Jammu, Mar 19 : Speaker, Abdul Rahim Rather Wednesday called upon the members of the House to conduct themselves responsibly and refrain from sensationalism, emphasizing their role as public representatives. His remarks came in response to a tweet by MLA Waheed-ur-Rehman Parra, who alleged on social media platform X that his cut motions against Grants...
New Delhi, Mar 19: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said the government successfully removed Article 370 — a significant obstacle — without firing a single bullet, ensuring the complete integration of Jammu and Kashmir with India. This historic move was achieved peacefully while ensuring the security of all stakeholders, he added. Speaking at the Major Bob Khathing Memorial...
JAMMU, Mar 19: Chief Secretary, Atal Dulloo, today chaired a high level meeting to review identification of land parcels for creation of a land bank to support developmental projects besides facilitating compensatory afforestation in lieu of forest land diverted for infrastructure projects, in compliance with Supreme Court directives. The Chief Secretary directed both the divisional...
Regularisation of NHM employees to be taken up with GoI JAMMU, Mar 19: Minister for Health and Medical Education, Sakeena Itoo, today informed the house that the wages of all NHM employees in J&K had been revised from 15 percent to 17 percent during the year 2021-22 with a 5 percent increase being given annually....
New Delhi, Mar 19: A Delhi court would on March 21 pass its order on the bail plea of jailed J&K MP Engineer Rashid in a terror funding case. Additional sessions judge Chander Jit Singh, who was scheduled to pass order on Wednesday, deferred the pronouncement. The judge on September 10 granted interim bail to...
New Delhi, Mar 19: The government is not considering any proposal to change the retirement age of its employees, Union Minister of State for Personnel Jitendra Singh said on Wednesday. In a written reply in the Lok Sabha, he also said the government has no policy to abolish vacancy created by retirement of employees. “No...
Asks Govt to clear its stand on terminated employees, address concerns of FAT students Jammu, Mar 19 : Slamming the existing verification procedures, Peoples Conference president Sajad Gani Lone on Wednesday asked the J & K Government to clear its stance on the employees terminated during the central rule in Jammu & Kashmir. Speaking in...
Waris Fayaz Srinagar, Mar 19 : The Jammu and Kashmir government on Wednesday said that it will take up the matter of establishing Foreign Medical Graduate Examination (FMGE) centers in Baramulla, Anantnag, and Srinagar with the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India. Minister I/C Health & Medical Education Department confirmed that the...
New Delhi, Mar 19: The four astronauts selected for Gaganyaan, India’s first human space flight mission, have been kept out of the public glare to ensure that there were no distractions, as they were undergoing certain acclimatisation and training programmes, the government said on Wednesday. Group Captain Prashanth Balakrishnan Nair, Angad Prathap, Ajit Krishnan and...
Waris Fayaz Srinagar, Mar 19 : The Jammu and Kashmir government on Wednesday denied any stoppage of ration to Below Poverty Line (BPL) families due to verification issues. In response to a query by MLA Mir Saifullah, the government, as per the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) stated that all eligible households are receiving their...
New Delhi, Mar 19: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday welcomed NASA astronaut Sunita Williams and her fellow Crew-9 members as they returned to Earth after a prolonged mission to the International Space Station, saying their unwavering determination will forever inspire millions. “Welcome back, Crew9! The Earth missed you,” Modi said in a post on...
New Delhi, Mar 19: The Supreme Court on Wednesday fixed April 16 for hearing a batch of pleas challenging the appointment of the chief election commissioner (CEC) and election commissioners (EC) under the 2023 law. A bench of Justices Surya Kant and N Kotiswar Singh fixed the date for hearing the pleas after advocate Prashant...
NEW DELHI, Mar 19: For NASA astronaut Sunita Williams, an eight-day mission to the International Space Station turned out to be a challenge of a lifetime as problems cropped up on their Boeing space flight that stretched her stay in orbit to over nine months. Williams and fellow astronaut Butch Wilmore bid farewell to the...
Jammu, Mar 19 : The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday conducted searches at 12 locations in Jammu in connection with a case related to terrorist infiltration from across the border. Officials told news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), that the raids were carried out at premises linked to overground workers (OGWs), hybrid terrorists, and sympathizers...