News Topic:J&K Government

The Government of Jammu and Kashmir has decided to provide one-time financial assistance to private school teachers out of State Disaster Relief Fund (SDRF), who got impacted due to COVID-19 lockdown.

After getting green signal from the Government of India, the Jammu and Kashmir Government on Thursday re-appointed former Chief Secretary BR Sharma as the Chairman of Jammu and Kashmir Public Service Commission (JKPSC).

With the issuance of Jammu and Kashmir Grant of Domicile Certificate (Procedure) Rules 2020, the UT government has made Domicile Status Certificate as an eligibility condition for admission to educational institutions in Jammu and Kashmir.

The Jammu and Kashmir Government on Wednesday ordered that only domiciles will be eligible to sit in entrance tests conducted for professional courses of Jammu and Kashmir.

The Jammu & Kashmir Government on Sunday hiked additional retail excise duty on liquor. The Finance department today issued a notification to levy additional retail excise duty on the sale of different kinds of liquor brands.

In a significant development, Jammu and Kashmir Government yesterday accorded sanction for setting up 'Anti-Narcotics Task Force' for addressing the issue of growing drug abuse and trafficking in the UT.

The J&K Government has constituted a committee to accelerate recruitment to government vacancies and ensure certain principles of transparency, inclusiveness and speed are maintained in the recruitment process.

Transport Department in J&K has called for objections / suggestions regarding "Jammu and Kashmir Aggregator Draft Rules 2020."