Making JK world class tourism attraction NC’s top priority: Farooq Shah
Srinagar: Underscoring the need of reviving Tourism industry in Kashmir collectively, National Conference leader Farooq Ahmad Shah Saturday said that Jammu and Kashmir was one of the best natural attractions in the world and was known for its varied class of Tourism facilities. Addressing an international Conference on Tourism organised by SKAL International in 48th […]
Congress expels workers in Srinagar for ‘anti-party’ activities
Srinagar: The District Congress Committee (DCC) Srinagar has expelled party workers from the basic membership of the party for “anti party activities”. In a statement issued Saturday, the District Congress Committee Srinagar confirmed the expulsion of Dr Sayeed Ahmad, Saira Sameer and Zahid Bashir from the basic members of the party saying that the workers […]
Elections for Kashmir Press Club on Jul 15
Election Commission holds meet
Srinagar: The eight-member election commission of the Kashmir Press Club (KPC), headed by Chief Returning Officer Manzoor Anjum, a senior editor, met on Saturday to discuss the issues related to upcoming elections. According to a statement issued here, it has been decided that the dates for the nominations have been extended up to July 6 […]
Families evacuated from Jhelum demand rehabilitation
Srinagar: Demanding rehabilitation, scores of families who were evacuated in the year 2012 from the embankment of river Jhelum here in Srinagar Saturday staged a protest against the government. The families assembled at Press colony here and chanted slogans in favour of demands. The families assembled under the banner of ‘Jhelum River House Rehabilitation Union […]
Governor visits SECMOL Alternative School
Inaugurates residential building
LEH: Governor Satya Pal Malik Saturday visited the Students’ Educational and Cultural Movement of Ladakh (SECMOL) Alternative School campus and inaugurated the solar powered residential building for boys here. He was accompanied by Sh. Gyal P Wangyal , Dy Chairman, LAHDC, Leh; Avny Lavasa, Deputy Commissioner, Leh; Sargun Shukla, SSP Leh; and Sonam Wangchuk, Founder […]
Experts lay stress on need for impartiality during mediation
Role of mediator is critical: Justice Bindal
SRINAGAR: On the concluding day of the three-day training programme, the experts from the legal fraternity Saturday threw light on the process of mediation and stressed upon the need for impartiality during the process of mediation. The three-day basic induction training programme on mediation, for Judges and Lawyers held at J&K State Judicial Academy Mominabad […]
Engineers join heads to find solution to traffic woes
SRINAGAR: Advisors to Governor, Khurshid Ahmed Ganai and K. Skandan Saturday spoke on the issue of traffic scenario in Srinagar during a seminar organised by State centre of Institution of Engineers (IEI) India. The central theme of seminar was to debate on issues that ail the traffic system of this city. Advisor Ganai said that […]
Progress on land requisition cases reviewed
JAMMU: Divisional Commissioner Jammu, Sanjeev Verma Saturday convened a meeting with concerned officers to review the progress on land requisition cases of Army, CRPF, BSF and other departments. The meeting was attended by Deputy Commissioner Jammu, Ramesh Kumar, DIG CRPF, S P Singh, VC JDA, Vikas Sharma ACR Samba, Kulbushan Khajuria besides Registrar Jammu University, […]
Inordinate delay in holding assembly polls in J-K is like scuttling federalism in country: NC
Srinagar, Jun 29 (PTI) The National Conference Saturday expressed dismay over the statement of Union Home minister Amit Shah on the question of conducting assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir, saying the “inordinate delay” in holding the polls in the state is synonymous with “scuttling” federalism in the country. It said the people are yearning […]
Murdered man wrongly buried as Muslim, body exhumed
Muzaffarnagar (UP), Jun 29 (PTI) The body of a 19-year-old man was dug out Friday from a Muslim graveyard after he was identified as a Hindu, police said Saturday. The man was killed on June 17 by his three friends who dumped his body in the Yamuna, they said, adding that the body was recovered […]
