COVID-19: Govt evacuates 2,99,540 stranded JK residents; 2,07,241 via Lakhanpur, 92,299 through special trains
JAMMU, AUGUST 10: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has evacuated about 2,99,540 JK residents, stranded in other parts of the country due to COVID lockdown, via Lakhanpur and through special trains and buses till date amid strict observance of all necessary guidelines and Standard Operating Procedures. As per the official data received in this regard, […]
Class IV posts: JKSSB’s Portal records 4,73,980 registrations; 2,46,880 candidates submit online application so far
JAMMU, AUGUST 10: Till today morning 4,73,980 Registrations have been done by the candidates on JKSSB’s Online Portal, since the commencement of online application submission from 10th July, 2020 and 2,46,880 candidates completed their online application submission process for Class IV posts. Also 70,550 applications have been submitted online for the post of Accounts Assistant. […]
SC Refuses To Accept Prashant Bhushan’s Apology In 2009 Contempt Case, Says Further Hearing Needed
The Supreme Court on Monday said further hearing was required in the 2009 criminal contempt case against activist-lawyer Prashant Bhushan and journalist Tarun Tejpal. A bench headed by Justice Arun Mishra said that it will hear the matter and deal with the issue of whether comment on corruption against judges per se amounted to contempt […]
Sachin Pilot meets Rahul Gandhi in Delhi, sows hope of ‘positive outcome’
Sachin Pilot, the former Rajasthan deputy chief minister who triggered a breakaway from the ruling Congress in the state, reached out to the party leadership in Delhi and held a meeting with Rahul Gandhi on Monday, according to two senior leaders aware of the developments. It was not immediately clear what was discussed at the […]
5 killed, 10 injured In Pakistan blast
Islamabad:A powerful bomb blast at a market in a Pakistani town bordering Afghanistan on Monday killed at least five people and injured 10 others, police said. The blast occurred at the Haji Nida market of Chaman town in Balochistan province, according to police. “Five people were killed and 10 others injured,” police said. Nobody claimed […]
Congress questions facilitating thousands across the country to enter J&K without following necessary protocol
The Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) today expressed surprise over the move of facilitating thousands of people across the Country to enter J&K especially Kashmir valley without following necessary protocol amid Covid-19 crisis. The Party also said that people travelling from different parts of Kashmir were being harassed and asked to undergo Covid-19 […]
Several illegal water motors seized in Pattan by Jal Shakti department
Jal Shakti Department special task force sub division pattan on Monday seized several illegal water motors in pattan area. According to KNS correspondent on the directions of SDM Pattan Syed Faheem special task force of Jall shakti Deptt seized two dozen water motors from pattan town. According to officials team was headed by Assistant executive […]
New L-G Manoj Sinha’s fake account surfaces on Twitter, J&K Police files FIR
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir Police’s cyber wing Sunday registered an FIR against unknown people for allegedly operating a fake Twitter account of Manoj Sinha, the newly-appointed lieutenant governor of the union territory. The account has been suspended but Tahir Ashraf, SP, incharge, Cyber Police Kashmir, said investigations are under way to determine the identities of […]
Former President Pranab Mukherjee Tests Positive For Coronavirus
Former President Pranab Mukherjee said on Monday that he has tested positive for Covid-19. In a tweet, the former President said he has tested positive for Coronavirus and asked those who had come in his contact to isolate themselves and get tested for the Coronavirus. “On a visit to the hospital for a separate procedure, […]
Stokes to miss rest of Pakistan series for family reasons
MANCHESTER: England star all-rounder Ben Stokes will miss the concluding two Tests against Pakistan for family reasons, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) announced on Sunday. Stokes’s father Ged was admitted to hospital in Johannesburg two days before Christmas last year with a serious illness while following his son’s progress with the England cricket […]