Bilquis’s mantra for life: treat hurdles as challenges and move ahead
In 1997, a Srinagar girl came out from her cosy room and started taking part in sports, Bilquis Mir, who has created history by establishing her name in Water Sports. Currently, she is the only woman international referee of Kayaking from India, and is also heading water sports of the state; under her supervision, many […]
Two day film making workshop concludes at Tagore Hall
Two day film making workshop on the occasion of ‘Kashmir World Film Festival’ (KWFF) concluded at Tagore Hall here on Monday. The workshop was conducted by National Business Head – Cinema & Broadcasting Products Division, Canon India, Gaurav Markan. The workshop was organized by the Actors Creative Theatre (ACT), a non-profit organization. The auditorium witnessed huge […]
Exhibition of rare newspaper archives, photos at Media Complex from July 4
A flurry of activities will be organized tomorrow at the Media Complex here housing the Directorate of Information and Public Relations (DIPR) including an exhibition of photos and archives of pre-independence newspapers published from J&K. The events to be hosted by DIPR will also include laying the foundation of Reference Library-cum-Reading Room, inauguration of […]
Geelani being deceitful, misleading people, says NC
Mainstream political party, National Conference (NC) Monday targeted hard-line separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Gelnai for bailing out PDP-BJP combine over the controversial GST implementation. NC while reacting to the ‘disingenuous and misleading’ statement of Syed Ali Shah Geelani, said Geelani had yet again gone out of his way to distort the history of the […]
NC eroded basic political, financial autonomy of JK: Tak
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Monday hit out at the National Conference (NC) for shedding crocodile tears in the name of erosion of Special Status of Jammu and Kashmir, saying “it was the NC which is responsible for systematic and basic erosion of the state since 1956”. Senior PDP leader and MLC Firdous Tak said […]
Union Agriculture Minister inaugurates exhibition at Srinagar
Describing horticulture as one of the most viable income generating sectors for the farmers in India, Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Radha Mohan Singh today said that Union Government was paying focused attention to further promote it and exploring possibilities to extend the activities in potential areas. The Union Minister said that […]
Clashes leave many injured in South Kashmir after militant deaths
Fierce clashes erupted in the Bamnoo area of Pulwama’s South Kashmir on Monday as local people protested near the encounter site where three militants of the Hizbul Mujahideen outfit were trapped in an encounter since morning. A police cop was also injured in a militant attack in Anantang area in which a woman also suffered […]
LA Session to be stormy as Opposition hardens stand over GST
The special session of legislative assembly (LA) which has been reconvened by the government to clear the goods and services tax (GST) today is likely to be fiery as the Opposition National Conference and Congress have continued with their relentless attack on the government for pushing with the central GST to dilute the autonomy of […]
Farooq chairs NC core group meet
Ahead of the special session of the state assembly convened to pass the GST bill, opposition National Conference (NC) went into a huddle. NC President Dr. Farooq Abdullah on Monday chaired a meeting of the Party’s Core Group in Srinagar and discussed various current political issues especially the issue of the extension of GST to […]
