NYC workers decry government order on regularization
Srinagar: The recently regularized employees under the National Youth Corps (NYC) have asked the state government to re-look into the matter concerning their monthly wages. The NYC volunteers were engaged on the wages paid to them prior to their disengagement which stands at Rupees 2500 per month. “2500 monthly wages is a logically unaccepted […]
Health employees hold solidarity protest for NHM employees
Srinagar: In view of the protest call given by the Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) headed by Dr Suhail Nayak, the regular employees of health department Friday wore a blank badge in solidarity with protesting National Health Mission (NHM) employees across the state. DAK president, Dr Suhail Naik on Thursday asked the regular employees […]
Minister inaugurates Srinagar franchise of USA based ‘Anytime Fitness’ club
Srinagar: Minister for Education, Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari Friday formally inaugurated Srinagar franchise for the USA based health and fitness club “Anytime Fitness” here at Jawahar Nagar. Anytime Fitness is a 24-hour health and fitness club which has it’s headquarter in Woodbury, Minnesota, USA. The company operates over 3,000 franchised located in 20 countries […]
Mirwaiz lashes out at Govt over ‘lack of Sadak, Bijli, Pani’
Srinagar: Hurriyat Conference (M) chairman and Jamia Masjid’s head cleric, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Friday condemned the ruling regime for caging him in his own residence on almost every Friday. Mirwaiz said that “Jammu and Kashmir has been converted into a police state and a reign of terror has been let loose to instill fear […]
Asiea Naqash for timely completion of development projects
Jammu: Minister of State for Housing & Urban Development (H&UD), Health, Medical Education, Social Welfare Asiea Naqash Friday directed the officers of the department to work with utmost dedication and speed up the pace of ongoing developmental projects including construction of Individual Household Toilets (IHHTs), Community Toilets (CTs) and Public Toilets (PTs) besides solid […]
DGP flags off 108 students for 25 days tour to different States
Jammu: A tour programme organized by Sri SatyaSai Sewa Organization Puttaparthi Bangalore for a Budgam based educational trust was flagged off by Director General of Police Dr. S.P Vaid at Police Headquarters here this morning. The 25 days long tour has been organized for 108 students including 42 girls and staff members of Spring […]
Former Panchayat members reject JRL’s poll boycott call
Jammu: Rejecting separatists boycott call to Panchayat elections in the state of Jammu and Kashmir, All Jammu and Kashmir Panchayat Conference (AJKPC) an amalgam of ex-Panchayat members of the state, Friday said that they will contest the Panchayat elections in the state and would not bow before any pressure. AJKPC in a statement issued here […]
Security situation in JK improved considerably: HM
New Delhi: The security situation in the country, including in Jammu and Kashmir has improved considerably, Home Minister Rajnath Singh said today. Singh made the remark at an inter-ministerial meeting, convened to discuss development issues in Jammu and Kashmir, Left Wing Extremism-affected states and the Northeast region. The home minister said the overall security […]
2017, a relatively peaceful and calm year for JK
Srinagar: After a tumultuous 2016, Kashmir witnessed a relatively calm year but there were many issues, including the legal challenge in the Supreme Court to Article 35-A of the Constitution pertaining to special residency laws of Jammu and Kashmir, that hogged national headlines. However, one of the biggest stories emanating from Kashmir in 2017 was […]
PDP-BJP coordination committee to meet today
Srinagar: The much a talked about Coordination Committee of the PDP and BJP coalition partners is expected to meet today to discuss various issues relating to the functioning of the government in the state. The PDP vice president Sartaj Madni told a local news gathering agency that the coordination committee is scheduled to meet on […]