Govt orders time-bound inquire into illegal appointments of faculty members in JKIMPARD

The Government on Monday constituted a Committee to enquire into the matter relating to the appointment of faculty members in Jammu and Kashmir Institute of Management, Public Administration and Rural Development (JKIMPARD) in “violation of rules”. Headed by Financial Commissioner Chairman (Additional Chief Secretary), Home Department, the members of the committee include Director General, J&K…

Two minors among seven injured in Karnah road accident

Two minors among seven injured in Karnah road accident

Two minors were among seven injured when a Alto car they were travelling skidded off the road and plunged into a gorge in Tadd area of Karnah north Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Monday afternoon. An official told that the vehicle bearing registration number JK05E 1886 met with the accident in Tadd area of Karnah when…

Listen to Ladakh and safeguard tribals: Kharge to Centre
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Listen to Ladakh and safeguard tribals: Kharge to Centre

The prominent leaders in Ladakh held a protest on January 15 in support of their demands — full statehood for the Union Territory, and safeguarding the region under the sixth schedule of the Constitution. Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday demanded that the Central government should listen to the demand of the people of Ladakh…

14th FC unspent funds to be utilized for ongoing works: Mandeep Kaur

14th FC unspent funds to be utilized for ongoing works: Mandeep Kaur

Commissioner Secretary, Rural Development and Panchayati Raj, Mandeep Kaur, today directed the officers to utilize the unspent funds under 14th Finance Commission for ongoing works and plans duly approved by the District Development Commissioner for Solid Waste Management after approval of the competent authority. According to an official communiqué received here in this regard, it…

J&K Startup Policy nurturing young entrepreneurial brains to pursue innovation, entrepreneurship

J&K Startup Policy nurturing young entrepreneurial brains to pursue innovation, entrepreneurship

Startup JK J&K Startup Policy nurturing young entrepreneurial brains to pursue innovation, entrepreneurshi SRINAGAR, JANUARY 23: Jammu and Kashmir government is building an encouraging ecosystem for nurturing innovation and start-ups in the Union Territory with liberal funding. Under the ‘J&K Startup Policy 2018-2028’, the UT administration aims to nurture and inspire the young and entrepreneurial…

Kashmiri Pandits Facing Injustice, J&K LG Should Apologise To Them For His Comments: Rahul

Kashmiri Pandits Facing Injustice, J&K LG Should Apologise To Them For His Comments: Rahul

Illeging that Kashmir Pandits are facing injustice at the hands of the government, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday asked Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha to apologise to the community for telling the prime minister’s package employees that they should not seek alms. Gandhi made the statement shortly after a Kashmiri Pandit delegation…

DC Srinagar conducts inspection of SK Cricket Stadium Sonwar

DC Srinagar conducts inspection of SK Cricket Stadium Sonwar

In connection with celebration of upcoming Republic Day-2023, the Deputy Commissioner(DC), Srinagar, Mohammad Aijaz Asad Monday morning visited SK Cricket Stadium Sonwar to take on site review of the arrangements being put in place by the different Departments. At the outset, the Deputy Commissioner along with Officers went around the Stadium pavilion and VIP gallery…

Court ‘Closes’ JKLF Chief’s Right To Cross-Examine Witness

Court ‘Closes’ JKLF Chief’s Right To Cross-Examine Witness

A special court in Jammu on Monday “closed” banned JKLF chief Yasin Malik’s right to cross-examine a prime witness in a 1990 case related to the killing of four IAF personnel after he refused to do so through video conference, a lawyer said. Malik, who is in Delhi’s Tihar Jail after being convicted in a…

Won’t Allow An Inch Of J&K Land To Be Provided To Outsiders: Bukhari
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Won’t Allow An Inch Of J&K Land To Be Provided To Outsiders: Bukhari

Former minister and president Apni Party, Syed Altaf Bukhari on Monday said that they won’t allow an inch of Jammu & Kashmir’s land to be provided to outsiders. Addressing a news conference, Bukhari, said the drive to retrieve state and Kahcharai land from the land grabbers must exclude poor people. “Those who have grabbed a…

Supreme Court to hear journalist Rana Ayyub’s plea in money-laundering case on January 25

Supreme Court to hear journalist Rana Ayyub’s plea in money-laundering case on January 25

  The Supreme Court on Monday said it would hear on January 25 the petition by journalist Rana Ayyub challenging the summons issued to her by a special PMLA court in Ghaziabad in a money-laundering case lodged by the ED. A bench of Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justices V Ramasubramanian and JB Pardiwala, posted…