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Srinagar, Oct 16: PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti on Friday said the erratic and disdainful conduct of senior IAS officer Kumar Rajeev Ranjan with a woman JKAS officer cannot be tolerated, and urged Chief Minister Omar Abdullah to take up the matter with the Centre. Ranjan, Administrative Secretary, Labour and Employment Department, courted controversy after he allegedly used abusive language against Assistant Director (Employment), Ganderbal, Beenish Wani, over the role of the National Rural Livelihoo

Srinagar, Oct 16: The National Commission for Women (NCW) has taken suo motu cognisance of a viral video allegedly showing senior IAS officer Kumar Rajeev Ranjan verbally abusing, humiliating and threatening a junior woman officer, Beenish Wani, during an official review meeting in Jammu and Kashmir. The Commission, in a statement, said its chairperson, Vijaya Rahatkar, had written to the Chief Secretary of Jammu and Kashmir, seeking verification of the video and an impartial inquiry into the al

Srinagar, Oct 16: Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Conference president Sajad Lone has condemned the alleged misconduct by a senior IAS officer towards a female Jammu and Kashmir Administrative Service (JKAS) officer, calling for stern action and an institutional mechanism to prevent workplace bullying and intimidation. Reacting to the video showing IAS officer Kumar Rajeev Ranjan allegedly shouting at JKAS officer Beenish Wani, Lone described the recording as scary and said the incident went beyond wo

Srinagar, Oct 16: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has ordered an inquiry into allegations of misconduct involving senior IAS officer Kumar Rajeev Ranjan and JKAS officer Beenish Wani, appointing Mandeep Kaur, IAS, as the Inquiry Officer. According to Government Order No. 1654-JK(GAD) of 2026, issued by the General Administration Department (GAD) on October 16, Mandeep Kaur, IAS (AGMUT: 2004), Commissioner/Secretary to the Government, Housing and Urban Development Department, has been appointed

Geneva, Oct 12: At least 139 people, including children, have died after a boat carrying more than 300 migrants capsized off the coast of Djibouti in east Africa, the International Organization for Migration said Sunday. That number only includes those buried by authorities in Djibouti. Others have been buried by the migrants themselves but they won't be added to the official count until authorities can verify the bodies, Alexandre Coissac, IOM Chief of Mission in Djibouti, told the AP via the p

Bangkok, Oct 12: Asian shares were mixed and oil prices fell about USD 1.50 a barrel Monday as US President Donald Trump's plan to purchase diesel from Russia drew criticism from some lawmakers. US stock futures gained more than 0.3 per cent after Wall Street finished its record-setting week with gains. This week will bring updates on inflation and retail sales in the US. The biggest US banks will report earnings from the most recent quarter. In Asian trading, South Korea's Kospi lost 3.1 per ce

Srinagar, Oct 12: Jammu and Kashmir Police, in collaboration with the Safe Hands Team, organised a dental awareness and AI-enabled screening camp for police personnel at the District Police Lines (DPL), Srinagar. IGP Kashmir Sujit Kumar Singh (IPS) inaugurated the camp in the presence of SSP Srinagar Dr G. V. Sundeep Chakravarthy (IPS) and a team of medical professionals from Safe Hands. According to an official spokesperson, the initiative aimed to promote oral health awareness and facilitate t

New Delhi, Oct 08: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday condoled the demise of veteran actor Nana Patekar and said he gave the audience characters that will be remembered for generations. Modi described Patekar as a Krantiveer (revolutionary) and said that through his film with the same name, the actor strongly attacked the evils prevalent in society. Patekar, known for his versatility and powerful screen presence, died at his Goa residence in the early hours of Thursday. Few actors possesse