No sweetening effect: Pak rejects proposal to import cotton, sugar from India
Islamabad: In a volte-face, Pakistan’s Cabinet on Thursday rejected the proposal of a high-powered committee to import cotton and sugar from India, with Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi asserting that there can be no normalisation of ties until New Delhi reverses its decision to revoke the special status of Jammu and Kashmir. The somersault came […]
Tirumala Tirupathi Devasthanams to build temple in JK
Govt allots 25 hectare land to TTD trust
Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Thursday approved a proposal to allot nearly 25 hectares of land on lease basis for a period of 40 years to the Tirumala Tirupathi Devasthanams (TTD) to build a temple and its allied infrastructures in the union territory. The proposal was approved by the Administrative Council (AC), which […]
Cop killed as militants attack BJP leader’s residence
Four LeT militants were involved in the attack: IGP
Srinagar: A policeman was killed when militants fired upon the residence of a BJP leader in Nowgam area of the city here on Thursday, police said. BJP leader Anwar Ahmad, who is the party’s district general secretary for Baramulla and in-charge for Kupwara district, is safe, a police official said. The official said that the […]
Former bureaucrat Mir joins People’s Conference
Srinagar: Former bureaucrat and Jammu and Kashmir’s ex-State Information Commissioner Mohammad Ashraf Mir on Thursday joined the People’s Conference led by Sajad Lone here. Mir joined the Peoples Conference (PC) in presence of the party chairman and senior leader Bashir Ahmed Dar, a party spokesman said. He said Mir has had an illustrious bureaucratic career […]
Regrettable: Lone teacher caters to 60 students in Pahalgam School
Anantnag: The government Primary School in Gojran Lidroo village in Pahalgam area of south Kashmir’s Anantnag district paints a grim picture of the education sector with the institute having only one teacher to teach students up to class 5th. The school has a roll of over 60 students but there is only one female teacher […]
Highway to remain closed today
Srinagar: The Jammu-Srinagar highway, the only road link connecting Kashmir Valley with the outside world, will remain closed on Friday for weekly repairs, officials said on Thursday. “On 02-04-2021, no vehicular movement shall be allowed from either side on Jammu-Srinagar highway between Udhampur and Jawahar Tunnel in view of maintenance/repairing of the road,” a traffic […]
Day one of financial year: Lt Guv approves release of 50% revenue, capital outlay
JAMMU: Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha approved release of 50% of revenue and capital outlay on 1st day of financial year on Thursday. The timely release of revenue and capital component is expected to accelerate pace of development in the Union Territory, an official spokesman said. Notably, the Parliament recently approved highest ever budget for the […]
Two more minors go missing in Kulgam
Kulgam: At least two minor kids have gone missing from their places of residence in south Kashmir’s Kulgam district, taking the toll of missing kids to three in the district. An official said that two minors identified as 10-year-old Roshan Din, son of Jamaldin and 13-year-old Suhail Ahmad Mir, son of Manzoor Ahmad Mir—both residents […]
One held with 130 kg of poppy straw
Jammu: An alleged drug peddler was arrested with 130 kg of poppy straw from the outskirts of Jammu, police said on Thursday. The accused, Babu Ram, a resident of Reasi, was intercepted during the checking of vehicles at Mund in Maira Mandrian area of Akhnoor, a police spokesperson said. A search of his car led […]
Live mortar shell found in Samba
Jammu: A 51-MM live mortar shell was recovered from a secluded place in Samba district on Thursday evening, police said. The shell was found in Bai Nallah near a graveyard under Ghagwal police station area, they said. A local resident spotted the shell and informed the local police station, the police said. A police team […]
