JK SSRB approves list of selected candidates for 2,300 government posts

JK SSRB approves list of selected candidates for 2,300 government posts

  The Jammu and Kashmir Service Selection and Recruitment Board (SSRB) has finalized a list of over 2,300 successful candidates for government posts, which will reduce the staff shortage in various departments including the health department, an official said on Friday. “We have finalized the list of 1,534 candidates for junior assistant posts referred to…

Govt mulling to prepare database of drug addicts in Kashmir

Govt mulling to prepare database of drug addicts in Kashmir

The government of Jammu and Kashmir is mulling to prepare of a database of drug addicts in all districts. Sources told that the need for database preparation has arisen due to the massive drug menace and intensity of narco- trade. Police have so for busted multiple modules involved in narco-trade. Sources said that services of…

SC to consider listing of pleas challenging abrogation of Article 370 giving special status to J-K
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SC to consider listing of pleas challenging abrogation of Article 370 giving special status to J-K

The Supreme Court Friday said it will take a decision on early listing of petitions challenging the Centre’s decision to abrogate provisions of Article 370 which had given special status to Jammu and Kashmir. A bench comprising Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and Justices P S Narasimha and J B Pardiwala took note of the…

Harsh Dev quits AAP, says wants to revive J&K Panthers Party

Harsh Dev quits AAP, says wants to revive J&K Panthers Party

In a major setback to the expansion plans of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in Jammu and Kashmir, former education minister and three-time MLA from Ramnagar constituency, Harsh Dev Singh, on Thursday parted ways with the Arvind Kejriwal’s outfit. In a video clip, Harsh Dev announced his decision to quit the AAP in order to…

Three self-styled leaders arrested for threatening journalists in Srinagar: J&K Police

Three self-styled leaders arrested for threatening journalists in Srinagar: J&K Police

Jammu and Kashmir Police on Thursday arrested three members of newly floated Awami Awaz Party following a press conference held by its president Suhail Khan against the eviction drive in the union territory. The police claimed that the three accused had threatened mediapersons and given an ‘anti-national’ statement in the press conference on Wednesday. “Suhail…

Municipal commissioner has no power to issue notices: Srinagar deputy mayor

Municipal commissioner has no power to issue notices: Srinagar deputy mayor

Srinagar deputy mayor on Thursday said that the municipal corporation (MC) commissioner had no powers to issue notices on land eviction. Parvaiz Ahmad Qadri said that MC chief Athar Aamir Khan’s notices have created panic among people and those running their business establishments. “It’s not the job of the MC commissioner. Unfortunately, the government never…

WhatsApp now allows up to 100 photos and videos to be sent in one go

WhatsApp now allows up to 100 photos and videos to be sent in one go

WhatsApp has added multiple new features in its latest update including increasing maximum limit of sending photos and videos from 30 to 100. The update is now available for download on both iOS and Android platforms. What are the new features? The new features brought in with latest WhatsApp updates are as follow: 1) Users can…

Elon Musk shuts 2 of 3 Twitter India offices, sends staff home
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Elon Musk shuts 2 of 3 Twitter India offices, sends staff home

Twitter Inc. has shut two of its three India offices and told its staff to work from home, underscoring Elon Musk’s mission to slash costs and get the struggling social media service in the black. Twitter, which fired more than 90% of its roughly 200-plus staff in India late last year, closed its offices in…

New YouTube CEO Neal Mohan ‘excited’ for his ‘awesome and important mission’

New YouTube CEO Neal Mohan ‘excited’ for his ‘awesome and important mission’

Neal Mohan, an Indian American who is all set to become the next Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of YouTube, on Thursday said that he is excited to continue this “awesome and important mission” and looking forward to a new future. After Susan Wojcicki announced her resignation, Mohan became the new CEO of the online video-sharing…