JAMMU AND KASHMIR

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir government on Saturday finalised arrangements for various youth engagement initiatives in education, entrepreneurship sports and other domains. The initiatives have been launched by Mission Youth, the J&K agency which works as a medium for youth engagement & empowerment, for “meaningful, outcome-based and constructive engagement of youth”, it said. Shahid Iqbal Choudhary, […]

HUNDERMAN, KARGIL: It’s been 23 years since Pakistan Army intruders tried to cut off Kashmir from India. While Kargil bore the intensity of the war, with our brave jawans thwarting the enemy’s evil designs, the villagers of the last village on the Line of Control recall the nights when they had to take shelter in […]

SRINAGAR: Cluster University, Srinagar (CUS) and JJT University (Jhunjhunu) Rajasthan today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to foster cooperation through various activities including student-faculty exchange programmes, joint research activities and sharing of resources and expertise. The MOU was signed by Prof Qayyum Husain, vice chancellor, Cluster University, Srinagar and Dr Vinod Tibrewala, Chairperson, JJT […]

SRINAGAR: To achieve 100 per cent saturation of Golden cards, the Government has developed an online facility for the citizens of J&K through which they can register for Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (ABPMJAY)-SEHAT scheme and download their golden cards at the comfort of their homes. The citizens have to visit the website […]

SRINAGAR: Chief Justice of High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh, Justice Pankaj Mithal, today administered the oath of office to the newly appointed Judge Justice Rajesh Sekhri as Additional Judge of the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh, in the Chief Justice’s Court Room here. The oath-taking ceremony was attended by […]

SRINAGAR: The government on Thursday ordered the renaming of 18 educational establishments and roads after some eminent personalities and the security forces who lost their lives on the line of duty. Besides, the government also ordered necessary steps to be taken for amending the records for effecting the changes. Principal Secretary to Government General Administration […]

SRINAGAR: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Thursday chaired a meeting to review the progress of the Lieutenant Governor’s Sustainable Development Fellowship Programme here at Raj Bhawan. The Lt Governor observed that the ‘Lieutenant Governor’s Sustainable Development Fellowship (LGSDF)’ programme provides a unique opportunity for talented young professionals to contribute to strategic planning and implementation of […]

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir chief secretary Dr Arun Kumar Mehta today convened a meeting to review the adoption and implementation of iGOT Karmayogi in J&K. The meeting was on the National Programme for Civil Services Capacity Building (Mission Karmayogi) which is being complemented by Integrated Government Online Platform popularly known as iGOT Karmayyogi. The meeting […]

SRINAGAR: As the torrential rains lashed the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir, the Army last night saved four precious lives in a daring operation in the Poonch district of Jammu. The operation to rescue the person was launched after a local Army unit got distress calls. The Army within no time got into action […]

SRINAGAR: The Jammu-Srinagar and Srinagar-Leh highway were closed on Thursday after heavy rains triggered landslides at various places along the route while an alert has been issued in Chenab valley. The inclement weather conditions also lead to the suspension of the ongoing Amarnath Yatra. Due to heavy rains on Wednesday night, massive landslides blocked the […]