China ‘blocks’ India’s wish on Azhar Masood
China has once again blocked the proposal submitted by the United States to designate Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) chief Masood Azhar as a ‘global terrorist.’ China, according to media reports has extended by three months its technical hold on the US, France and UK-backed proposal to list JeM chief Masood Azhar as a designated terrorist by the […]
CM’s all terrain bike scheme proved selective, allege students
After Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti formally launched ‘All Terrian Bikes’ scheme for boys on July 30, many students have alleged that they were dropped from the list despite having higher percentage of marks than the students in the list. The Department of Education in Budgam had submitted the list which included the students who have […]
Govt to conduct human resource audit, says Minister
In a significant move, Minister of Finance, Dr Haseeb Drabu, today announced that the J&K Government is going to conduct a human resource audit of the Civil and Police departments of the State as a measure to improve the efficiency in the administration. The Minister said this at a high-level meeting convened here today […]
Minister directs for prompt action, resolution of people’s concerns
Minister for PHE, Irrigation and Flood Control Sham Lal Choudhary convened a meeting to review the functioning of PHE department in Kashmir division, here today. Commissioner Secretary PHE, Irrigation and Flood Control Saurabh Bhagat, Chief Engineer PHE Kashmir G M Bhat and concerned senior officers were present in the meeting. Laying stress on the […]
Pak claims backchannel dialogue with India
Pakistan on Thursday said though the bilateral dialogue with India has been stalled, a number of civil society organisations were engaged in backchannel talks to discuss contentious issues. Foreign Office spokesperson Nafees Zakaria, in his weekly briefing, said civil society organisations, that include people from different walks of life, are conducting such interactions occasionally. To […]
Complaint influx raises eye brows on efficiency of Health Department
Inefficiency of the state’s Health Department can be gauged from the complaints that have poured in against the department at the Chief Minister’s Grievance Cell. A total 1106 complaints have been received by the cell pertaining the health department. Interestingly, the CM’s grievance cell says that 98 per cent complaints, have been resolved. However, the […]
Deadline set for completing academic block of Govt Engineering College
Minister for Public Works Naeem Akhtar today said that the academic block of prestigious Government College of Engineering Safapora will be completed by the end of this year and it will not only benefit hundreds of students but also result in huge socio-economic benefit of the local area. The Minister was speaking while inspecting […]
Class work remained disrupted in Higher education institutions
The class work in all higher secondary schools and colleges remained suspended for the third consecutive day in Kashmir following the killing of two civilians and two militants in an encounter in Pulwama on Tuesday. Apprehending protests, the authorities had ordered for suspension of class work in all Higher secondary schools and colleges on Thursday […]
PaK President asks Mehbooba Mufti to resign
President of Pakistan-administered Kashmir (PaK), Sardar Masood Khan on Thursday asked Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister to resign “if she can’t put an end to atrocities on Kashmiris”. Addressing a news conference with visiting British parliamentarians in federal capital Islamabad, Khan said Mehbooba Mufti was a “facilitator” in the murder of innocent Kashmiris. “She should […]
GST, NIA were forced with muscle, might: Hurriyat (G)
Refuting the statement made by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, Hurriyat Conference (G) on Thursday said that the integration of disputed state with rest of India is never possible. Earlier, Jaitley had said that the implementation of GST in JK marks economic integration of the state with the rest of India”. According to the statement issued […]