Class IV posts: JKSSB’s Portal records 4,66,760 registrations; 2,43,160 candidates submit online application so far
JAMMU, AUGUST 9: Till today morning 4,66,760 Registrations have been done by the candidates on JKSSB’s Online Portal, since the commencement of online application submission from 10th July, 2020 and 2,43,160 candidates completed their online application submission process for Class IV posts. Also 67,730 applications have been submitted online for the post of Accounts Assistant. […]
From big guns to missiles, India bans import of 101 defence items to boost self reliance
Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday said that the government has prepared a list 101 items on which there would be an embargo on import to give a push to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan’ (Self-Reliant India Movement). Announcing the development on Twitter, Singh said it would be a big step towards self-reliance in defence. […]
Badshah accused of buying fake YouTube views for Rs 72 lakh, rapper denies claims
Mumbai Police has alleged that popular rapper Badshah confessed he bought views on YouTube for Rs 72 lakh in order to set a world record for most views in 24 hours. The video in question was for his song “Pagal Hai”. Badshah is being questioned by the Crime Intelligence Unit (CIU) in connection with the […]
Dr Ashraf, a hero who gave his life in service of humanity: Altaf Bukhari
Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party (JKAP) president Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari on Sunday expressed deep shock and grief over the demise of Dr Mohammad Ashraf Mir from Pampore who died of COVID-19. In a statement issued here, Bukhari described Dr Ashraf as a frontline warrior who lost his life while trying to save precious human […]
BJP worker shot at in Budgam, shifted to SMHS
Suspected militants on Sunday morning shot at a person in Ompora area of Budgam. Ab official told news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), that militants fired upon a person namely Abdul Hamid Najar son of Late Mohammad Jammal Najar resident of Ompora Mehendipora. He was shot near Ompora Railway leaving him injured and was later shifted […]
“GUPKAR GANG”
A senior leader of BJP in a recent television interview called all the former chief ministers and ministers living in Gupkar road of Srinagar as “Gupkar Gang” out to obstruct peace in Kashmir valley. He claimed that common people in Kashmir were happy with the abrogation of article 370, only the politicians with vested interests […]
70-year-old Budgam cancer patient dies at SKIMS Bemina, J&K COVID-19 toll 469
A 70-year-old man from central Kashmir’s Budgam district become another victim of covid-19, fourth since last night and 469th so far in Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Sunday. They said that the septuagenarian was battling cancer and had been operated recently. “He had metastasis and was admitted to the hospital recently,” a doctor at […]
Pak shells forward areas along LoC in J&K’s Poonch
The Pakistan Army shelled mortars at forward areas along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district on Sunday morning, prompting retaliation by Indian Army, a defence spokesperson said The shelling in Mankote sector was going on when last reports were received, but there was no report of any casualty, the spokesperson said. […]
Two held for ‘assault’, forcing auto driver to chant ‘Jai Shri Ram’
Police in Rajasthan’s Sikar district have arrested two people for allegedly assaulting a 52-year-old autorickshaw driver on Friday after he refused to chant “Modi zindabad” and “Jai Shri Ram”. According to the police, the two accused have been arrested after an FIR was lodged by Gapphar Ahmad Kacchawa, who also claimed the duo stole his […]
Tablighi Jamat: 44 foreigners choose to face trial over plea deal
Ahmed Ali is a pharmacy technician from New York Over two decades ago, as a young university student leading an “underground movement” against the military regime in Myanmar, Ahmed Ali learnt to “distinguish between right and wrong”. But that came at a price. Ali had to flee Yangon in 2005 and take shelter in a […]