Wagah/Attari: Indian Air Force Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman returned home from Pakistan on Friday to a hero’s welcome, two days after he was captured following a dogfight when his MiG 21 was shot down. Pakistani officials handed over Varthaman to Indian officials, including from the IAF, at the Attari-Wagah Border. However, the pilot was whisked […]
JAMMU: The State Administrative Council (SAC) which met under the chairmanship of Governor, Satya Pal Malik approved the Rehabilitation & Resettlement (R&R) Plan for the Project Affected Families (PAFs) of 624 MW Keeru Hydro Electric Project (HEP) on River Chenab, Tehsil Nagseni, District Kishtwar. The total cost of the Rehabilitation Plan which has been formulated […]
Srinagar: Five security personnel including a CRPF officer were killed in an encounter with militants on Friday in Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir while a civilian died in clashes near the site, officials said. Security forces launched a cordon and search operation in Babagund area of Kupwara following information about presence of militants there, […]
JAMMU: Advisor to Governor, K Skandan today flagged of 16 new state of Art buses of Jammu and Kashmir State Road Transport Corporation (JKSRTC) from Tourist Receipt Centre (TRC), Jammu. It is pertinent to mention that with introduction of these state of Art modernized new buses to the already operating fleet of the JKSRTC, the […]
JAMMU: J&K Services Selection Board today issued advertisements for 771 posts in different categories including 550 posts of Junior Staff Nurses for 5 new Medical Colleges of the State. Pertinently, the Board has already issued advertisements for filling up 1235 other posts for these new medical colleges established at Rajouri, Doda, Kathua, Anantnag and Baramulla. […]
JAMMU: Arun Kumar Mehta today assumed office as Principal Secretary Finance as he formally took over the charge from outgoing Navin K Choudhary, now Principal Secretary Industries and Commerce. Senior functionaries of Finance and allied departments were present on the occasion which was followed by an introductory cum review meeting. Navin Choudhary gave the new […]
Srinagar: The National Conference (NC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) said on Friday that they were mulling moving court against the Centre’s decision to extend the 77th and 103rd Amendments of the Indian Constitution to Jammu and Kashmir in the absence of an elected government in the state. The reactions come after the Union […]
Srinagar : The Jammu and Kashmir government on Friday ordered transfers in the administration. According to a Government Order No 313-GAD of 2019, issued by the General Administration Department (GAD), Zubair Ahmad, KAS, Chairman, J&K Services Selection Board, is transferred and posted as Secretary to the Government, Culture Department. Rahul Sharma, KAS, Additional Commissioner in […]
New Delhi: Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale Friday briefed the Parliamentary Standing Committee on External Affairs on the Indo-Pak front. The committee headed by Congress leader Shashi Tharoor met in Parliament House this afternoon. The briefing was on Indo-Pak relations in the light of the strain in relationship after the Pulwama attack and an air strike […]
Srinagar: PDP president Mehbooba Mufti Friday condemned the Centre’s decision to ban the Jamaat-e-Islami Jammu and Kashmir, saying it was another example of “muscular approach” of the central government to deal with a political issue of the state. “Democracy is a battle of ideas, crackdown followed by banning of Jammat Islami (JK) is condemnable, another […]