Make JK hub of knowledge, innovation by implementing NEP in letter and spirit: Prez
New Delhi: Determined efforts should be made to make Jammu and Kashmir a hub of knowledge, innovation and learning by implementing the new National Education Policy (NEP) in letter and spirit, President Ram Nath Kovind said on Sunday. He said Jammu and Kashmir is a reservoir of extremely intelligent, talented and innovative children and the […]
Villages along LoC finally connected with national electricity grid after 7 decades
Kupwara (Kashmir): Shouts of ‘Bijli’ from thrilled villagers lit up the face of Kupwara Deputy Commissioner Anshul Garg after efforts for over a year finally connected habitats in Keran and Machil in far north Kashmir to the national power grid, ending an over seven-decade-long wait for people living in these areas along the Line of […]
1,350-Cr package announced to boost tourism, other sectors in JK
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha announced a Rs 1,350-crore economic package for the Union Territory on Saturday to give a much needed boost to tourism and other sectors hit by the economic slowdown caused due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the security scenario. As a part of the package, the government has […]
Financial package will help revive businesses: Trade body
Srinagar: Kashmir Chamber of Commerce and Industries (KCCI) on Saturday welcomed the financial package announced by Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha for the revival of business in the Union Territory, saying it will give a push to the economy. “First of all, it is a very good beginning because it was on our demand that the […]
DNA sample report in Shopian case expected soon: DGP
Jammu: Director General of Jammu and Kashmir Police Dilbag Singh on Saturday said the DNA sample report of three youths killed in an alleged fake encounter in Shopian district is expected soon and subsequent action will be taken accordingly. On July 18, the Army had claimed that three militants were killed in Amshipura village in […]
If talks can happen with China, why not with Pak: Farooq
New Delhi: Speaking in Parliament for the first time since his release from detention, the National Conference president and MP Farooq Abdullah on Saturday advocated talks with Pakistan, saying if India can talk to China to defuse their border row, it can also speak to its other neighbour to deal with the situation at Jammu […]
Pak uses drone to drop weapons in Rajouri, three held
Jammu: Pakistan dropped weapons and some cash in Indian currency using a drone in Rajouri district, Director General of Police Dilbag Singh on Saturday said, announcing the arrest of three LeT militants who had picked up the consignment near the Line of Control. Singh said the major success was achieved on Friday evening, following a […]
Rifle snatched from bank guard in Tral
Srinagar: Three unidentified men snatched a 12-bore rifle from a security guard at a private bank in Pulwama district of south Kashmir on Saturday, police said. They entered the bank at Dadsara in the south Kashmir district on Saturday morning and attacked a security guard, identified as Showkat Ahmad Hajam, a police official said. The […]
NIA orders attaching house belonging to arrested JeM operative
Srinagar: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Saturday ordered attaching of a property of Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) militant Irshad Ahmed Reshi, who was arrested by the agency in connection with an attack on a CRPF Group Centre in south Kashmir in 2017 The property, which is a house, is in the name of Irshad Reshi’s father […]
NEP aims to achieve twin objectives of inclusion, excellence: President
New Delhi: The new National Education Policy (NEP) aims to reorient the education system towards meeting the needs of the 21st century by achieving the twin objectives of inclusion and excellence, President Ram Nath Kovind said Saturday. Addressing the Visitors’ Conference on ‘Implementation of National Education Policy 2020 in Higher Education’, the President said the […]