Govt sanctions appointment of District Judges on ad-hoc basis

Govt sanctions appointment of District Judges on ad-hoc basis

Jammu, Jan 15: The government of Jammu and Kashmir Friday sanctioned appointment of Sub Judges as District Judges on ad-hoc basis. According to an order issued in this regard, the sanction has been accorded in terms of Rule 20 of the Jammu and Kashmir Higher Judicial Service Rules 2009, as recommended by the J&K High […]

11 out 179 IAS Probationers get AGMUT Cadre

11 out 179 IAS Probationers get AGMUT Cadre

  Srinagar, Jan 15: AGMUT cadre in which the Jammu and Kashmir cadre was recently merged, has got 11 IAS Probationers out of 179 allocations. Officials said that these 11 officers will get a chance to serve in Jammu and Kashmir too as officers in J&K will come from the AGMUT cadre now. They said […]

Users flock to ‘secure apps’ as WhatsApp ‘tweaks’ privacy policy

Users flock to ‘secure apps’ as WhatsApp ‘tweaks’ privacy policy

Srinagar, Jan 15: Thousands of users in Kashmir valley have flocked to extra ‘privacy-centric’ apps like Telegram and Signal after messaging giant ‘WhatsApp’ updated its terms of use and privacy policy a week ago. Although WhatsApp clarified that it does not share data with its parent company ‘Facebook’, users yet prefer to download what they […]

Highway Remains Closed On 5th Day; Trial Run On Bailey Bridge On Jan 16

Highway Remains Closed On 5th Day; Trial Run On Bailey Bridge On Jan 16

Jammu, Jan 15: The Jammu-Srinagar, the only road link connecting Kashmir Valley with the outside world, remained closed for traffic on the fifth running day on Friday. The 260-kilomter thoroughfare was closed at 6:20 p.m. on January 10 after retaining wall of key bridge collapsed suddenly. “Jammu-Srinagar highway shall remain closed due to sudden collapse […]

J&K, Ladakh set to start Covid-19 vaccine drive on Saturday, beginning with health workers  

J&K, Ladakh set to start Covid-19 vaccine drive on Saturday, beginning with health workers  

Srinagar, Jan 15: Jammu Kashmir and Ladakh is all set to kick-start the Covid-19 vaccination drive on Saturday.  Commissioner Health and Medical Education Atal Dulloo (IAS),  said they have received almost 1.46 lakh Covishield doses of covid-19 vaccine for Jammu and Kashmir out of which almost 75,000 vaccine doses have been allocated for Kashmir division. […]

Sarjan Barkati Released

Sarjan Barkati Released

Srinagar, Jan 14: Religious preacher Sarjan Barkati was released on Friday, a day after he was detained in Zainpora shopain. Official sources said that Barkati was released late in the afternoon. He was detained last night. Pertaintally Barkati was released on october 28 last year after remaining in detention for four years. GNS.

NDTV’s Nidhi Razdan tricked into believing that Harvard University offered her teaching post in Journalism

NDTV’s Nidhi Razdan tricked into believing that Harvard University offered her teaching post in Journalism

Srinagar, December:  A well known anchor and journalist of NDTV, Nidhi Razdan, was tricked into believing that US based Harvard University offered her a post of Assistant professor to teach Journalism in the Varsity.  Taking to twitter, Nidhi wrote that was the victim of a very serious phishing attack and that she learnt from the […]

Fake Orders’: Govt directs strict action against unscrupulous elements, CB probe

Fake Orders’: Govt directs strict action against unscrupulous elements, CB probe

Srinagar, Jan 15: Jammu and Kashmir government has underlined need for “immediate strict action” against unscrupulous elements regarding fake orders which include “some recruitment” related ones. “Some cases of fake orders being circulated in media has been noticed recently which calls for immediate strict action against unscrupulous elements. Similarly some instances of fake recruitment orders […]

No Let Up In Deep Freeze In Kashmir, Dense Fog Envelops Srinagar

No Let Up In Deep Freeze In Kashmir, Dense Fog Envelops Srinagar

Srinagar, Jan 15: The deep freeze in Kashmir Valley shows no signs of relenting even as a thick layer of fog engulfed Srinagar on Friday. A meteorological department official said that Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, recorded the minimum temperature of minus 7.6°C, an increase of nearly one degrees from the previous […]