Navin Choudhary reviews flagship programmes, Jammu Ropeway Project
JAMMU: Principal Secretary Tourism, Industries and Commerce, Navin Kumar Choudhary, Saturday chaired a meeting of officers of Tourism, Industries and Commerce Department and J&K Cable Car Corporation to review implementation of various schemes including PMDP, PRASHAD, SWADESH Darshan, Investors Summit besides assessing progress on Jammu Ropeway Project. Director Tourism gave a detailed presentation on PMDP, […]
DDC inaugurates training on willow basket making
BHADERWAH: Deputy Commissioner, Dr.Sagar D Doifode Saturday inaugurated 15 day training programme on willow basket making for JKSRLM UMEED members at Sartingal, Bhaderwah. The training programme is being organised by the Handicrafts Department, Doda in collaboration with School of Designs, Srinagar. While addressing the participants, DC appreciated Handicrafts department and JKSRLM UMEED for organising livelihood […]
DDC inspects industrial units, seizes record for verification
KATHUA: Deputy Commissioner, Dr. Raghav Langer Saturday visited Kathua Industrial area at Govindsar and reviewed the functioning of various industrial units there. He directed the industrialists to follow all the norms related to their industry including Labor Laws, Inter State Migrant Workmen Act, ESIC and EPF besides NOC from Pollution Control Board and registration under […]
visors reviews developmental scenario in Rajouri district
AdRAJOURI: Advisors to the Governor, K Vijay Kumar, K K Sharma and K Skandan Saturday jointly chaired a meeting to review the overall development scenario and also took the comprehensive review of the related activities being carried out in the district. Financial Commissioner H&ME Ata Dulloo, Deputy Commissioner Rajouri Aijaz Asad SSP Rajori, ADC Rajouri, […]
Should Kashmiri’s also migrate or our lives don’t matter, asks Shah Faesal
Srinagar: Following the government’s advisory for Amarnath Yatris to curtail their valley visit, former bureaucrat turned politician Shah Faesal targeted the administration asking will there be any ‘advisory for locals’ or ‘our lives don’t matter’. Faesal took to twitter and raised the query as to why there is no advisory for the locals living in […]
SC has ‘in effect’ held Article 370 as a permanent feature of Constitution: Muzaffar Baig
‘Uncertainty over JK’s special status has created environment of hysteria in Kashmir’
Srinagar: People’s Democratic Party (PDP) patron and former MP, Muzaffar Hussain Baig Friday said the current uncertainty over Articles 35-A and 370 of the Constitution of India had “created an environment of hysteria, particularly in the Kashmir valley”. “Those conversant with the two well founded judgments of the Supreme Court of India relating to Article […]
Ready to resist any move to revoke Article 35A: Mirwaiz Umar Farooq
Bats for dialogue among stakeholders
Srinagar: Hurriyat Conference (M) chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq Friday said that the situation developing on ground over the past week with deployment of thousands of additional forces and government orders had “alarmed people and they have become apprehensive of something happening”. Addressing Friday congregation at historic Jama Masjid in Srinagar he said that “speculations are […]
Threat to JK’s special status: Tarigami questions PM Modi’s silence
Srinagar: While reacting to Centre’s decision to rush additional 25000 paramilitary forces into Kashmir and keeping Air Force on high alert, CPI (M) leader Mohammad Yousuf Tarigami on Friday questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s silence in Parliament over the issue. In a statement issued here, Tarigami questioned the “need for putting Air Force on high […]
Yasin Malik’s family demands his release
'Malik’s health deteriorating’
Srinagar: Family members of incarcerated JKLF Chief Muhammad Yasin Malik Friday expressed concern over his worsening health condition and asked authorities to release him on bail “in case they are not able to provide him necessary medical care”. “We only want to ask Indian authorities that if they want to keep Yasin Malik, a peaceful […]
Centre trying to create fear and panic among people of Kashmir: Monga
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) Vice President and former MLC G N Monga said on Friday that BJP government in Delhi was “constantly trying to create fear and panic among the people of Kashmir which is not going to help to solve the problems”. In a statement issued after the government asked […]
