Paradox: PDP legislators speak different languages in assembly
Jammu: The budget session is being marked by paradoxes as various legislators from the ruling party speak in different directions. On Wednesday PDP leader and MLA Baramulla Javed Beg said that for the resolution of Kashmir Hurriyat Conference will have to play its role. “Hurriyat leaders will have to change their behavior if they are […]
Govt has initiated reforms in power sector, says Dy CM
Jammu: Deputy Chief Minister, Dr Nirmal Singh, while replying to a question raised by legislator Surinder Kumar Choudhary, informed the House that the Union Government has launched various schemes to strengthen the power infrastructure in the State. Dr Singh informed the House that the central Government has sanctioned Rs 1885.02 crore under various centrally sponsored […]
JK CIC calls on Dy CM
Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir Chamber of Industries and Commerce, today asked for including them in the committee being formulated for the new Jammu and Srinagar Master plans. The demand was put forth by the Presidents of the two apex organisations, Rakesh Gupta and Javaid Ahmed Tenga who called on Deputy Chief Minister, Dr Nirmal […]
KU hosts workshop on ‘Industrial Motivational Campaign’
Srinagar: Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, MSME, Development Institute Srinagar in collaboration with J&K State Resource Centre, University of Kashmir today organized a day-long workshop on “Industrial Motivational Campaign” here at Gandhi Bhavan, University of Kashmir. Speaking on the occasion, Registrar of Kashmir University, Professor Khurseed Ahmad Bhat said that the aim of […]
Army killed 138 Pak soldiers in 2017
New Delhi: The Indian Army killed 138 Pakistan Army personnel in 2017 in tactical operations and retaliatory cross-border firings along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir, government intelligence sources said today. The Indian Army lost 28 soldiers during the same period along the LoC, the sources said. The sources said the Pakistan […]
Entrepreneurial ventures must for tackling unemployment: Minister
Jammu: Minister for Forests, Ecology and Environment, Choudhary Lal Singh, today called upon the unemployed youth to start their own ventures for earning a dignified livelihood and become job providers rather than job seekers. The Minister was speaking at an inaugural function of Chaska Live Food Restaurant at Kunjwani, here today. The Minister said that […]
Congress steps in election mode
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress president G A Mir today asked party cadres to get ready to take on the PDP-BJP government in the state and expose their failures and misdeeds, and prepare for the Panchayat polls. The Jammu and Kashmir government has decided to hold the much-awaited Panchayat elections from mid-February. “Although the […]
1,749 people died in 10,160 road accidents
Jammu: A total of 1,749 persons lost their lives in around 10,000 road accidents in Jammu and Kashmir in past two years, Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti informed the state assembly today. In a written reply to a question by NC MLA Mubarak Gul, she said 958 persons were killed in 5,501 number of accidents […]
547 people committed suicide in two years
Jammu: As many as 547 people committed suicide in Jammu and Kashmir during the past two years, Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti said today. In a written reply to a question by NC MLA Mubarak Gul in the state assembly, she said 275 cases of suicide were registered in 2017, as compared to 272 cases in […]
Editorial: Rising suicide cases
Srinagar: Though considered as one of the gravest sin’s in Islam suicides in the Muslim majority state of Jammu and Kashmir have been showing an upward trend over the past many years. Even today the government has come up with some figures in the state assembly which give us an insight into the grave issue […]