New tourism avenues
The J & K administration is trying new methods to bring tourism back on the track. Apart from introducing golf in a big way, the administration is trying to use the forest huts for nature lovers and trekkers. LG Manoj Sinha advised the department to put focus on developing digital libraries to promote intangible heritage […]
Former Legislators, PRI representatives, Press Club delegation call on Lt Governor
JAMMU, JULY 27: Former legislators, political leaders, delegations of PRI representatives and Press Club Jammu today called on Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha at Raj Bhawan here. Former Legislator, Sh Devender Singh Rana met the Lt Governor and projected the issues pertaining to Dogri Satellite Channel, employment opportunities for educated youth, regularization of casual employees and […]
JK reports 692 fresh positive cases, 453108 recovered
SRINAGAR, JULY 27: The Government today informed that 692 fresh positive cases of novel Corona virus (COVID-19) have been reported today; 261from Jammu division and 432 from Kashmir division, thus taking the total number of positive cases to 461947. Also, 02 COVID deaths have been reported; 01 from Jammu division and 01 from Kashmir division. […]
Dr Samoon reviews status of admissions in Govt Polytechnics
Asks Principals of GPs for 100 percent enrolment SRINAGAR, JULY 27: Principal Secretary Skill Development Department (SDD), Dr. Asgar Hassan Samoon today chaired a meeting of officers to review the status of admission in the Government Polytechnic colleges across Jammu and Kashmir. Director Skill Development, Secretary Board of technical Education (BOTE), officers from J&K Board […]
Statehood to J&K to be restored at appropriate time: MoS Home.
The Minister of State for Home Affairs on Wednesday informed the Parliament that statehood to Jammu and Kashmir would be granted at an appropriate time. In a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha, MoS Home, Nityanand Rai, as per the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) said that delimitation Commission has notified orders […]
Sonia Gandhi appears for third round of questioning at ED
Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi appeared for the third round of questioning on Wednesday before the Enforcement Directorate office in connection with a money laundering case linked to the National Herald newspaper. Mrs Gandhi reached the ED office accompanied by her daughter Priyanka Gandhi Vadra. The Congress workers continued to protest at All India Congress […]
We are sticking through these tough times: Nicholas Pooran
After losing yet another ODI series to India, West Indies skipper Nicholas Pooran said that the players are ‘hurting’ but he is confident they can turn their fortunes around in the 50-over format. Incidentally, the loss in the second ODI at Port of Spain turned out to be West Indies’ eighth consecutive defeat in the […]
Thousands of cows buried at landfill after deadly heatwave in US
CHICAGO: Top US cattle feeding companies sent 1,000-pound carcasses to a Kansas landfill, where they were flattened by loader machines and mixed with trash, after a June heatwave killed thousands of cows, documents show. Other cattle were buried in unlined graves, a feeding company said. Neither is a typical method for disposing of bodies. But […]
Medical officers
There is a lot of dearth of Medical officers across Jammu and Kashmir while the government is trying to revamp the entire healthcare system. Keeping in need of the health services to be provided to a common man, the government is trying to appoint more Medical officers for this purpose. Recently The Jammu & Kashmir […]
Kulgam Encounter: Army soldier injured, militants likely escaped
An Army soldier was injured during predawn gunfight with militants in Kulgam district of South Kashmir, officials said on Wednesday. A top police officer told GNS that the encounter ensued after a joint team of Police and army launched a cordon-and-search operation in Baryihard Kathpora area of the district. As the joint team move towards […]