Mountain out of a molehill
Kashmiri language was taken off from the Ministry of Human Resources Development (MHRD) promoted language-promoting portal — Bhasha Sangam this week. The move was taken by the ministry after objections from various Kashmiri pandit groups who opposed the words used while translating commonly used words in Kashmiri. The controversy was raised after some pandit journalists […]
Leopard mauls 8-year-old boy to death
Jammu: An eight-year-old boy was mauled to death by a leopard in Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said Saturday. The half-eaten body of the boy, Rehmat Ali of Kansoli village, was found from the Wani Morh during a search operation Saturday afternoon, a police officer said. The animal took away the boy Friday night […]
Mujgund encounter: 2 cops injured, referred for treatment
Srinagar: Two cops have sustained injuries during an ongoing encounter in Mujgund. Reports said that two JKP cops have sustained injuries during the encounter who have been referred to Army hospital Badami Bagh for further treatment. Further details are awaited.
Former MLA Abid Ansari resigns from PDP
Srinagar: Abid Ansari, the uncle of former minister Imran Raza Ansari on Saturday evening formally resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Abid Ansari is the third dissident leader after Imran Ansari and Haseeb Drabu to quit the party. Taking to micro-blogging social networking site Twitter, Abid Ansari wrote, “I hereby announce my resignation from […]
Voting for panchayat polls underway
Srinagar, Dec 8 (PTI) Voting for the penultimate phase of the nine-phased Panchayat polls is underway Saturday at over 2,600 polling stations in Jammu and Kashmir. Polling began at 8 am at 2,633 polling stations – 550 in Kashmir division and 2083 in Jammu division, officials said. They said 361 polling stations have been categorized […]
Exit polls predict neck to neck fight between BJP-Congress
New Delhi: The results of Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Telangana and Mizoram Assembly elections 2018 is set to be declared on December 11. But ahead of the counting of votes, the exit polls by different agencies were released on Friday evening, after polling concluded in Telangana and Rajasthan. The exit polls suggest a neck-and-neck battle […]
Change of strategy
Kashmir Valley has been witnessing a turmoil since the past three decades now. During these years the valley has witnessed massive destruction and unabated killings. So much so that no sphere of activity has remained untouched during the last three decades. However, what has bore the brunt of the turmoil during these years is the […]
Teachers – The guiding force behind nations
Mushtaq Hurra Prophet Mohammad Salallahu-alaihi-wasalam has said, ” I have been descended as a teacher “. This Hadith is enough to prove the worth of teacher in a society. Teachers are the people who have freed nations from the yokes of slavery by sowing the seeds revolution in their minds, and have been detrimental in […]
GST assessment reveals around 30% leakage: Sales Tax Dept
JAMMU: The State Tax Department today made it clear that the drive launched by the Department for inspecting businesses and checking e-way bills is to prevent large-scale tax evasion noticed under GST. “While the share of J&K GST to total GST of all the states is 1.2%, the compliance level in the State is only […]
Union Cabinet approves implementation of Shahpur Kandi Dam project
NEW DELHI: The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi last evening approved implementation of Shahpur Kandi Dam Projecton river Ravi, which has been declared a national project. The Cabinet also approved Central Assistance of Rs 485.38 crfor the project to be provided over next five years. On completion of the project an Irrigation […]