Lt Governor chairs first meeting of J&K Higher Education Council
There is a need to develop a pragmatic roadmap to enhance the potential of human resources and progressively transform J&K’s universities into economic growth centres: LG Our Higher Education ecosystem needs to re-align itself to meet the needs of the present-day challenges and be fully geared to participate in the development taking place in different […]
Secretary Health reviews Dengue status, containment initiatives
Asks officials to develop, maintain high level of monitoring, response mechanism Fever clinics being run in GMC Jammu, other Hospitals for diagnosis, treatment of suspected cases JAMMU, OCTOBER 19: Secretary Health and Medical Education (H&ME), Bhupinder Kumar, today conducted detailed review regarding dengue status and containment initiatives being taken up in Jammu and Kashmir in […]
IED detected, destroyed in Langate village of Handwara
Handwara : A Bomb Disposal Squad diffused an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) after it was detected by joint forces in between Langate – Wudipora of Handwara village of North Kashmir on Wednesday. Officials told that a Joint team of Police along with Army’s 30 Rashtriya Rifles detected an IED on Baramulla – Handwara road. Shortly […]
Arrested hybrid militant killed in Shopian encounter: Police
Says incriminating material recovered, search operation still going on Srinagar, Oct 19 : Jammu & Kashmir police on Wednesday said the hybrid militant who was arrested by it was killed in firing of another militant after contact was established with militants in Shopian district of south Kashmir. Kashmir Zone Police in a tweet said that […]
Smith unlikely to play against NZ, indicates George Bailey
Steve Smith is unlikely to be in the Playing XI for the opening game against New Zealand at least, Australia’s Chairman of Selectors George Bailey has indicated. “I think all the members of our 15 have a role to play but I don’t think that will be starting in the 11 for Steve,” Bailey said. […]
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 […]