JAMMU, JANUARY 02: Secretary, Health and Medical Education, Bhupinder Kumar today reviewed implementation of flagship programme ‘Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM)’ in Jammu and Kashmir. Additional Mission Director, ABDM, made a presentation regarding the milestones achieved and the targets set as part of scheme execution. It was informed that, so far, more than 50 lakh […]
SRINAGAR, JANUARY 02: In an important decision, Government of India has made distribution of foodgrains to NFSA beneficiaries free of cost from January, 1st, 2023. So far under NFSA, subsidized foodgrains were being distributed at Rs 3 per kg for rice, Rs. 2 per kg for wheat and Rs. 3 per kg for wheat […]
Srinagar: Amid overnight clear skies, the minimum temperature plummeted across Kashmir Valley with Gulmarg and Pahalgam recording season’s coldest night at minus 10.0°C and 9.6°C respectively on Monday. A meteorological department official here said that Srinagar recorded a low of minus 5.4°C against last night’s 0.5°C. The temperature was 3.3°C below normal for the summer […]
Another Suspected IED Spotted, Being Cleared: Police Jammu, Jan 2 : A minor boy was killed and five people were injured, one of them critically, on Monday in an explosion outside one of the three houses were unknown persons allegedly resorted to indiscriminate firing yesterday evening in which four people including a father-son duo were […]
Stating that country can’t run on the wheels of ‘hate, former Jammu Kashmir Chief Minister Dr Farooq Abdullah Monday said that peace and development lie in love, amity, dialogue and reconciliation. Reacting to the recent killings in Rajouri, Dr Farooq Abdullah said that it is unfortunate that militancy still exists in Jammu and Kashmir and […]
J&K administration is on its path to make the system more transparent and responsive so that people get free access to its functioning. Recently Chief Secretary of Jammu and Kashmir launched an online audit application for its line departments. The meeting was attended by the Principal Secretary, Jal Shakti; Principal Secretary, PWD; Commissioner Secretary, […]
Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Monday announced 10 Lakh rupees ex-gratia and a government job to next of kin of each of those civilians killed in a firing incident in Upper Dhangri village of Rajouri district last evening. The Lieutenant Governor also “strongly condemned the cowardly” militant attack. “I assure the people that those behind […]
Trouble appears to be brewing for former Punjab chief minister Charanjit Singh Channi with the Vigilance Bureau receiving a complaint of corruption regarding alleged diversion of funds from an official function to his son’s wedding and a RTI reply putting the then CM’s three-month food bill at Rs 60 lakh. Channi, however, denied both the […]
Shahid Afridi on Saturday indicated that his association with the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) as the interim head of the selection committee may not last long due to his “commitments” with his charity foundation. Speaking to reporters in Karachi, the former captain said that it will be “a bit difficult” for him to continue with […]
The Palestinians on Saturday welcomed a vote by the United Nations General Assembly requesting that the International Court of Justice (ICJ) provide an opinion on the legal consequences of Israel’s occupation of the Palestinian territories. The Hague-based ICJ, also known as the World Court, is the top UN court dealing with disputes between states. Its […]