‘Confinement’ of Muslims in our country is a mere rumour, says China
Beijing: China defended its internment of Muslims in the country’s northwest as a terror prevention measure on Tuesday, calling on the international community to reject “hearsay” and believe its official line. Up to a million Uighurs and other Chinese Turkic-speaking minority groups have been placed in political re-education camps in the Xinjiang region, according to […]
Facing official apathy, Tanta panchayat villagers to boycott rural body poll
Doda: Shorn of basic amenities like “bijli, sadak and pani” since ages, the natives of dozen-odd villages of Tanta panchayat in this mountainous district of Jammu region have decided to boycott the rural body polls on November 24. Fed up with the successive governments’ failure to provide even a modicum of the basic amenities, the […]
Authorities issues avalanche warning
SRINAGAR: As per a communication of Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, there is a danger of avalanches from 12thNovember 2018 to 13th November 2018 in avalanche prone areas of Bandipora, Baramulla, Anantnag, Kulgam, Budgam, Kupwara, Ganderbal, Leh and Kargil districts of Kashmir Division. The Deputy Commissioners of the concerned districts have been asked to advise people not […]
Cutting down on uncertainties
Uncertainty in many sectors in the state of Jammu and Kashmir has become a hallmark and the new sector that has been added to this list is the agriculture and horticulture sector. These sectors have been witnessing huge loses primarily due to the disturbed conditions and now the weather is also playing its role to […]
Canonical World of AlamaIqbal (R.A)
Mudasir Ahmad Gori Every year 9th November is celebrated as Iqbal Day around the entire literary world more so in the sub-continental countries. I assume it my duty to share my understanding of this literary giant with my viewers. I am sure at some point of time he influences our lives if not to […]
SHRC issues notice to Chief Engineer, PDD
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir State Human Rights Commission has issued a notice to Chief Engineer Power Development Department for resorting to unscheduled power cuts both in metered and non-metered areas and for irregular power supply as winter has set in. The SHRC has sought a report from the Chief Engineer within a week’s time. […]
JK has 30,548 operational SHGs, 16,500 more to come up: Official
JAMMU: Over 30,500 women self help groups (SHG) are operational in Jammu and Kashmir and 16,500 more will be set up during the current financial year, a senior official said Tuesday. Under the State Rural Livelihoods Mission (SRLM), 22 districts covering 83 blocks have 30,548 SHGs and 2,77,342 women are a part of them, said […]
Digitisation of land records: Govt sets June 2019 as deadline for completion of first phase
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik has set a fresh deadline of June next year for the completion of the first phase of Digital India Land Records Modernisation Programme (DILRMP) which was started three years ago. The deadline has been set to complete scanning of all 6.6 crore revenue documents and the decision […]
Revive winter tuitions in Kashmir, PDP urges Governor
Srinagar: Calling upon the Governor Administration to fully revive the winter tuition introduced in the year 2015, senior PDP leader and former minister Naeem Akhtar said the initiative taken three years back needs the Governor’s overview at present. In a statement issued here, Akhtar expressed concern over the delay being done in providing the incentives […]
Committees set up for implementation of AB-PMJAY scheme in JK
Jammu: Three committees have been set up by the Jammu and Kashmir government for the implementation of the Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan ArogyaYojana (AB-PMJAY) in the state. The Governor administration has accorded sanction for the constitution of the state grievance redressal committee (SGRC), district grievance redressal committee (DGRC) and coordination committee (CC) for implementation of […]
