39 ruling party activists sentenced to death in Bangladesh
Dhaka: A court in southeastern Bangladesh Tuesday sentenced to death 39 activists of the ruling Awami League for brutally killing a fellow local level party leader four years ago. Ekramul Haque, the upazila Awami League president, was hacked, shot and burnt alive by miscreants inside his car in broad daylight in Feni town’s Academy area […]
CASO in Saloosa Kreeri village
Baramulla: Government forces on Tuesday launched a Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) at Astaan Mohalla Saloosa Kreeri in North Kashmir’s Baramulla District. Official sources said that the search operation was launched jointly by Army, police and CRPF after receiving information about the presence of militants in the area. Door to door searches were conducted in […]
Girl commits suicide
Srinagar: A girl ended her life by consuming some poisonous substance at her home in Kulgam, police said. A police spokesman said that during intervening night of 11/12th of March 2018, an 18 years old girl (name withheld) resident of Kulgam consumed some poisonous substance at her home. “She was shifted to District Hospital Anantnag […]
Woman crushed to death
Shopian: A 33-year-old woman was killed after hit by a speedy vehicle (tipper) in a village at Shopian area of south Kashmir on Tuesday. A police officer said that the woman Ulfat (33) wife of Showkat Ahmad Wani, a resident of Tarkawangam was injured critically after being hit by the tipper (bearing registration no JK04-1291) […]
Need to draft policy, establish centre of excellence for floriculture: Priya
Jammu: Minister of State for Education, Tourism, Floriculture and Parks, Priya Sethi stressed on the need to draft the floriculture policy, establishing centre of excellence for floriculture and add on market value to make the floriculture sector a more lucrative option for the farmers. She further exhorted upon the adoption of integrated farming concept and […]
Several trade bodies, hoteliers meet Governor
Jammu: A joint delegation of PHD Chamber of Commerce & Industry and Hotel & Restaurant Association of Katra led by Anil Khaitan, National President PHD Chamber of Commerce & Industry, met Governor N.N. Vohra, at Raj Bhavan and apprised him about their views about the steps needed to be taken to promote tourism in […]
JKSSB declares 38 selection lists for 380 posts
Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir Services Selection Board (JKSSB) today declared 38 Selection Lists for 380 posts at the 136th meeting of the Board convened here today under the chairpersonship of Dr Simrandeep Singh, Chairman, JKSSB. The meeting was attended by the Members of the Board including Rahul Sharma, Musheer Ahmad Mirza, Anil Koul, Dr […]
‘Take concrete measures to restore, preserve Mubarak Mandi complex’
Jammu: Minister for Tourism Tassaduq Hussain Mufti Tuesday stressed upon the concerned agencies for taking measures to restore and preserve Mubarak Mandi complex, one of the major architectural heritage landmarks of Jammu and Kashmir. The Minister was chairing a meeting of consultants to reviews the statues of various development works being executed by different agencies […]
Fisheries Department’s App for Anglers launched
Jammu” Minister for Animal, Sheep Husbandry and Fisheries, Abdul Gani Kohli has said that the Department of Fisheries, J&K Government has made a step forward towards e-Governance by way of providing E-booking facility of Trout Permits to Public. The App has been uploaded on Portal of Department of Fisheries www.jkfisheries.in by the Minister here today […]
Editorial: Safety concerns
Srinagar: Food adulteration is one of a major concern in a state like Jammu and Kashmir. The issue deserves all the attention as the state has no effective mechanism to tackle this menace. If one goes by the official figures that were made available then the concern among the masses should be more worrisome. The […]
