Pak national, who stayed in India for 27 yrs, deported
Mumbai: A 37-year-old Pakistani national, who was illegally staying in India since he was about 10 years of age, has been deported to the neighbouring country, a police official said today. Siraj Khan, the Pakistani national, was staying in the Antop Hill area here. He had also got married to an Indian woman some years […]
Pakistan apprehended 1,373 fishermen during 2015-18: Govt
New Delhi: Pakistan apprehended 1,373 fishermen during 2015-18, the government Wednesday informed the Lok Sabha. In a written response to a question in the Lok Sabha, V K Singh, Minister of State in the external affairs ministry, said Iran held 252 Indian fishermen during 2015-18, mostly from Tamil Nadu, Gujarat and Kerala. Sri Lanka apprehended […]
Mehbooba calls for addressing critical gaps in dev administration
Jammu: Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti Wednesday asked the Administrative Secretaries to address the critical gaps in development administration and ensure timely flow of funds down below so that projects are completed in time without any overrun of cost or time. Addressing a meeting of Administrative Secretaries here, the Chief Minister advised them to visit districts […]
Kamran Yousuf released from jail
Srinagar: Kashmiri photojournalist Kamran Yousuf, who was arrested for allegedly pelting stones six months ago, was released from a Delhi jail on Wednesday. Pertinently, Kamran was granted bail by a National Investigative Agency (NIA) special court in Delhi on Monday and was released today against two sureties of Rs 50,000, according to the bail order. […]
‘Kashmir beauty fascinates Malaysian High Commission officials’
Srinagar: After enjoying their holiday trip to Kashmir which concluded on Wednesday, officials at the Malaysian High Commission vowed to encourage their citizens to visit Valley for holidaying, Tourism department said in a statement. Counsellor Mohd Hafiz Bin Othman and Counsellor Zamil, Advisor Dr Ahmad Sham Baharin and Immigration Attache Siti Zulaikha Binti Abdul Wahab […]
FM chairs maiden review meeting of Fin Deptt
Jammu: Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari chaired maiden review meeting of the Department after taking over the charge of Finance Ministry, here on Wednesday evening. Speaking at the meeting, the Minister took detailed review of functioning of the department, including status of spending in core sectors, interventions introduced to bring in fiscal discipline besides matters concerning […]
Several deputations call on Altaf Bukhari
Jammu: Several legislators and people’s deputations and individuals today called on Minister for Finance, Education, Labour and Employment Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari, here at his office chamber. The people’s deputations representing different areas of Jammu and Kashmir met the Minister and projected local issues of their respective areas primarily related to development of infrastructure, improvement […]
Tassaduq for creation of eco-friendly tourism infrastructure
Jammu: Minister for Tourism, Tassaduq Hussain Mufti Wednesday stressed upon the concerned agencies for taking measures to develop Tattapani, a best tourist destination besides, maintaining its rich heritage, habitat, diverse flora and fauna existing in the area. The Minister was chairing a meeting of officers to review the status of various development works being executed […]
Standing Committe reviews Tourism dev projects
Jammu: A meeting of Department Related Standing Committee (DRSC-II) of J&K Legislative Council was held here on Wedneday under the Chairmanship of MLC, Naresh Kumar Gupta to review the overall functioning of Tourism Department and JK Tourism Development Corporation (JKTDC). Legislators, Ramesh Arora, Ghulam Nabi Monga and QaiserJamsheed Lone also attended the meeting. Threadbare discussions […]
‘Govt working to initiate reforms to protect consumer rights’
Jammu: Minister for Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs (FCS&CA) and Tribal Affairs, Choudhary Zulfkar Ali today said that Government is working under a well-knit strategy to bring new reforms to protect, safeguard consumer rights and is taking efforts to transition towards digital mode for transactions for transparent and fair trade. ‘This is the […]
