Editorial: A worrying trend
The admission by Nayeem Ahmed Khan that separatists in Kashmir take money to organise unrest is a very worrying development. It should be thoroughly probed and the guilty should face the law. Khan was caught on tape admitting the separatists receive money to orchestrate protests and burn government schools. Bragging about organising trouble is self-humiliating […]
Tulips to bloom at Pahalgam
Tulips are set to bloom at the tourist resort of Pahalgam even as the mini zoo there is also being expanded and the Institute of Hotel Management is setting up a branch there as well. This was decided in a meeting of Pahalgam Development Authority held here with Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti in chair. The […]
DIPR made 32 Cr payments made to newspapers during 2016-17
The Department of Information & Public Relations (DIPR) has released a payment of Rs 32.05 crore during the fiscal 2016-17 to the newspapers and periodicals on account of the past liabilities and the advertisements issued under the budget head during the last financial year. The Department has decided to upload on its official website […]
Tourist places, Pahalgam and Tangmarg to have Khadi Plazas
In order to boost sales of Khadi products in the State, Khadi and Village Industries Board (KVIB) is contemplating to set up two Khadi Plazas at Pahalgam and Tangmarg. This was stated by the KVIB Vice Chairman, Peerzada Mansoor Hussain Soharwardy, while chairing a meeting to review the functioning of the Board here today. The […]
RBI organises customer service meet
‘Customer Service Meeting’ of Foreign Exchange Department, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) for Jammu & Kashmir was held on Monday at RBI Office Srinagar. The meeting was held under the Chairmanship of D.K. Kashyap, Deputy General Manager, and In-charge Foreign Exchange Department for the state. Addressing the gathering, Kashyap, according to the statement highlighted the […]
Three lakh LPG connections issued in JK under PMUY: Minister
Minister for Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs (FCS&CA) and Department of Information and Public Relations, Choudhary Zulfkar Ali today said that around 3 lakh LPG connections have been issued in J&K under Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) in Jammu & Kashmir. The Minister said this at a function organised by Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited […]
CS reviews progress of 330MW Kishanganga HEP
Chief Secretary, B B Vyas Monday reviewed the progress of the 330-MW Kishanganga Power project, being constructed in Gurez area of Bandipora district. Commissioner/Secretary PDD, Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir, Commissioner/Secretary, Revenue, Deputy Commissioners of Pulwama, Baramulla and Budgam, Chief Engineer, I&FC, NHPC Authorities and other senior officer were present in the meeting. While reviewing the implementation […]
Students outburst continues, cop in civvies beaten
In a strange incident, students on Monday kidnapped a Police cop and beat him inside the campus of Gandhi Memorial College here during the clashes with Police. Witnesses said students from Gandhi Memorial College and MP ML Higher Secondary School (HSS) assembled and took out a protest march on street, triggering chaos in the […]
Large haul of arms, ammunition recovered
Government forces on Monday claimed to have recovered a large haul of arms and ammunition from the forest area at Handwara in Kupwara district, a day after seven people including four soldiers were killed in a brief encounter that took place between the Army and militants on Sunday night, police said. According to officials the […]
Declared ‘innocent,’ AMU scholar to return home after 16 years
For Ghulam Ahmad Wani, it is like a dream getting fulfilled after his son Gulzar Ahmad Wani was acquitted by a local court in Uttar Pradesh’s Barabanki district after 16 years. Gulzar was arrested for being involved in the Sabarmati Express blast case that had occurred in the year 2000. Gulzar, a research scholar, was […]