Plantation Drive conducted across Treasuries of Jammu Province
JAMMU, AUGUST 14: Department of Accounts & Treasuries today conducted plantation drives across all 59 Treasuries of Jammu Division under the Go Green Campaign. The plantation drive was held under the supervision of Director Accounts & Treasuries, Jammu, Neeraj Gupta Bakshi, under the guidance of Director General Accounts & Treasuries, Finance Department, J&K Mahesh Dass. […]
Parliamentary panel arrives in Srinagar and will go to Ladakh
By: Muzamil Bhat CK Srinagar In order to review the facilities provided to army personnel and officers deployed at high altitude hilly areas, the Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) headed by Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Saturday reached Srinagar on a four-day tour to Kashmir and Ladakh, officials said. Earlier there were news reports […]
‘Planning IED attack before I-Day: JeM module busted, 4 arrested, claims police
Jammu: Ahead of the I-Day celebrations, the security forces in Jammu claimed to have busted a module of Jaish-e-Mohammad, a militant outfit and arrested four militants on Saturday. Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) Jammu zone, Mukesh Singh told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that a JeM module has been busted in Jammu. “We […]
Pakistan’s Olympic panel chief asked to step down
ISLAMABAD / KARACHI / LAHORE: The government wants to revive Pakistan’s sporting fortunes, starting with asking the country’s Olympic chief to leave his post. The demand came from Shahbaz Gill, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister, at a news conference held at the Press Information Department on Friday, asking retired Lt Gen Arif Hasan to […]
WHO moves to take politics out of virus origin debate
GENEVA: The World Health Organization said on Friday it was setting up a new group to trace the origins of the coronavirus, seeking to end what it called “political point scoring” that had hampered investigations. The inability of the WHO to say where and how the virus began spreading has fuelled tensions among its members, […]
Maharashtra Governor Meets Amit Shah Hours After HC Ruling On MLC Nominations
Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari held a meeting with Union Home Minister Amit Shah in Delhi soon after the Bombay High Court’s ruling on the MLC nominations. The Raj Bhavan termed the meeting as a “courtesy call”. The Bombay High Court Friday ruled that the state governor was duty-bound to decide on the MLC nominations […]
Transparency
In order to make the J & K administration visible and responsive on the ground LG Manoj Sinha has taken a lot of steps and has also given a number of directions to his officers in this regard. He has always stressed on the transparency in the system so that the allegations of lethargy and […]
129 New Covid-19 Cases Reported In J&K
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir reported 129 fresh covid-19 cases even as there was no death due to the virus in the last 24 hours, officials said on Friday. They said 66 of the cases were reported from Jammu Division and 63 from Kashmir Valley, taking the infection tally to 323190 in J&K.
Enforcement teams recover over Rs 39, 200 fine from violators in Ramban
1491 vaccinated, 1437 samples collected RAMBAN, AUGUST 13: Continuing the drive to implement Covid protocol across the district Ramban, the Enforcement teams today fined scores of violators for roaming without wearing face masks and not maintaining physical distance. The enforcement teams, during the inspection in their respective jurisdictions, recovered a fine of Rs 39,200 taking […]
Advisor Farooq Khan inaugurates CBBO, gives registration certificates to FPOs at Nud, Samba
Asks officers to focus on formulation of need based, area specific project JAMMU, AUGUST 13: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Farooq Khan, today inaugurated Cluster Based Business Organization (CBBO) office besides handing over the registration certificates to Board of Directors of FPOs at Nud block in Samba district. The event was a step forward towards creating awareness and […]