Accelerated recruitment is most welcome but accept PRCs, Migrant Cards as Domicile Certificates: JKAP
Srinagar, May 23 (KNS): Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party (JKAP) president Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari on Saturday welcomed the accelerated recruitment process by virtue of which around 10,000 government jobs would be advertized for permanent residents of J&K in coming days. However, Bukhari demanded that the government should not insist the job aspirants to produce Domicile […]
Centre accepts Mamata Banerjee’s request, sends 5 Army columns to help Kolkata
The Defence Ministry on Saturday decided to send five columns of Indian Army to help Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to restore infrastructure in state capital Kolkata. The Centre’s decision followed a request from the West Bengal government that appeared to have been overwhelmed by the magnitude of the relief work needed in the state battered by […]
Only Mukesh: How Dhirubhai Ambani’s son is on his way to owning India’s digital market
It used to be said, with some truth, that what was good for General Motors was good for the US of A. In India, the equivalent comment (rather less truthfully) used to be that what was good for Birla Brothers was good for the country. That is history. GM now sells more cars in China […]
Army chief visits Ladakh after border skirmish at LAC
Army chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane on Friday visited Leh, the headquarters of 14 Corps in Ladakh, for a security review of the sensitive sector amid tensions between India and China along the disputed Line of Actual Control (LAC), two officials said on the condition of anonymity. He returned to Delhi later in the day. […]
Govt expands use of hydroxychloroquine to curb transmission of Covid-19
Even as medical journal The Lancet published a paper on Friday saying there were no confirmed benefits of anti-malarial drug hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) being given to Covid-19 patients, the Union health ministry issued an advisory expanding the pool of people to be given the medicine as a prophylactic to prevent them from contracting the infection. “The […]
Can A Rs 20-Lakh-Crore Booster Dose Put Pandemic-Hit Indian Economy On Road To Recovery?
Size matters. Or does it? It depends on which side of the fence you are on. Ask the government, and it contends that it has unleashed a cocktail-combination of highly-effective economic drugs to ensure immediate and efficient recovery. Talk to the opposition, and it claims that the grandiose policy package is a case of too […]
J&K Govt to notify over 10,000 posts for Accelerated Recruitment for Domiciles; Recruitment at all levels- Doctors, Vets, Panchayat Accounts Assistants & Class-IV employees
Lt Governor emphasizes on transparency & simplification of recruitment procedures JAMMU, MAY 22: Lieutenant Governor, Girish Chandra Murmu today emphasized on simplification of recruitment procedures and maintaining transparency to ensure faster and flawless recruitments. He was chairing a high level meeting held at the Raj Bhavan here today to review the progress made for accelerated […]
Bulletin on Novel Corona Virus (COVID-19)
JK reports 40 new positive cases, 720 recovered so far Wearing a face cover is compulsory in public places, workplaces as a measure for social distancing JAMMU, MAY 22: The Government Friday informed that 40 new positive cases of novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), 07 from Jammu division and 33 from Kashmir division, have been reported today […]
Disruptive Highway
Tragic mishap on Srinagar-Jammu highway in Ramban sector on Sunday has shown that there is no proper planning to keep this only surface link between Kashmir and rest of the country open. The initial investigation has proved that it was the callous behavior of local contractor who tried to complete his work of excavation despite […]
No Olympic postponement beyond 2021, vows Bach
TOKYO: Olympics chief Thomas Bach agreed that 2021 was the ‘last option’ for holding the delayed Tokyo Games on Thursday, stressing that postponement cannot go on forever. Bach said he backed Japan’s stance that the Games will have to be cancelled if the coronavirus pandemic isn’t under control by next year. In March, the Tokyo […]