Army proposes 3-year voluntary ‘tour of duty’, cites patriotism, unemployment

Army proposes 3-year voluntary ‘tour of duty’, cites patriotism, unemployment

CITING a “resurgence of nationalism and patriotism”, and the fact that “unemployment in our country is a reality”, the Indian Army has proposed a three-year “internship” for youths, both as officers and soldiers. According to the proposal, as mentioned in an internal note, the short, voluntary “tour of duty” is for youths who “do not […]

DGP expresses gratitude to Hon’bel Lt. Governor J&K

DGP expresses gratitude to Hon’bel Lt. Governor J&K

Jammu, 13 May (KNS): Jammu and Kashmir Police DGP J&K Dilbag Singh expresses his gratitude to Hon’ble Lt. Governor J&K Girish Chandra Murmu and Union Territory administration for sanctioning Training Allowance for Police Training Centres @ 12 % as per 7th Pay Commission. He said this will help boosting the morale of the police training […]

Family of killed civilian refutes CRPF claims, says son was killed in a cold-blood

Family of killed civilian refutes CRPF claims, says son was killed in a cold-blood

Budgam, May 13 (KNS): Family of Mehraj ud din who was killed by CRPF Naka party in Narbal area of central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Wednesday morning contested CRPF claims and termed the killing as “cold-blooded” murder. Talking to Kashmir News Service (KNS), Ghulam Nabi, father of slain Mehraj ud din refuted allegation levelled by […]

Advisor Baseer Khan reviews performance of RDD

Advisor Baseer Khan reviews performance of RDD

Directs for execution of one MGNREGA work in each ward/Panchayat JAMMU, MAY 13: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Baseer Khan today reviewed the performance of Rural Development Department (RDD), including execution of MGNREGA works, here at a meeting. Secretary Rural Development Department, Sheetal Nanda; Director, RDD Jammu; Additional Secretary, RDD; and Joint Director, Planning RDD were […]

Govt. evacuates 39825 JK inhabitants through Lakhanpur till date, 3217 reach Udhampur in 3 special trains, 419 students by flight from Bangladesh

Govt. evacuates 39825 JK inhabitants through Lakhanpur till date, 3217 reach Udhampur in 3 special trains, 419 students by flight from Bangladesh

JAMMU, MAY 13: The government, under its initiative of bringing back the stranded people of J&K to their homes in the wake of COVID-19 Lokdown, has evacuated 39825 stranded passengers of the Union Territory through Lakhanpur till date. Besides, 3217 stranded people have reached Udhampur through three special trains from Karnatka, Goa and Dehli.  Also, […]

Budgam incident: Police version

Budgam incident: Police version

Srinagar, May 13 (KNS): Jammu and Kashmir police on Wednesday issued to statement regarding the Budgam civilian killings the statement reads as, today at about 1020hrs, during joint Naka at Khalisa Kawoosa in the jurisdiction of PS Magam a Wagon-R vehicle bearing registration No. JK02AK-6702 was signalled to stop. However, the said vehicle ignored to […]

NC condemns Narbal civilian killing, demands impartial, time bound probe

NC condemns Narbal civilian killing, demands impartial, time bound probe

Srinagar, May 13 (KNS): National Conference (NC) on Wednesday condemned the killing of a youth, Mehraj ud Din Shah of Makhama village of Beerwah, at Kawoosa crossing on Srinagar –Gulmarg Highway in a CRPF firing and demanded an impartial, time bound probe into the circumstances surrounding the incident. According to statement issued to Kashmir News […]

Sitharaman announces boost to MSMEs; EPF support to workers, businesses: 10 points

Sitharaman announces boost to MSMEs; EPF support to workers, businesses: 10 points

In her address to media on Rs 20 crore stimulus package to battle Covid-19 crisis, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday said the economic initiative is to spur growth and make India ‘self-reliant’. During the briefing, the finance minister made a series of announcements, including one where she said that the government has launched a […]

—AND THE BAN CONTINUE 

—AND THE BAN CONTINUE 

While the Supreme Court has refused to give verdict for the restoration of 4G services in Kashmir valley amid pandemic COVID-19, authorities have decided to extend the curbs on the speed of internet up to May 27, 2020. Students, doctors especially the heart foundation, a group of Kashmir based doctors who help hundreds of patients […]

Covid-19 claims another life, J&K toll now 11

Covid-19 claims another life, J&K toll now 11

75-year-old man dies in Jammu A 75-year-old man from Jammu on Wednesday became 11th victim of the novel coronavirus in Jammu and Kashmir, official sources said. They said that the septuagenarian died at his residence at Preet Nagar Digiana. However, the family took him to GMC Jammu where doctors declared him dead on arrival and […]