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JK Tourism Department reaches out to Maharashtra tour travel operators
At Mumbai, Dr. Itoo, V. Rai hold meetings, interactions with tourism stakeholders, media MUMBAI, SEPTEMBER 15: Continuing with efforts of reaching out to the various travel markets and stakeholders across various markets in the country, officers of Tourism Department comprising Director, Tourism, Kashmir, Dr. G N Itoo and Director,…
Read More »SC pulls up Centre for “cherry-picking’ candidates in appointments in Tribunals
New Delhi: The Supreme court on Wednesday pulled up the Centre over the recent appointments in some tribunals, saying it was “cherry-picking” candidates from the recommended list and that there was “no consistency” in the selection process.”We are very much unhappy with the way the issues are going on…
Read More »JK reports 156 new positive cases, 321532 recovered so far
SRINAGAR, SEPTEMBER 15: The Government on Wednesday informed that 156 new positive cases of novel Corona virus (COVID-19), 32 from Jammu division and 124 from Kashmir division, have been reported today, thus taking the total number of positive cases in Jammu and Kashmir to 327296. Also, one COVID death has…
Read More »A smarter WhatsApp Disappearing Mode coming soon? Check what’s coming
A Whatsapp feature that has been in the news recently is getting set for an upgrade. WhatsApp Disappearing Mode feature turns conversations into ephemeral chats that disappear after seven days of sending the message. Now, word is that the Facebook-owned messaging platform is planning to make this feature smarter by…
Read More »Woman, 35, injured in bear attack in Ganderbal’s Kangan
Gandebal, Sep 14 : A woman was injured when a wild bear attacked her in Kangan area of Central Kashmir’s Ganderbal on Tuesday afternoon. An official told local news agency that the woman (35), identified as Shaheena Begum wife of Jan Mohammad Mir of Kangan was injured when the…
Read More »3 civilians injured in Pulwama grenade attack
Pulwama, Sep 14 : Three civilians were injured after militants lobbed grenade towards a police vehicle near Rajpora chowk in Pulwama town. An official told a local news agency that suspected militants hurled grenade towards a police vehicle near Shaheed park, which exploded on the road. He said that…
Read More »Govt orders transfer, posting of 132 officers as BDOs, 4 as DPOs
12 more BDOs assigned additional charge of other blocks, Transfers orders for smooth functioning of Panchayat blocks Srinagar, Sept 14 : The Jammu and Kashmir government on Tuesday ordered transfer and posting of at least 132 officers as Block Development officers and 4 officers as District Panchayat Officers in…
Read More »PM Modi to attend first in-person Quad summit to be hosted by Biden next week
New Delhi Sept 14 :Prime Minister Narendra Modi will travel to the United States to be part of the first in-person summit of the leaders of the “Quad” countries – Australia, India, Japan and the United States – that will be hosted by President Joe Biden next week, the…
Read More »Int’l community announces over $1.2 bn in pledges for Afghanistan humanitarian crisis
United Nations/Geneva,: The international community has announced over USD 1.2 billion in aid for the Afghanistan humanitarian crisis, with UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres underlining the importance to engage with the Taliban to ensure continued humanitarian assistance in the country and address other concerns including terrorism, human rights and…
Read More »Bi-annual board exam for Class 12 students begins in winter zone Jammu
Bhaderwah : The bi-annual board examination of Class 12 students started on Monday in the winter zone Jammu with all the students and invigilators subjected to Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) here before being allowed entry into the examination centres, officials said.This was the first offline examination being conducted by the…
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