JAMMU, Mar 6: All Jammu and Kashmir Panchayat Conference—a registered organization working for strengthening the Panchayati Raj institutions on Monday staged protest against the Rural Development Department alleging the Bureaucracy of conspiring to undermine the authority and autonomy of Panchayati Raj Institutions. Over 100 elected Panchayat members and senior members of the Panchayat Conference led […]
KYIV: Kyiv said on Sunday it was holding off attacks from Russian troops still attempting to surround Bakhmut, a now-destroyed eastern Ukrainian city that Moscow has been trying to capture for months. Ukraine has vowed to defend “fortress Bakhmut” but has faced Russian troops determined to take the city which has turned into a political […]
New Delhi: In an attempt to echo the Opposition’s voice in unison, nine leaders of eight political parties on Sunday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the arrest of former Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia in the excise policy case, and alleged that the “misuse” of the central agencies suggests that the country […]
A truck driver was injured after hit by a shooting stone along Panthayal in Ramban district, officials said. They said that the area has been witnessing intermittent shooting stones for quite a while now and one such stone hit a truck driver, leaving him injured besides damaging the vehicle. The injured driver, they said, was […]
Srinagar: Amid the forecast for mainly dry weather, the minimum temperatures recorded a drop at most places in Jammu and Kashmir on Monday, officials said. A meteorological department official here told GNS Srinagar recorded a low of 3.5°C against 7.4°C on the previous night and it was above normal by 1.3°C for the summer capital. […]
There is a lot of improvement in the power scenario of Jammu and Kashmir as the government has been able to complete power infrastructure projects including dozens of receiving stations across Jammu and Kashmir. Recently LG Manoj Sinha inaugurated many power infrastructure projects and said that the efforts will continue to increase generation, transmission and […]
LAHORE: Multan Sultans get the chance to avenge the loss at home when they meet top-of-the-table Lahore Qalandars in a potentially excitement-filled match of the HBL Pakistan Super League here at the Gadafi Stadium on Saturday. Hot favourites Qalandars — having 10 points with five wins in six games so far — will be looking […]
Another reflection of divisions at international fora: UN chief’s spokesperson United Nations: The failure of the G20 foreign ministers’ meeting to come out with a joint communique over the Ukraine conflict is not a reflection on India’s efforts as host but of the “divisions” seen among countries in the international fora, a spokesperson for UN […]
London/New Delhi: Indian democracy is under attack and several politicians, including himself, are under surveillance, former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi alleged during a lecture at Cambridge university, drawing sharp reactions from the BJP that accused him of maligning the country’s image on foreign soil after facing successive electoral setbacks. Gandhi, who is a Visiting Fellow […]
Jammu: The Government on Saturday ordered transfer of nine JKAS officers in the interest of administration. Kusum Chib, JKAS, Collector, Jammu Development Authority, has been transferred and posted as Assistant Commissioner Revenue, Samba. Rehana Akhtar Bili, JKAS, Deputy Director, Information, Jammu, has been transferred and posted as Personnel Officer, Associated Hospitals, Jammu, against an available […]