CS reviews progress under Atmanirbar Bharat Abhiyan
Target of Rs. 20,000 crores of benefits fixed, Secretaries asked to monitor regularly SRINAGAR, August 06: The Chief Secretary, B V R Subrahmanyam, in a marathon meeting today, reviewed the steps taken and progress being made under various verticals of Atmanirbar Bharat Abhiyan, by the eight Task Forces created for the purpose. The Task Force […]
Progress of developmental works reviewed in Kupwara
KUPWARA, AUGUST 06: The District Administration Kupwara today reviewed the progress of development works and COVID-19 containment measures in all blocks of the district. The review meeting was held under the chairmanship of Additional District Development Commissioner (ADDC) Kupwara, Mohammad Ashraf Bhat. It was informed in the meeting that Rs.48 lakh have been sanctioned viz. […]
Class IV posts: JKSSB’s Portal records 4,35,210 registrations; 2,24,480 candidates submit online application so far
JAMMU, AUGUST 6: Till today morning 4,35,210 Registrations have been done by the candidates on JKSSB’s Online Portal, since the commencement of online application submission from 10th July, 2020 and 2,24,480 candidates completed their online application submission process for Class IV posts. Also 56,460 applications have been submitted online for the post of Accounts Assistant. […]
Bulletin on Novel CoronaVirus (COVID-19)
JK reports 499 new positive cases, 15708 recovered so far JAMMU, AUGUST 06: The Government on Thursday informed that 499 new positive cases of novel Corona virus (COVID-19), 73 from Jammu division and 426 from Kashmir division, have been reported today thus taking the total number of positive cases in Jammu and Kashmir to 23454. […]
CRPF man among three more patients die of COVID in J&K, toll 437
Three more patients, including a CRPF man who were tested positive for COVID-19, died on Thursday in Jammu and Kashmir, taking the number of deaths due to the virus to 437 in the Union Territory. Officials told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that three patients who died include a 50-year-old CRPF man of 43 […]
Geelani not tested Covid-19 positive, keeping well: Family
The family of senior pro-freedom leader Syed Ali Geelani on Thursday refuted rumors that ailing Geelani is infected with Covid-19. Talking to Kashmir News Service (KNS), Naseem Geelani, younger son of ailing leader said that I’m shocked over why some miscreants spread lies regarding my father? “It is unfortunate that some miscreants are spreading unfounded […]
ANOTHER LOCKDOWN
Administration has only one method to kill criticism that they impose lockdown or restrictions in Kashmir. Before Eid ul Adha the same administration allowed hundreds of people to move markets together and now quoting intelligence sources for violent protests have imposed two day curfew. Whatever the reasons behind such restrictions, fact remains that Covid-19 virus […]
Over 56,000 cases in last 24 hours push India’s Covid-19 tally closer to 2 million
India saw another big jump of 56,282 new cases of the coronavirus disease on Thursday which pushed the nationwide tally closer to two million (1,964,536 to be exact). According to Union heath ministry data, there are 5,95,501 active cases in the country and 13,28,336 patients have been discharged. The number of fatalities has reached 40,699 […]
In Iran-China deal, Pakistan most interested in this clause — Delhi’s alienation from Tehran
Chinese President Xi Jinping seems ready to take on the US. The proposed draft of an economic and military agreement with Iran lays out Beijing’s plan to expand its footprint in the Middle East, just like it has done in South Asia. Incidentally, China looks keen to occupy areas that the US is either vacating or where […]
Turkey’s tentacles in India go deeper than thought, says new intel warning
The Turkish foreign ministry on Wednesday criticised India’s decision to revoke Jammu and Kashmir’s special status in August last year, asserting that it did not contribute to peace and stability in the region. India had, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s government in Ankara said, “further complicated the situation in Jammu and Kashmir and not served peace and […]