French company to assist State in Cold Storage Technology
New Delhi: Minister for Horticulture, Syed Basharat Ahmed Bukhari has been invited by a business delegation accompanying the French President Emmanuel Macron to nurture business ties in the horticulture sector of Jammu and Kashmir. Having an interaction with business delegation, the French company Absoger, the delegation apprised the Minister about Absoger system Palicontrol – which […]
Zulfkar impresses on developing scenic destinations in Rajouri
Jammu: Minister for Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs and Tribal Affairs, Chowdhary Zulfkar Ali took a comprehensive review of progress made on key tourism projects for Rajouri district in a meeting convened, here on Monday. The meeting discussed progress on various tourism projects besides activities undertaken by the department under various central and state […]
Editorial: Save education sector
Srinagar: Education has been on the forefront of bearing the brunt of the turmoil Kashmir Valley has been witnessing over the past three decades now. The mass copying phenomenon and the massive devastation of infrastructure during the early nineties were the most severe deadly blows that the sector had to face. However, after the passage […]
Schools, Colleges to open tomorrow: Div Com
Srinagar: Ending speculations, Divisional Commissioner Kashmir on Monday said that all schools and colleges across Kashmir will open tomorrow. Earlier, government decided that respective deputy commissioners will take a call on opening or closing of schools in Kashmir. Notably, DC Srinagar has ordered that all schools and colleges in Srinagar will open tomorrow.
Edu department clarifies on reopening of schools
Srinagar: After taking a review, the J&K government has now authorised the concerned deputy commissioners to decide about reopening of educational institutions in their respective districts. “Education minister has given the directions that the concerned Deputy Commissioners will take a call on the issue,” director school education Kashmir, G N Itoo said. He said the […]
Schools, colleges to remain closed for two more days, exams postponed
Srinagar: Government on Monday said that all schools and colleges shall remain closed for two more days in Kashmir Valley. Minister for Education Altaf Bukhari when contacted said that all schools and colleges shall remain closed for Tuesday and Wednesday. He said that all exams scheduled for these two days will also be postponed and fresh […]
High-speed mobile internet services restored in Srinagar
Srinagar: High-speed mobile internet services were restored here this evening, hours after they were snapped in the morning as a precautionary measure following the killing of three militants in an encounter with security forces. High-speed mobile internet services have been restored in the city after about 10 hours, a police official said. He said the […]
Over 50 killed in Nepal plane crash, says official
Kathmandu: A US-Bangla Airlines aircraft crashed and burst into flames today while landing at Nepal’s Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) here, killing at least 50 people, officials said. The Dhaka to Kathmandu flight, with 67 passengers and four crew members on board, caught fire after it careened off the runway and ploughed into a football ground […]
Drabu’s speech cost him dearly: Omar
Jammu: Soon after Haseeb Drabu was sacked today as the Jammu and Kashmir finance minister, former state chief minister Omar Abdullah said Drabu’s speech at an event in New Delhi has cost him “dearly”. Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti took a tough action over Drabu’s remarks that Kashmir “isn’t a political issue”, and sacked him from […]
Drabu’s sacking a setback to alliance: BJP
New Delhi: The BJP today termed Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti’s decision to sack Finance Minister Haseeb Drabu from her Cabinet a “setback” to PDP-BJP alliance and said it would widen the gap between the two allies. A top BJP leader praised Drabu’s role in coordination between the two parties and said he was often the […]
