Category: Jammu & Kashmir

India lifts some internet restrictions in Kashmir, opening access to social media

SRINAGAR, India – India lifted some restrictions on internet access in Kashmir on Wednesday, including allowing access to social media websites for the first time since the restive Himalayan region was locked down and its autonomy revoked in August. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist government withdrew the […]

Third Day of Special Outreach Programme Begins in J&K

open view news desk The Minister of State for Woman and Child Development, Debasree Chaudhuri today said that the Central Government aims to promote good governance, generate employment and ensure all the beneficiary oriented schemes reach the citizens in Jammu & Kashmir (J&K). Addressing a public meeting, during the third day of […]

PRE-SUMMIT INVESTORS’ MEET & CURTAIN RAISER

open view news desk NEW DELHI, JANUARY 20 – With an intent to invite investments to the newly formed UT of Jammu & Kashmir, a three-day Global Investors’ Summit 2020 is scheduled early this year which will be held in the twin cities of Srinagar and Jammu. As […]

Dr Jitendra Singh visits Udhampur as part of Special Outreach Programme of Central Government

The Union Minister of State (I/C) Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region, MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh said that 1000acre (8,000 kanal) land has been identified in Udhampurand allotted for industrial development. He said that this will attract […]

DySP case of JKP to be handed over to NIA

New Delhi, Jan 15: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) will soon take over the case of suspended Deputy Superintendent of Jammu and Kashmir Police Davinder Singh, who was caught in south Kashmir while ferrying two militants to Jammu last weekend, officials said here on Wednesday. The necessary formalities were […]

List for several posts to be available on official website by Jan 13: High Court

open view news desk SRINAGAR, JANUARY 12: Jammu and Kashmir High Court has asked all concerned that the select and waiting lists of candidates for the posts of Process Sewers, Orderlies, Chowkidars and Sweepers in the subordinate Courts of Union Territories of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh shall […]

Internet services in all govt hospitals in Kashmir to be restored from midnight

Jammu, Dec 31: Internet services in all government-run hospitals and SMS to all mobile phones will be restored from December 31 midnight in the Kashmir Valley, Jammu and Kashmir official spokesman Rohit Kansal said on Tuesday On December 10, some short message service (SMS) were enabled on mobile phones […]

65-year-old PSA detainee from J-K dies in Allahabad jail

Srinagar, Dec 22: A 65-year-old detenu, a member of the banned Jamaat-I-Islamia, booked under the stringent Public Safety Act and sent outside Jammu and Kashmir has died in a jail at Allahabad, officials said on Sunday. Ghulam Mohammed Bhat, a resident of Kulangam in frontier district of Handwara in […]

Govt sanctions 130000 fresh pension cases under ISSS, NSAP

open view news desk SRINAGAR, DECEMBER 09: Department of Social Welfare today informed that the government has sanctioned 1, 30,000 fresh pension cases under the Integrated Social Security Scheme (ISSS) and National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP). According to a statement of the Department, male senior citizens of 60 […]

J-K Admin extends LTC benefit to employees

Jammu, Dec 7: Jammu and Kashmir administration has approved Leave Travel Concession (LTC) in favour of its employees benefitting over 3.5 lakh regular government employees working in the Union Territory. A notification prescribing the mandatory rules has already been issued by the General Administrative Department in this regard, an […]

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