Inaugurates school building; inspects work on Old Age Home at Pandach GANDERBAL, NOVEMBER 13: Secretary, Social Welfare Department, Sheetal Nanda, who is also Incharge Secretary for development of Ganderbal, today visited the district to review status of development works being executed there. In this regard, Sheetal chaired a meeting to take stock of progress on […]
JAMMU, NOVEMBER 13: Commissioner Secretary, Forests, Ecology and Environment, Sanjeev Verma today reviewed the progress in implementation of The Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers ( Recognition of Rights) Act and related measures for expeditious disposal of cases. A number of measures for tribal welfare were also discussed. He called for concerted efforts of […]
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Conference on Saturday held condolence meet of its leaders over the sad demise of noted religious scholar and preacher Peer Shams-ud-din. PC leaders who attended the remembrance meeting include PC President Sajad Gani Lone, senior VP Abdul Gani Vakil, Nizamuddin Bhat, Basharat Bukhari, Mansoor Hussain Soharvardi, Nazir Ahmed Laway, Fayaz Ahmed […]
Jammu and Kashmir reported 181 fresh covid-19 cases while there was no death due to the virus in the last 24 hours, officials said on Saturday. Among the fresh cases, 26 were reported from Jammu Division and 155 from Kashmir, taking the overall tally to 334006. There was no death due to the virus during […]
JAMMU, Nov 13: Over 9,000 vacancies in different departments have been filled up under fast-track recruitment in Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Saturday. The selection for 5,000 more posts would be finalized by the end of this year, they said. The government has initiated the “largest-ever” recruitment drive in the union territory in a […]
The Commanding Officer of an Assam Rifles battalion, his wife and son and personnel of the paramilitary force were killed in an ambush in Manipur on Saturday, Chief Minister N Biren Singh said. The incident occurred in Churachandpur district close to the Myanmar border. “Strongly condemn the cowardly attack on a convoy of 46 AR which […]
Most places in Kashmir Valley recorded sub-zero temperature while Srinagar, the summer capital of J-K, had season’s coldest night so far on Saturday. A meteorological department official said that mercury settled at 0.1°C against previous night’s 0.7°C. The temperature is below minus 1.1°C than the normal for this time of the year in the city […]
The petrol and diesel prices remained unchanged on Saturday across various cities in the country including the national capital Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, etc. Currently, the cost of one litre of petrol in Delhi stands at ₹103.97 per litre and of diesel at ₹86.67 per litre. In the country’s financial capital, the petrol and diesel prices have remained […]
MUMBAI: India’s regular captain Virat Kohli will skip the opening Test against New Zealand this month as the hosts named a depleted side for the two-match series on Friday. The team will be led by Ajinkya Rahane in the Nov 25-29 test in Kanpur with Kohli returning at the helm for the second and final […]
US President Joe Biden will hold a virtual meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Monday, the White House said, talks Washington hopes will create some stability amid increased tensions between the world’s two largest economies. It is expected to be the leaders’ most extensive meeting under the Biden administration and will follow on from […]