers on Wednesday. With opposition parties on the attack and rank-and-file Tory MPs unhappy, the embattled British leader admitted he had made a […]
LAHORE: While terming earning the hosting rights of the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy a milestone, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ramiz Raja on Wednesday said the country would further improve its management capabilities to make the prestigious event a success story. On Tuesday, the International Cricket Council in its 2023-2031 cycle gave the hosting rights […]
JAMMU, NOVEMBER 18: Union Minister for Tribal Affairs, Arjun Munda, today chaired valedictory function of two day Capacity Building training programme regarding preparation of Gram Panchayat Development Plan (GPDP) in Tribal areas, held at Panchayat Bhawan, Jammu. Arjun Munda congratulated the participants for successful completion of their training asking them to work in tandem with […]
Jammu and Kashmir reported 223 fresh covid-19 cases while two persons succumbed to the virus in the last 24 hours, officials said on Thursday. Among the fresh cases, 32 were reported from Jammu Division and 191 from Kashmir, taking the overall tally to 334823. There were two deaths, one each from the Jammu and Kashmir […]
Rs 2935 Cr disbursed among 67257 beneficiaries during current fiscal SRINAGAR, NOVEMBER 18: The District Development Commissioner (DDC) Srinagar, Mohammad Aijaz Asad today chaired a meeting of all Sectoral Officers and Bankers of the district to review the implementation and progress achieved under various employment-generating schemes at Meeting Hall of DC Office Complex, here. The […]
JAMMU, NOVEMBER 18: Secretary, Department of Disaster Management, Relief, Rehabilitation and Reconstruction (DMRRR), Nazim Z. Khan, today convened a meeting to review functioning of the department. Secretary, while addressing the meeting, asked the field officers to adopt e-office system to ensure added efficiency and transparency in disposal of official business in-line with the spirit of […]
1107 vaccinated, 1834 samples collected RAMBAN, NOVEMBER 18: Continuing the enforcement drive to implement Covid protocol across the district Ramban, the Enforcement teams today fined scores of violators for roaming without wearing face masks and not maintaining physical distance. The enforcement teams, during the inspection in their respective jurisdictions, recovered a fine of Rs. 18,500 […]
SRINAGAR, NOVEMBER 18: The State Council of Education, Research and Training (SCERT) Kashmir division today announced the change in timing of the 8th class Term 2nd Examination, Session 2021 (Kashmir Division) scheduled with effect from Monday, 22 November, 2021. As per the statement issued here it has been informed that the new timing for the said examination shall […]
Hours after announcement by the Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, Deputy Commissioner here appointed ADC Srinagar Khurshid Ahmad Shah as an inquiry officer into controversial Hyderpora “encounter” and asked him to submit the report within 15 days. “Whereas, an encounter took place at Hyderpora National Highway near Classic Hospital, Srinagar in the intervening night of 15-11-2021 […]