Hate crimes rose against Blacks, Asian Americans last year: FBI
WASHINGTON: Reported hate crimes in the US, in particular targeting African Americans and Asian Americans, surged in 2020, according to statistics released on Monday by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. In a year that saw huge Black Lives Matter protests which helped force a reckoning on racism, reports of hate crimes against Black Americans rose […]
COVID-19: Maharashtra Registers 104 Deaths, 4196 New Cases
In a fresh Maharashtra reported 4,196 COVID-19 cases and 104 deaths, with Pune witnessing the highest 43 deaths in the state, as per official figures. According to the state health officials, 4688 patients have also recovered from the deadly virus. The state’s total COVID-19 has reached to 64,64,876, while total death toll due to the […]
TOURISM IN FOCUS
Tourism industry is facing a lot of difficulties in the UTs of Ladakh and J&K as the covid surge forced the government to impose restrictions during the spring season in the current year with the result tourist traffic has not been able to pick up. Although the government is trying its best to bring back […]
Bulletin on Novel Corona Virus (COVID-19)
JK reports 166 new positive cases, 319681 recovered so far SRINAGAR, AUGUST 31: The Government on Tuesday informed that 166 new positive cases of novel Corona virus (COVID-19), 18 from Jammu division and 148 from Kashmir division, have been reported today, thus taking the total number of positive cases in Jammu and Kashmir to 325419. […]
Two month training of Senior, Junior Assistants concludes at JK IMPARD Srinagar; DG chairs joint valedictory function
SRINAGAR, AUGUST 31: Director General, J&K IMPARD, Saurabh Bhagat, today chaired the joint valedictory function of two training courses of two months’ duration. These courses included “Secretariat Assistant Training Course for Senior Assistants” and “Foundation Course for Junior Assistants” which were attended by 102 Senior Assistants and 110 Junior Assistants of various department of Jammu […]
Continuing public outreach, Union MoS Jal Shakti interacts with Panchayat representatives, Paani Samiti members at Srinagar
Visit Tangnar Water Supply Scheme at Pantha Chowk SRINAGAR, AUGUST 31: Continuing public outreach during the second day of his visit to Kashmir, Union Minister of State for Jal Shakti & Food Processing Industries, Prahlad Singh Patel today held an interactive session with Panchayat representatives and Paani Samiti members here at Pantha Chowk to discuss […]
DC B’pora kick-starts UT Level Rugby Championship at SK Stadium
BANDIPORA, AUGUST 31: The Deputy Commissioner (DC) Bandipora, Dr Owais Ahmad on Tuesday kick-started the J&K UT Level Rugby 7C’s Championship at SK Stadium here. The championship is being organized by Bandipora Rugby Association under the aegis of J&K Sports Council and Ali Sports Academy Bandipora. About 600 players from about 16 districts of the […]
Several gardens, parks to be thrown open for visitors from Sept 1
SRINAGAR, AUGUST 31: According to Director Floriculture Department Kashmir, several gardens and parks taken over from Jammu and Kashmir Bank by the Department of Floriculture, Kashmir shall be thrown open for visitors from 1st September 2021. These parks and gardens included Hikers Park, Pahalgam; Lidder view Park, Pahalgam; Gulistan Wazir Bagh Park; Rani Bagh Park; […]
Farooq says very soon the political government will make JK bureaucracy accountable
By: Muzamil Bhat CK Srinagar Former chief minister and PAGD chief Farooq Abdullah has accused JK administration of being anti people and has said that very soon there would be an elected government and they would be made accountable to whatever they are doing especially with the common people. Farooq Abdullah made these utterances before […]
Afghan national held at Lakhanpur entry point in J&K’s Kathua
Jammu: Police Tuesday detained an Afghan national at a COVID testing centre established at Jammu and Kashmir’s Lakhanpur entry point in Kathua district. A police official told news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), that a 17-year-old boy was detained by police in Lakhanpur near J&K-Punjab border, where restriction on movement of any-person was imposed under COVID […]