Mirwaiz threatens sustained protest incase bloodshed continues
Expressing serious concern over the killing of an innocent youth Shahid Bashir Wani of Tarathpora, Handwara in a staged encounter by forces, APHC chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq Friday said on one hand, a reign of terror is being unleashed under the garb of CASOs with South Kashmir turned into a war zone, on the other […]
On JRL’s call, JKLF protests at Lal Chowk
Following the call given by Joint Resistance Leadership, Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) Friday staged protest at Lal Chowk against the custodial killing of innocent Shahid Ahmad Mir of Handwara, tampering with state subject law and arrests, intimidations and threats of Indian agency NIA. According to the statement issued here, the spokesman said that […]
Minister for restructuring, strengthening of infra under JTFRP
Minister for Revenue, Relief, Rehabilitation, Reconstruction and Disaster Management, Abdul Rehman Veeri, today stressed on timely reconstruction and strengthening of critical infrastructure under Jhelum and Tawi Flood Recovery Project (JTFRP). The high level meeting was attended by CEO JTFRP Sandeep Nayak, Commissioner Secretary Housing and Urban Development Hirdesh Kumar, Commissioner Secretary PWD Sanjeev Verma, Commissioner […]
HDFC Bank to train 15 lakh government school teachers in 12 states
HDFC Bank Ltd., today launched Zero Investment Innovations for Education Initiatives (ZIIEI) to transform education in government schools across India. As part of this initiative, the bank will train 15 lakh school teachers across 12 states and union territories of India to improve the quality of education in 6.2 lakh government schools, thereby benefitting 8.3 […]
Malik chairs 2nd meeting of Expert Group on Horticulture Policy
The Expert Group constituted by the State Government to formulate the maiden horticulture policy for Jammu and Kashmir held its 2nd meeting here today under the chairmanship of Secretary Horticulture, Mr M H Malik. The meeting decided to reach out to various stakeholders to take their inputs for the proposed Horticulture Policy. It was decided […]
Minister for early completion of all ongoing Veterinary Hospital buildings
Minister for Animal, Sheep Husbandry and Fisheries, Abdul Gani Kohli, today directed the engineering wing of Horticulture, Planning and Marketing department to speed up the pace of work on all ongoing Veterinary Hospital buildings and complete them within the stipulated time. These remarks were made by the Minister in a meeting convened to discuss and […]
Minister visits Ganpatyar, felicitates Kashmiri Pandits on Ganesh Chaturthi
Minister for Public Works, Naeem Akhtar today visited famous Ganesha Temple at Ganpatyar in Srinagar to felicitate the Kashmiri Pandits on the eve of Ganesh Chaturthi. Interacting with the devotees, the Minister said such festivals remind us of the glorious pluralistic ethos of Jammu and Kashmir, where the festivals of all the religions were being […]
DDC chairs District Level Review Committee meeting
District Development Commissioner chaired a meeting of the District Level Review Committee here today. The DDC expressed displeasure over laxity in implementation of previous meeting decisions. He said that outreach of flagship schemes like Mudra Yojana, Stand Up India, Atal Pension Yojana and other schemes need to be increased so that people can benefit […]
Last date for scholarship extended
In a communiqué received from Directorate of Tribal Affairs, last date for the submission of applications for Pre-Matric (9TH, 10th) and Post-Matric Scholarship for Scheduled Tribe Students is extended upto September 25, 2017. For Pre-Matric Scholarship to ST Students for Class 9th and 10th students are advised to fill the application form as per […]
Lawyers stage protest against ‘attempts’ to abrogate Article 35-A
Amid growing controversy over the attempts to abrogate the Article 35A, the lawyers held a protest outside District Court Complex Mominabad Batamaloo to register protest against the attempts to abrogate Article 35-A. The protesters were carrying placards and banners with messages like, ‘Save Article 35-A, Save Your Identity.’ Meanwhile, members of local Bar Associations in […]