Jammu And Kashmir Administration

Man, Who Grew Up In Orphanage, Gets 46th Rank In J&K Civil Service Exam

India News | ANI | Wednesday October 7, 2020

In a remarkable show of hard work, perseverance, and dedication, a man who grew up in an orphanage secured the 46th rank in the Jammu and Kashmir Administrative Service.

Locals Thank Jammu Kashmir Admin For Building Physiology Lab, Classrooms At Ganderbal Government College

Education | Reported By ANI | Tuesday September 29, 2020

The Jammu and Kashmir administration has sanctioned the construction of a new block on the campus of the Government Degree College at Kangan in Ganderbal district which consists of a physiology lab and six classrooms with modern amenities.

How Long Can Mehbooba Mufti Be Detained, Supreme Court Asks J&K

India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Shylaja Varma | Tuesday September 29, 2020

"How long can Mehbooba Mufti be kept in custody", the Supreme Court asked the centre and the Jammu and Kashmir administration today as it heard her daughter's petition challenging the former Chief Minister's detention under the stringent Public Safety Act (PSA).

J&K To Modify Rules To Make Issuing Domicile Certificates Easy: Minister

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday September 28, 2020

Union minister Jitendra Singh on Monday said the Jammu and Kashmir administration has agreed in principle to amend rules for ease in the issuance of domicile certificates.

2 Senior J&K Officials Suspended In Alleged Rs 250 Crore Bank Fraud Case

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday September 26, 2020

The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Saturday suspended two senior officials pending an inquiry into their conduct in a case pertaining to Rs 250-crore bank fraud, officials said.

No High-Speed Internet In J&K Except In 2 Districts Till September 30

India News | Press Trust India | Tuesday September 8, 2020

The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Tuesday decided against extending 4G mobile internet facility outside Ganderbal and Udhampur districts, citing concerns about misuse by terrorists and their supporters.

J&K's Mughal Garden To Be Included Into UNESCO World Heritage List

India News | ANI | Monday September 7, 2020

The Jammu and Kashmir administration has started preparing a dossier on the six Mughal Gardens in the Kashmir Valley in a bid to empanel them in the list of United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) mandated world heritage sites.

4G Mobile Internet Services Restored In 2 Districts Of J&K As A Trial

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday August 16, 2020

High-speed mobile internet services were restored as a trial in two districts of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday night, more than a year after it was suspended. The Jammu and Kashmir administration said 4G services will resume in Ganderbal and Udhampur districts - one each in Kashmir and Jammu divisions effective from 9 pm Sunday and will remain in for...

Vaishno Devi Yatra To Resume From August 16

India News | ANI | Friday August 14, 2020

Nearly five months after the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Yatra was suspended as a precautionary measure amid the coronavirus pandemic, the Jammu and Kashmir administration announced that the Yatra would be resumed on August 16.

National Conference Leaders Not Detained: J&K Officials Tell High Court

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday August 11, 2020

The Jammu and Kashmir administration has informed the high court that none of the 16 National Conference leaders, for whom the party's president Farooq Abdullah and vice-president Omar Abdullah had filed a bunch of habeas corpus petitions seeking their release, had been detained and that they were free to move "with certain precautions" as deemed f...

Top Court Tells J&K To Explore Possibilities To Restore 4G In Certain Areas

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday August 7, 2020

The Supreme Court on Friday asked the Jammu and Kashmir administration to explore the possibility of restoring 4G services in certain areas.

Two-Day Kashmir Curfew, Imposed Year After Article 370 Move, Lifted

India News | Written by Neeta Sharma | Tuesday August 4, 2020

The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Tuesday night lifted the two-day curfew - for August 4 and 5 - that it had imposed ahead of the first anniversary of the decision to scrap special status for J&K under Article 370

Jammu And Kashmir Reserves 4% Seats In Engineering, Medical Colleges For Students From Ladakh

Education | Press Trust of India | Tuesday August 4, 2020

The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Tuesday announced reservation of 4 per cent seats in its engineering and medical colleges for students hailing from the Union Territory of Ladakh.

J&K Lists 36 Achievements As Union Territory In 1-Year Report Card

India News | Written by Neeta Sharma | Sunday August 2, 2020

In its report card to the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), the Jammu and Kashmir administration has listed three dozen achievements since its constitutional rearrangement from a state to a Union Territory on August 5 last year.

Saifuddin Soz Calls Out "No Detention" Claim, Cops Blame Curbs On COVID

India News | Reported by Nazir Masoodi, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Thursday July 30, 2020

A day after the Jammu and Kashmir administration told the Supreme Court that Saifuddin Soz "is not under detention", the Congress leader remained confined to his home and was not allowed by the police to either go out or let anyone in.