UN chief Antonio Guterres arrives in India on a three-day official visit
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday arrived in India on a three-day official visit. Guterres will be on an official visit to India from October 18-20, 2022. This will be UNSG’s first visit to India, since he commenced his second term in office in January 2022. He had earlier visited India (in his first term) […]
Concern mounts for Iran’s climber Elnaz Rekabi who competed without hijab
PARIS: Alarm grew on Tuesday over the wellbeing of Iranian sports climber Elnaz Rekabi after she competed at an event in South Korea without a hijab in what some saw as a gesture of solidarity with the women-led protests at home. Rekabi, 33, in her first comment since the event at the Asian Championships in […]
Infrastructure projects
The J & K administration is monitoring and reviewing all the key infrastructure projects in every district. Not only the district heads and divisional heads that Chief Secretary and LG are also reviewing such projects so that they are completed within the timelines. In one of such review meetings in Bandipora district, Manoj Sinha recently […]
Mughal Road Closed After Snowfall As Precautionary Measure
Poonch: Authorities on Tuesday closed Mughal road due to snowfall along Pir ki Gali (PKG), keeping in view safety of passengers on the thoroughfare which connects Shopian with twin districts of Poonch and Rajouri. Confirming it, Dysp Traffic Rajouri-Poonch Range Aftab Bukhari said that the road will be opened after improvement in weather. Meanwhile weatherman […]
Chief Secretary launches online Human Resource Management System for JK employees
Maintains that the system would ensure equitable treatment to all the employees SRINAGAR, OCTOBER 18: As a significant reform encompassing different dimensions of Human Resource Management of the employees working for J&K government, the Chief Secretary, Dr. Arun Kumar Mehta, today launched Jammu & Kashmir Human Resource Management System (JK-HRMS). The launch was attended by […]
NCERT teams up with SCERT on New India Literacy Program
Education for all features in NILP’s mandate as part of elaborate 5-year program SRINAGAR, OCTOBER 18: A five day workshop on resource development for New India Literacy Program (NILP) for adult education, jointly organized by State Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERT) and National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT), New Delhi, began […]
Light to moderate rain, snow forecast in J-K
Weather department on Tuesday forecast isolated light rain and thunders over Jammu and Kashmir during next 24 hours. For subsequent two days, a meteorological department official said there is a possibility of “scattered to fairly widespread light to moderate rain or snow in J-K.” However, the weatherman reiterated that “there’s no forecast of any major […]
Seven feared dead as helicopter carrying Kedarnath pilgrims crashes, DGCA orders probe
On Tuesday, a helicopter carrying Kedarnath pilgrims from Phata crashed in which around six people lost their lives, as per the preliminary reports. As per the reports, a chopper with five passengers and crew crashed while operating from Kedarnath to Guptkashi. The Aryan Aviation Bell-407 helicopter (VT-RPN) ran into cloudy weather at Garud Chatti and […]
BCCI to insist on neutral venue for 2023 Asia Cup
India will insist on a neutral venue for next year’s Asia Cup, that is scheduled to be held in Pakistan. After the Annual General Meeting of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in Mumbai on Tuesday (October 18), the BCCI arrived at a conclusion that it will not travel to Pakistan for […]
UP labourers’ killing: Two Hybrid militants arrested, hunt for others on, says ADGP Vijay Kumar
One arrested youth has confessed his crime; they are working at the behest of Lashkar commanders, Danish, Abid; Lashkar behind act not Al-Badr Srinagar : Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) Kashmir range, Vijay Kumar Tuesday said that two hybrid militants have been arrested in connection with the grenade lobbing incident at Harmain area of […]