Welfare measures
Welfare of Safai Karamchari and other such segments of the society are of the paramount importance for the J&K administration. Recently Vice Chairperson, National Commission for Safai Karamchari, Smt Anjana Panwar chaired a meeting of senior officers of different departments to take stock of various welfare measures for Safai Karamcharis of Jammu and Kashmir. The […]
Russia rages against Olympic chiefs, accuses them of ‘neo-Nazism’
MOSCOW: Russia launched a furious tirade at the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Wednesday, arguing the IOC’s restrictions on Russian athletes and its criticism of the Moscow-organised Friendship Games amounted to “neo-Nazism”. The IOC on Tuesday both barred Russian athletes from taking part in the opening ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics on July 26 […]
Lineman Dies After Falling from Electric Pole in Kashmir
SRINAGAR: A 37-year-old lineman died after falling from an electric pole in Central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Thursday afternoon, officials said. Farooq Ah Wani, a lineman with the Power Development Department (PDD) from Aripath, Budgam, was repairing an HT line in his native village when the incident occurred.Farooq was swiftly taken to a nearby hospital […]
One-Way Traffic Resumes on Srinagar-Ladakh Highway
SRINAGAR: After being closed for 30 days due to heavy snowfall, the vital 434-kilometre Srinagar-Ladakh highway has reopened for one-way traffic from the Minimarg side, officials said here on Thursday. Authorities had shut down the highway as a precautionary measure, citing adverse conditions in key areas like Drass, Zojila Pass, ChiniNallah, Captain Morh, and Sonamarg. Project […]
MGNREGA
In order to give a push to the rural development schemes, the J & K administration recently held a review meeting under the chairmanship of the Chief Secretary. Regarding the annual action plan 2024-25for MGNREGA it was revealed that the Department is going to augment the critical infrastructure in rural areas in convergence with […]
11th Standard Question Paper Given To Class 12th Students; JKBOSE Postpones Exams
SRINAGAR, Mar 20 : Hundreds of 12th standard students on Wednesday were left to lurch as JKBOSE distributed 11th standard question paper to the students during examination. The news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) spoke to some of the examination in-charges and candidates appearing in the annual regular exams of class 12th who expressed concern about […]
Ukraine’s survival in danger, warns Pentagon chief
RAMSTEIN BASE (Germany): US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin on Tuesday warned that Ukraine’s survival was in danger and sought to convince allies that the United States was committed to Kyiv, even as Washington has essentially run out of money to continue arming Ukrainian forces. Republican House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson has so far refused […]
Enhanced convergence
Rural development schemes are very important for the rural growth in Jammu and Kashmir. Recently Chief Secretary chaired UT level ECM to approve plans for RDD schemes He said that critical rural infrastructure will come up under enhanced convergence of MGNREGA He remarked that the Department has a vital function of raising the critical infrastructure […]
Resident Doctors Threaten Protest Over Delay In Salaries
SRINAGAR, Mar 19: The resident doctors of Government Medical College (GMC), Srinagar, have threatened a protest against the delays in salary payments. A statement issued by the Resident Doctors Association said over the past year, resident doctors at GMC Srinagar have encountered prolonged delays exceeding five months in salary payments. “Despite diligent efforts to seek […]
Amini’s death in custody ‘unlawful’: UN mission
GENEVA: A fact-finding mission mandated by the United Nations said on Monday the death of Mahsa Amini in the custody of Iran’s morality police was unlawful and caused by violence and that Iranian women still suffer systematic discrimination. The death of 22-year-old Amini, a Kurdish Iranian woman, in September 2022 while in custody for allegedly […]