Veteran industrialist Ratan Tata dies at 86
NEW DELHI/MUMBAI: Ratan Naval Tata, the former Tata Group chairman who transformed a staid group into India’s largest and most influential conglomerate with a string of eye-catching deals, has died. He was 86. Tata, who was chairman of the salt to software group for more than two decades, breathed his last at south Mumbai’s Breach […]
Panchayati Raj
The Rural Development Department and Panchayati Raj, Jammu & Kashmir Government, has strongly refuted claims circulating on social media regarding new qualifications for Sarpanch candidates in the Union Territory. Recently a viral social media post alleged that the J&K government had issued a notification under “J&K Panchayati Raj Act, 1989 under Section 6, 2022,” […]
JMC Commissioner visits various Municipal wards
Takes stock of basic amenities issues JAMMU, OCTOBER 09: Commissioner, Jammu Municipal Corporation, Dr Devansh Yadav today visited various wards falling under the jurisdiction of Jammu Municipal Corporation. During the tour, the Commissioner visited various areas including New Plot, Talimorh, Janipur, Roop Nagar, Muthi and other adjoining areas and took stock of activities being carried […]
DHSK conducts extensive tour of JLNM Hospital, reviews functioning
SRINAGAR, OCTOBER 09: The Director Health Services Kashmir (DHSK), Dr Jehangir Bakshi along with the Divisional team, today conducted an extensive visit to Jawahar Lal Nehru Memorial (JLNM) Hospital Rainawari here to assess the current status of hospital facilities and address key areas requiring immediate attention. During the tour, Director visited the CT Scan section […]
LG Manoj Sinha applauds voters for participation in Assembly polls; congratulates Elected Members
“I thank the people for empowering & strengthening democracy in UT of J&K. I laud the efforts of CEO J&K, EC officials, JKP and security forces for working tirelessly and diligently to uphold the sanctity of the ballot and successfully completing transparent, free & fair election. My heartiest congratulations to all the members elected to […]
NC rebel from Inderwal set to rejoin party after winning as independent
Jammu: Payare Lal Sharma, who won the assembly election from Inderwal constituency as independent, is set to rejoin the National Conference that he had left before the election. Payare Lal Sharma contested against NC as Inderwal seat went to Congress, as per the pre-poll alliance between two parties for Jammu & Kashmir polls. PL […]
Four Independent MLAs Who Quit National Conference over mandate issue, set for ‘Ghar Wapsi’
Jammu: After the result of the Jammu and Kashmir assembly elections, four independent MLAs who had left the National Conference (NC) over expressing resentment against ticket distribution issue set to have ‘Ghar Wapsi’ after a stellar performance by the NC-Congress alliance. In the elections, seven independent candidates emerged victorious in their respective constituencies. Former judge […]
Sanitation measures
Recently the Additional District Development Commissioner (ADDC) Ganderbal, convened a meeting to finalize arrangements for the counting of votes scheduled for October 8, 2024. The ADDC took a detailed review of arrangements including water supply, electricity, medical facilities, sanitation, security, deployment of staff, establishment of Media Centre and other related arrangements. The municipal Committee will […]
The No 3 woes come hurting, this time for Africa
Heather Knight had forewarned her teammates of this. Teammates, who’d gotten used to commanding bigger audiences everywhere they go of late. When the Women’s T20 World Cup had to be taken out of Bangladesh – a cricket-crazy community that throngs the stadiums irrespective of their teams’ footing – to the scorching UAE heat, Knight was […]
Floods, landslides leave 15 dead in Meghalaya
GUWAHATI: At least 15 people have been killed in floods and landslides triggered by heavy rainfall in India’s northeastern state of Meghalaya over the last four days, officials said on Monday. More rain is expected in parts of the state through this week, with the India Meteorological Department forecasting “isolated heavy rainfall”. The weather department […]