Centre approves Baramulla-Kupwara rail link
Project prioritized for implementation: NITI Aayog conveys to JK Chief Secretary
Jammu: In a significant initiative to expand connectivity in J&K, the Government of India has approved extension of Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla rail link upto Kupwara in north Kashmir. “I am glad to inform you that Railways has prioritized the extension of rail link from Baramulla to Kupwara and has sanctioned an updated survey for the new link,” […]
Panchayat Polls: Valley records 33.7 per cent voting, overall turnout 71. 1 per cent in Phase-V
Jammu: In the Phase-V of Panchayat Polls held today, overall poll percentage of 71.1% was witnessed across the State. According to the Chief Electoral Officer J&K, Shaleen Kabra, an overwhelming 85.2% polling was witnessed in Jammu division and 33.7% in Kashmir division. Giving district-wise details, Kabra said that Kupwara witnessed 42.5% polling, Bandipora 34.6%, Baramulla […]
Islamic University postpones examinations scheduled for November 30
Srinagar: The Islamic University of Science and Technology Awantipora authorities have postponed all examinations scheduled for Friday November 30. An official of the varsity told Kashmir Reader that new dates for the postponed papers shall be notified separately. “Further, class work shall also remain suspended,” he said.
India has one-third of world’s stunted children: Global nutrition report
New Delhi,(PTI): India is facing a major malnutrition crisis as it holds almost a third of the world’s burden for stunting, according to a global nutrition report published Thursday. With 46.6 million children who are stunted, India tops the list of countries followed by Nigeria (13.9 million) and Pakistan (10.7 million), the Global Nutrition Report 2018 […]
EC likely to club LS, J-K Assembly polls next year: Sources
New Delhi, (PTI) The Election Commission, which has to hold fresh assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir before May 21 next, is likely to club it with the Lok Sabha elections due next year, highly-placed sources in the poll panel said Thursday. The state assembly was dissolved by Governor Satya Pal Malik on November 21 citing […]
India hopes for early resumption of dialogue between Palestine, Israel
United Nations, (PTI): Expressing solidarity with the Palestinian people, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said India hopes for an early resumption of dialogue between Palestine and Israel for moving towards a comprehensive and negotiated resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. In his message on the occasion of the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian people, […]
BJP manifesto: free distribution of cows to 1 lakh people every year
Hyderabad,(PTI): Farm loan waiver up to Rs two lakh, free laptops to degree students, regulation of liquor sale, free distribution of cows to one lakh people every year are some of the main promises in the BJP’s manifesto for the December 7 Telangana Assembly polls. The manifesto, released Thursday by state BJP president K Laxman, also […]
Labourer dies after slab collapses in Langate, eight injured
Langate: One laborer died and eight others were injured after a slab collapsed in in Langate area of district on Thursday. “Four of the injured have been referred to Srinagar for specialized treatment,” locals said. Locals said that the slab of commercial complex collapsed on laborers working there. The laborer killed in the incident has […]
Farmers from across India converge in Delhi for Kisan March
New Delhi,(PTI) Hoping to make themselves heard in the power centre of the nation, thousands of farmers from across the country converged here on Thursday for a two-day protest to press for their demands, including debt relief and remunerative prices for their produce. The farmers, who will march to Ramlila Ground on Thursday and to Parliament […]
Kartarpur corridor could be ‘new beginning’ of reconciliation between India, Pak: Mehbooba
Srinagar,(PTI): Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti on Thursday said the Kartarpur corridor could be a “new beginning” of reconciliation between India and Pakistan and called for facilitation of bilateral trade and people to people contact to make borders “irrelevant”. The planned corridor will connect Sikh faith’s founder Guru Nanak Dev’s final resting place […]
