In a strongly worded statement, protesting farm unions, ruled out talks with the Centre until the police and administration stopped “harassing” protesters. The unions also demanded the immediate release of detained farmers. This comes just a day after police made special security arrangements at the Ghazipur protest site by setting up multi-layer barricades and checkpoints. […]
The District Election Officer Srinagar Dr Shahid Iqbal Choudhary Monday issued a notification for a meeting of members elected to the District Development Council Srinagar to elect the chairperson and the vice chairperson of the council as mandated under section 45-B of the Jammu & Kashmir Panchayati Raj Act 1989. The notification issued in pursuance […]
Hundreds of members of Myanmar’s Parliament remained confined inside their government housing in the country’s capital on Tuesday, a day after the military staged a coup and detained senior politicians including Nobel laureate and de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi. Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy party, meanwhile, released a statement calling for the […]
Increasing the number of referrals would not decrease the authority of the umpire, but taking out the ridiculous “Umpire’s call’’ perhaps would. On the other hand, it would make the game infinitely more fair and that should be the desire of lawmakers in any sport. Quite simply, a ball hitting the stumps is out and […]
A day after some respite, the minimum temperature dropped again across Kashmir Valley even as the weatherman forecast widespread rain and snowfall in the next two days. A meteorological department official told that mercury settled at minus 4.6°C against minus 3.1 on previous nights in Srinagar and was almost four degrees Celsius below normal of […]
In today’s budget, the government of India has decided that they will undertake a gas pipeline project in Jammu and Kashmir. It would be really a game changer if such a project is not only undertaken but completed within the timeline. There has been a lot of talk about the acceleration of developmental projects in […]
JK reports 44 new positive cases, 121905 recovered so far JAMMU, FEBRUARY 01-The Government on Monday informed that 44 new positive cases of novel Corona virus (COVID-19), 08 from Jammu division and 36 from Kashmir division, have been reported today, thus taking the total number of positive cases in Jammu and Kashmir to 124550. Moreover, […]
Assured them timely redressal of genuine grievances JAMMU, FEBRUARY 01: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Rajeev Rai Bhatnagar, today met scores of delegations and individuals at the Civil Secretariat here. The delegations and individuals apprised the Advisor of their issues and demands and sought an early resolution for the same. A deputation of Jammu and Kashmir […]
Governemnt of Jammu and Kashmir has not officially said anything so far whether they are going to left the curbs on the speed of internet or not. However, Lt. Governor Manoj Sinha recently said that he has already framed the committee in this direction and very soon the curbs would be lifted. The problem of […]
Scores of 5th Semester students of Government Degree College Anantnag Monday staged a peaceful protest demanding online examination and syllabus reduction. The protesting students assembled outside Degree College amid chill. They were holding placards seeking online examination. The students told KNT that they didn’t get time to attend the classes due to Covid-19 pandemic breakout […]