Cabinet meeting today
State Cabinet, which is meeting under the chairpersonship of Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti today, will take decision on long pending proposal for establishment of first ever Law Commission in Jammu and Kashmir. Moreover, the Cabinet will put seal of approval on proposals regarding creation of posts for Cluster Universities and promotion of IPS and […]
Indian Army Chief to visit J&K today
In view of the frequent firing exchanges on the LoC in Jammu and Kashmir, Indian Army chief General Bipin Rawat will arrive here on Friday to visit forward positions on the Line of Control (LoC), Defence Ministry officials said. General Rawat would also chair a security review meeting. “After chairing the security review meeting, the […]
Editorial: Redoubling of efforts needed
To witness a turnaround in the declining agricultural produce in the state, the government is planning and initiating some unique projects. One such project is the ‘Climate Resilient’ project, that has been taken up at two places, Budgam and Bhalwal blocks. So far the government has spent Rs 5 lakh in Budgam block and similarly […]
CASO in Eidgah Srinagar
Cordon and Search Operation has been launched on Friday morning by government forces in Eidgah area of the Kashmir Capital Srinagar. Government forces after receiving specific inputs about the presence of militants in the area launched a massive search operation in the area. Heavy deployment of forces has been made in the area. Search operation […]
Restrictions in old City today
Ahead of the shutdown call given by the Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL) today, strict restrictions shall be imposed in Old city parts of Srinagar. According to the authorities, the decision has been taken as a precautionary measure to avoid any untoward incident. The areas where restrictions under section 144 CrPc shall be imposed include; Khanyar, […]
Jammu Srinagar National Highway Traffic Plan for today
The widening/repair work at Panthal is going on and efforts are afoot to make the NHW worthy for two-way traffic. However, keeping in view over all condition of the road, allowing the two-way movement of all sort of traffic on the NHW is not feasible. In order to facilitate the passengers, tourists, emergency vehicles […]
Minister conducts late evening City tour
Minister for Education Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari conducted a late evening visit of various areas of Srinagar city to take appraisal of progress on various developmental works in progress under different schemes. Expressing dismay over the lack of supervision at the construction site of Grade Separator at Radio Kashmir Crossing, Bukhari stressed on the executing […]
Shopian village decries shortage of potable water
For past 25 years, inhabitants of Kandulan Village in South Kashmir’s Shopian district have been made to wait for the supply of potable water by the various governments. The residents of the village say that every time during election period politicians of all hues turn up in the village and promise us that they will […]
Sumo drivers resort to overcharging in Kangan, authorities in slumber
People living in rural areas of Ganderbal District have accused transport department and traffic police of failing to control transporters from charging extra fare from passengers as per the approved rate list. Several people living in rural areas of Ganderbal district from Gund, Rayil, Kullan, Gagangeer, Sonamarg, Ganiwan and other remote areas complained of overcharging […]
300 volunteers to be trained in disaster mitigation in each district: Minister
Minister for Revenue, Relief, Rehabilitation and Reconstruction, Disaster Management, Abdul Rehman Veeri today said that 300 volunteers would be trained in disaster mitigation in each district in the State. The Minister was speaking at the inauguration of 2-day Incident Response System(IRS) training programme organized by District Disaster Management Authority Srinagar in collaboration with National Disaster […]