CM directs adherence to SoPs during security ops
SRINAGAR: Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti reviewed the overall situation in the Kashmir Valley in a high-level meeting of officers here Tuesday. During the meeting, the Chief Minister impressed upon the officers dealing with security situation to ensure that collateral damage is avoided and all the Standard Operating Procedures (SoPs) in this regard are strictly adhered […]
Agriculture output contributes enormously to economic growth: Minister
Jammu: Minister for Agriculture, Ghulam Nabi Lone Hanjura today said that agricultural output and productivity tend to contribute substantially to overall economic growth of the state which needs greater emphasis on further development of the agricultural sector. This was stated by the Minister while convening a high-level meeting of officers held to finalize various components […]
Civilian killings in Kashmir ‘needs to be investigated’: UN spokesperson
United Nations: The recent killings of civilians in Kashmir “needs to be investigated,” Stephane Dijarric, the spokesperson for Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Monday as protests swept the state. “Civilians have to be protected wherever they are, whether it is in Gaza, whether it is in Jammu and Kashmir, whether it is in Yemen; it is […]
Minister for maintaining financial discipline in departmental functioning
Jammu: Minister for Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs (FCS&CA) and Tribal Affairs Choudhary Zulfkar Ali Tuesday convened a meeting with the officers of FCS&CA department to review the physical and financial status of the department. Commissioner Secretary FCS&CA, M D Khan, Director FCS&CA Jammu, Ch Rashid AzamInqalabi, Director FCS&CA Kashmir Nisar Ahmad Wani, Additional […]
KEG concerned over fabricated reportage of Kashmir
Srinagar: Kashmir Editors Guild (KEG) on Monday strongly reacted to the abuse of reportage for crushing Kashmir’s tourism economy. It said the recent misreports are part of a sustained media blitzkrieg to negatively portray Kashmir as a destination. The media body said that a sustained campaign has been initiated to misrepresent facts and fictionalise events […]
KU suspends class work for today, postpones exams
Srinagar: In the wake of civilian killings, Kashmir University has postponed all its exams which were scheduled on Wednesday. The varsity also decided to suspend class work for today. “In view of concerns expressed by students, all Kashmir University examinations scheduled to be held on April 4, 2018 (Wednesday) are postponed, official spokesman of the […]
LoC flare up leaves soldier dead, four sustain injuries
Jammu: An Army jawan was killed while four others including a lieutenant were injured as Pakistani troops fired mortar bombs at forward posts along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district of Jammu division on Tuesday, officials said. The cross-border shelling by Pakistani troops started in Krishna Ghati sector this morning and continued for […]
Dir Agriculture inaugurates IFFCO Bazaar Centre
Jammu: Director Agriculture Jammu, H. K. Razdan, inaugurated IFFCO Bazaar Centre at Laswara village in Bishnah block here on Tuesday. While speaking on the occasion, Director Agriculture advised the farmer producers to take full advantage of this centre as all the IFFCO products and inputs are being made available. He also asked the farmers to […]
Militants kill man in Hajin, injure three family members
Hajin: Suspected militants on Tuesday abducted and killed a man and injured mother-daughter duo in Hajin area of north Kashmir’s Bandipora district, police said. Officials said that the gunmen barged inside the house of Farooq Ahmad Parray in Parr Mohalla of Hajin and fired indiscriminately besides attacking inmates with knives, resulting in injuries to his […]
Indian High Commissioner meets Pak’s NSA
Islamabad: Amidst tensions in bilateral ties, Indian High Commissioner Ajay Bisaria had a “courtesy meeting” with Pakistan’s National Security Advisor Naseer Khan Janjua and exchanged views on various bilateral issues, Pakistan Foreign office said Tuesday. Diplomatic sources in the Indian High Commission confirmed that the meeting took place in the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) in […]