Fresh snowfall, rains brings down temperature in Kashmir
Jammu-Srinagar highway witnesses closure, reopens later
Srinagar: Kashmir, including Srinagar city, Wednesday received a fresh spell of snowfall– a rare occurrence in the month of March in recent years– as overnight rainfall caused water logging in many parts of the capital besides bringing down the temperature. Heavy rainfall in plains and snowfall in higher reaches began during the night and continued […]
Lok Sabha polls: Alliance between NC-Congress sealed in JK
Cong gets 2, NC 1; friendly contest on 3 LS seats
Jammu: Sealing an alliance after days of hectic parleys, the Congress and National Conference Wednesday announced they will fight two and one Lok Sabha seats respectively, while agreeing on a “friendly contest” on the rest three constituencies of Jammu and Kashmir. In a joint press conference here, Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad and NC patron […]
Infrastructural deficiencies crippling growth prospects of education sector
ASER 2018 survey paints grim picture, reveals many ills
Srinagar: Negating the tall claims of the state’s education department to take education sector to new heights, most of the schools are facing accommodation crunch in the state. The deficiency has been noticed at a time when the governor’s administration claims to fill the infrastructural gaps in government schools by the end of this month. […]
India signals to boycott China’s Belt and Road Forum
Beijing: India on Wednesday signalled that it will boycott China’s second Belt and Road Forum for a second time, saying no country can participate in an initiative that ignores its core concerns on sovereignty and territorial integrity. India boycotted the first Belt and Road Forum (BRF) in 2017 after protesting to Beijing over the controversial […]
Women’s empowerment: A distant dream
The conflict and the societal pressures have ensured a lesser working space for the fairer sex in the state of Jammu and Kashmir. Though empowerment of women is a worldwide slogan and one of the Millennium Development Goals, Jammu and Kashmir has failed on this front. Though lot is being said about empowering of women […]
The challenges in Kashmir are manifold
KANCHAN BASU Wing Commander ‘Abhinandan Varthaman’ has been returned by Pakistan to India! There are divergent reasons being given for this decision by Pakistan, but courtesy demands that we ignore the supposed ulterior motives and look for something positive in the development. It is a reason for celebration and also a reason to acknowledge the […]
Congress has surrendered to pro-separatist agenda of NC: BJP
Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir BJP Wednesday alleged that the Congress had conceded to the National Conference’s (NC) pro-separatist agenda after the two parties announced a pre-poll alliance in the state. The Congress and the NC finalised arrangements for the six Lok Sabha seats of the state earlier in the day. “The NC-Congress alliance is […]
EC observer team yet to submit its report to CEC
Decision on assembly polls after consultations with MHA: CEO
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Electoral Officer Shailendra Kumar on Wednesday said that the three member team of election observers appointed for Jammu and Kashmir is yet to submit its report to Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora. He said that any decision on the conduct of assembly elections in the state will be taken after […]
