SRINAGAR: In a significant development, the administration of Jammu & Kashmir has constituted a high-level committee to examine the issue of enhancement of retirement age of teaching faculty in government colleges in the Union Territory. According to the news agency KNO, the seven-member committee headed by the advisor of High Education Department will examine the need […]
SRINAGAR: Two women were injured after the armies of India and Pakistan exchanged fire along the LoC in Poonch district of Jammu, officials said on Saturday. They said that Pakistan army resorted to firing and mortar shelling in Degwar, Malti and Dallan, leading to the injuries to two women. Identified as Mansha Bi (18) daughter of […]
JAMMU, NOVEMBER 21: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has evacuated about 9,38,476 JK residents, stranded in other parts of the country due to COVID lockdown, via Lakhanpur and through special trains and buses till date amid strict observance of all necessary guidelines and Standard Operating Procedures. As per the official data received in this regard, […]
26 travelers were among 608 new cases of novel coronavirus cases reported in Jammu and Kashmir in last 24 hours, taking the total tally to 105984. Among the cases, official sources told that 311 were reported from Jammu and 297 from Kashmir Valley. Among the cases, they said, Srinagar reported 124, Baramulla 40, Budgam 47, […]
The People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) has written to Jammu and Kashmir’s State Election Commissioner K.K. Sharma to complain that the candidates put by seven-party conglomerate are not allowed to campaign. In a letter, the PAGD chairman and National Conference President Dr. Farooq Abdullah wrote that candidates put up by the PAGD are immediately […]
Srinagar: People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) President, Dr Farooq Abdullah has written to J&K Election Commissioner, K K Sharma alleging gross “interference in democracy” by the authorities ahead of the upcoming DDC and Panchayat elections. A letter shot by Farooq to Sharma reads that the candidates put up by the PAGD, the united front […]
American cult-bike maker Harley-Davidson on Saturday said it is working with its new partner Hero MotoCorp to “ensure a smooth transition” for its customers in India, including after-sale services and warranty. Last month, Harley-Davidson and Hero MotoCorp announced their partnership for the Indian market. They have inked a distribution agreement, under which Hero MotoCorp will […]
Waseem Rizvi, former chairman of the Shia Central Waqf Board who went from being a BJP critic to an avid supporter of the party’s leaders and policies after the change of guard in Uttar Pradesh, has been booked by the CBI for financial embezzlement and misappropriation of properties. The Lucknow unit of the CBI on Thursday […]
Oil marketing companies (OMCs) on Saturday raised the retail price of petrol and diesel for the second consecutive day after a break of almost two months. The price of petrol has increased by 15 paisa per litre in the national capital to Rs 81.38 from Rs 81.23 a litre on Friday. Similarly, retail price of […]
India’s COVID-19 caseload rose to 90.5 lakh, while the number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to over 84.78 lakh pushing the national recovery rate to 93.67 per cent, according to the Union Health Ministry data on Saturday. The total coronavirus cases mounted to 90,50,597 with 46,232 infections being reported in a […]