Unemployment a ticking time-bomb in J&K which can burst anytime: Tarigami
Srinagar: CPI (M) leader Mohammad Yousuf Tarigami Thursday said that unemployment in Jammu and Kashmir was “like a ticking time-bomb which can burst anytime”. He alleged that “neither previous regimes nor the incumbent regime are serious to tackle the burgeoning unemployment problem in the state”. In a statement issued here, he said that according to […]
Guv Malik inaugurates GMC Baramulla
Terms it a Milestone towards Inclusive Healthcare
BARAMULLA: Governor Satya Pal Malik Thursday reiterated the Government’s commitment of providing a better and affordable healthcare system in J&K and observed that every possible effort is being made to strengthen the healthcare institutions in every nook and corner of the state. He made these remarks after inaugurating Government Medical College Baramulla. GMC Baramulla has […]
Congress calls Kashmir Policy Planning Group meeting
Srinagar: The All India Congress Committee (AICC) has called a meeting of Kashmir Policy Planning group in Delhi on Friday. According to AICC, the policy planning group meeting is being held on Friday in New Delhi to discuss the current political situation in Jammu and Kashmir State. The group will also deliberate over the socio-political […]
NC leaders meet PM: What did Modi tell you in response, Rasheed asks NC leaders
Srinagar: AIP President Er Rasheed Thursday asked the National Conference (NC) to tell people of the state what the Prime Minister’s response was its leaders met him over the current uncertainty in Kashmir over Jammu and Kashmir’s special status. In a statement, Rasheed said that people were “anxious to know about the outcome of their […]
NC tried to score a point by meeting PM alone: Shah Faesal
‘All Party Delegation would have been more effective’
Srinagar: Criticizing National Conference over the Party MPs going to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi regarding the ongoing political situation in Kashmir, President Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Movement (JKPM), Dr Shah Faesal has said that taking all political parties along “would have been a more effective way to highlight the issue”. “It seems that NC […]
Sajad also questions NC’s ‘rush for brownie points’
Srinagar: People’s Conference chief Sajjad Gani Lone on Thursday questioned National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah and Omar Abdullah about the “agenda” of their meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi. “Reports suggest Omar Abdullah and Farooq Abdullah to meet PM regarding Article 35A. What on earth happened to the supposed collective action. […]
JKSECC dismayed over ‘panic’ created by govt advisories
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Socio Economic Coordination Committee (JKSECC), an amalgam of various trade bodies and civil society groups has conveyed its dismay over “distressing environment of extraordinary panic created by advisories issued by various government agencies and the rumours doing rounds”. A spokesperson of the JKSECC said that a meeting of the amalgam was […]
Medical College in Handwara a long pending demand: Choudhary Ramzan
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir National Conference Senior Leader, and Former Minister Choudhary Muhammad Ramzan on Thursday welcomed the government decision of upgrading the district Hospital Handawara to Medical College, saying the move will give impetus to the development of backward Kupwara district in the state. In a statement issued here, Choudhary said it had been […]
Release wages to Anganwari workers, casual labourers before Eid: Congress
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) President G A Mir has urged Governor S P Malik to release pending salaries of Anganwari workers and other casual labourers. A JKPCC statement said that the Anganwari Welfare Forum called on Mir and sought his intervention in releasing their pending wages, besides ensuring redressal of […]
Dr Syed Sehrish Asgar assumes charge as Dir Info
SRINAGAR: Dr Syed Sehrish Asgar assumed the charge of Director, Information & Public Relations here on Thursday. Immediately after assuming the charge, she convened a meeting of officers in which she highlighted the need for further strengthening the activities and core competence of the Department. She underscored the need for involving modern and new media […]