700 troopers committed suicide in last six years: MHA
New Delhi: Nearly 700 personnel of the Central Armed Police Forces committed suicide in the last six years, more than those killed in action, the Union Home Ministry has told a parliamentary panel. The reasons include “lack of stability, loneliness and domestic strife”, senior officials of the ministry, led by the Union home secretary, told […]
Categorization of newspapers will be completed within 2 months: FM
JAMMU: Minister for Finance, Education, Labour & Employment, Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari said the Categorization of newspapers would be notified within two months to ensure implementation of the revised advertisement rates. “The Government will expeditiously take all possible measures to address the issues confronting the newspaper industry in the State,” Bukhari said while chairing a […]
World can learn from ‘frenemies’ India, China: Akbaruddin
Washington: India and China are “frenemies” which are working with each other despite disagreements and the world can learn from their relationship, India’s top diplomat at the UN has said. “In Hollywood there is a term, which has become quite popular. And that, I think, is called frenemies. That’s what we have with China. We […]
ED attaches funds of LeT cadre in Kashmir
New Delhi: The ED on Thursday said it has attached Rs 3 lakh cash of alleged terror funds in connection with its money laundering probe against militant outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba(LeT) which operates in the Kashmir Valley. The central probe agency said that it attached the cash, in Indian currency, after it was found that the […]
Bullets that hit Kupwara cop, pierced many
Srinagar/Kupwara: The family of slain cop, Mohammad Yousuf Bagad, son of Shah Mohammad of Kachama Harri area of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district who was killed in Halmatpora encounter Thursday alleged that their beloved was ‘ill-treated’ by the department. Bagad who has left behind his wife and five children including two daughters was serving the Police […]
Union Govt to fund education of kids of forces personnel killed in action
New Delhi: The Union government on Thursday removed the cap of Rs. 10, 000, and instead said the government will now fully fund the education of children of armed forces’ personnel missing, killed or rendered disabled in action, said a media report. Quoting a notification from the Ministry of Finance, the report published in The […]
Need for Resilient Mechanism to minimize climate change effects, says Hanjura
Jammu: Stressing on the need for adapting to the changing climate, Minister for Agriculture, Ghulam Nabi Lone Hanjura Thursday directed the concerned officers of the Agriculture Department and its allied wings to gear up their field functionaries and work in unison for effective on ground implementation of centrally sponsored and state sector climate resilient schemes. […]
‘Kashmir Haat to be developed on modern lines’
Srinagar: Minister of State for Industries & Commerce and Housing & Urban development, Asiea Naqash Thursday visited the Kashmir Haat here to take the first-hand appraisal of the functioning of the various sections of the Haat. The Minister inspected various sections including the Craft Museum, School of Designs, Massive Carpet Scheme (MSE) showroom and stalls […]
CS reviews implementation of PMDP projects in tourism sector
Jammu: Chief Secretary, B B Vyas on Thursday reviewed the progress of implementation of the key PMDP projects in the road and tourism sectors with the concerned Administrative secretaries here. Chief Secretary noted with satisfaction the progress achieved in the resolution of all land acquisition and forest clearance issues in the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway project. […]
Shopian farmers off for Sericulture tour
Shopian: Deputy Development Commissioner (DDC) Shopian, Mohammad Aijaz, Thursday flagged-off one-day awareness cum exposure tour for sericulture farmers of the district. The tour was organized under the centrally sponsored Agricultural Technology Management Agency (ATMA) scheme during which the farmers will visit the Central Sericulture Research Training Institution Pampore, Silk Reeling Unit Khanmooh and KVK-Malangpora. Speaking […]
