Isolated To Scattered Rains Forecast In J&K, Temp Rises
Srinagar: Weatherman has forecast isolated light rain and thunderstorm over Jammu and Kashmir in next 24 hours even as the minimum temperature recorded a rise on Friday. A meteorological department official here also predicted “fairly widespread light to moderate rain and thunderstorm in subsequent two days. He said that ‘isolated’ forecast means chances of rain […]
Corrupt get away due to misuse of probe agencies: Congress
The Congress on Friday said the relentless misuse of agencies against political rivals erodes their credibility and gives an opportunity even for the corrupt to get away. Soon after CBI raids were conducted at the residence of Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera said the honest end up paying the price […]
World Cup ticket sales approach 2.5 million, says FIFA
DOHA: A total of 2.45 million tickets have been sold for this year’s World Cup in Qatar after over half a million were snapped up in the latest sales period, world football governing body FIFA announced on Thursday. FIFA said that 520,532 were sold in the first-come, first-served phase between July 5 and August 16, […]
Erdogan warns of ‘another Chernobyl’ after talks in Ukraine
LVIV: U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged Russia and Ukraine on Thursday to show a “spirit of compromise” to ensure the continued success of a UN brokered deal, even as Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned of an impending nuclear disaster in Ukraine during his first face-to-face talks with President Volodymyr Zelensky since the invasion began. […]
Health cover
In Srinagar district the authorities have asked the officials to double their efforts to bring the entire population under the golden card scheme health cover. In this direction Deputy Commissioner directed all ZMOs, Tehsil Supplies Officers to put in extra efforts and ensure mobilization of left-out population within their respective jurisdictions with the assistance of […]
JK reports 419 fresh positive cases, 467003 recovered
SRINAGAR, AUGUST 18: The Government today informed that 419 fresh positive cases of novel Corona virus (COVID-19) have been reported today; 58 from Jammu division and 361 from Kashmir division, thus taking the total number of positive cases to 475109. Moreover, 558 more COVID-19 patients have recovered and been discharged from various hospitals including 100fromJammu […]
Secretary MEITY interacts with Chief Secretary
Visits State Data Centre Jammu JAMMU, AUGUST 18: Chief Secretary, Dr. Arun Kumar Mehta today held an interaction with Union Secretary, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MEITY), Alkesh Kumar Sharma who visited the J&K State Data Centre Jammu. On this occasion the Commissioner Secretary Information Technology (IT), Prerna Puri and senior officers from ITD […]
Dr Samoon reviews settlement of audit paras of SDD
Congratulates officers for clearing 1093 audit paras SRINAGAR, AUGUST 18: Department of Skill Development Department (SDD) has got cleared 1093 out of 1259 audit paras, hence leaving only 166 paras for perusal. This was revealed today at a meeting chaired by Principal Secretary, Skill Development Department Dr Asgar Hassan Samoon to review the settlement of […]
Dr Farooq calls All Party Meeting on Monday
National Conference (NC) president, Dr Farooq Abdullah on Thursday called an All Party Meeting on Monday over ths recent decision of Election Commission of India (ECI) to allow non locals to vote in Jammu and Kashmir. Talking to the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), Abdullah said that the All Party Meeting will be held at […]
Voting Rights to Non-Locals: Mehbooba calls for all party meeting to decide future course of action
Srinagar: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president, Mehbooba Mufti on Thursday said that she has contacted Dr Farooq Abdullah to convene an All Party Meeting to decide the future course of action on the issue of giving voting rights to non JK residents stating that it has now gone beyond elections. She also pitched for the […]