Prompt grievances redress mechanism in place to ensure speedy disposal of public issues: Advisor Khan
80 deputations, individuals meet Advisor during weekly public outreach camp SRINAGAR, AUGUST 25: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Farooq Khan, today maintained that the present dispensation has put in place a prompt public grievances redressal mechanism to facilitate the people in distress with speedy disposal of their issues and concerns. Advisor stated this while interacting with […]
JK reports 701 new positive cases, 25594 recovered so far
JAMMU, AUGUST 25: The Government on Tuesday informed that 701 new positive cases of novel Corona virus (COVID-19), 139 from Jammu division and 562 from Kashmir division, have been reported today thus taking the total number of positive cases in Jammu and Kashmir to 33776. Also 14 COVID-19 deaths have been reported; 03 from Jammu […]
NIA chargesheet against Masood Azhar, 18 others in Pulwama suicide attack
Jammu: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) filed a chargesheet on Tuesday in a special court here against 19 people including Masood Azhar, the chief of banned militant group Jaish-e-Mohammed, for planning and carrying out a deadly suicide attack on a CRPF convoy that left 40 personnel dead in Pulwama, South Kashmir, in 2019. The […]
Issue domicile certificates within five working days: Govt to competent authorities
The competent authorities have been directed to issue domicile certificates within five working days to the Permanent Resident Certificate (PRC) holders and migrants of Jammu and Kashmir by the government. “… any person eligible for Domicile Certificate for category of domicile as provided under clause l (a) and clause 4 (a) of the table appended […]
End exploitation of NHM, RNTCP, ACS employees: Altaf Bukhari
Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party (JKAP) President Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari on Tuesday urged the Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha to address the genuine demands of employees working on contract basis under National Health Mission (NHM), Revised National Tuberculosis Programme (RNTCP) and Aids Control Society (ACS). In a statement issued to KNS, Bukhari said: “Thousands of […]
Silver edges higher, spot gold prices drop slightly
The spot gold price today(Rs. 51720.0) is lower than this week’s average of Rs. 52041.43 by 0.62%. The price was also higher than yesterday’s value of Rs. 51710.0. The Indian spot gold price as of today is Rs. 51720.0 which grew by 0.02%; the rate was lower than the global gold spot growth rate of […]
Action assured after locals and family “risk” lives to complete burial of COVID-19 victim in Kupwara
Srinagar: Family members and neighbors of a covid-19 victim from Lalpora area of Kupwara on Tuesday protested ‘go by’ to the established protocol alleging that none from health department official even taught them about measures to be taken during the burial. “The body was sent in an ambulance and nobody except driver was present. The […]
It Is Not About A Post, But About Country Which Matters Most: Kapil Sibal After CWC Meet
Senior Congress leader Kapil Sibal, who is among the 23 party leaders who have written to Sonia Gandhi seeking an organisational overhaul, said on Tuesday that “it is not about a post” but about the country that matters most. A day after a stormy Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting, Sibal made the remarks in a […]
Hong Kong Scientists Report First Case Of Man Being Reinfected With Coronavirus For The Second Time
University of Hong Kong scientists claim to have the first evidence of someone being reinfected with the virus that causes COVID-19. Genetic tests revealed that a 33-year-old man returning to Hong Kong from a trip to Spain in mid-August had a different strain of the coronavirus than the one he’d previously been infected with in […]
Anderson edges closer to magical mark as Pakistan dig in
SOUTHAMPTON: England seamer James Anderson moved one shy of 600 Test wickets as he struck late on a frustrating and mainly forgettable fourth day of the third and final Test against Pakistan on Monday. The 38-year-old, looking to become the first pace bowler to reach that landmark, had opener Abid Ali lbw for a painstaking […]