Drug peddler arrested
Srinagar: Police arrested a drug peddler in Shopian area of South Kashmir and recovered Charas from his possession, a police spokesman said. A police party of Police Station Ram Munshi Bagh led by Inspector Mohammad Ishaq apprehended a drug peddler during patrolling of the area and recovered Charas from his possession. The drug peddler […]
Editorial: Regularization process a welcome step
Srinagar: State government has finally initiated concrete steps to regularize daily wagers and it has come as a major relief for thousands of casual and daily wage workers working in various departments. Having spent years working hard with meager wages often paid after delay of many months and years, these daily wagers have been […]
Rohmoo shuts against ‘forces action’
Pulwama/Anantnag: A complete shutdown was Thursday observed in Rohmoo village in South Kashmir’s Pulwama district over the forces action on Wednesday. Earlier on Wednesday, clashes erupted in Rohmoo after the village was cordoned off by the forces following inputs about the presence of militants there. Reports said that over half dozen youth got injured in […]
Tall claims of government failing to match ground realities: Tarigami
Srinagar: CPI(M) leader Mohammad Yousuf Tarigami said that all claims made by the government on their alertness have been exposed with few inches of snow causing massive power breakdown, road blockades, scarcity of ration, water-logging and other difficulties faced by the people. Despite the prediction by the Meteorological Department, state administration was ill-prepared […]
Sofi Akbar remembered on his anniversary
Sopore: On the 30th death anniversary of founder of hurriyat Mahaz Azadi sofi Mohammad Akbar, special condolence prayers were held at his graveyard in Sopore town of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district. Various pro-freedom party activists including Musadiq Aadil, Ghulam Babi Zaki Bashir Ahmad Bhat, Abdul Rashid Mughlu, Mohammad Sidique Shah, Shahid Kashmiri and Altaf Indrabi […]
Minister reviews implementation of CM’s commitments
Baramulla: Minister for Rural Development Panchayat Raj, Law and Justice, Abdul Haq Thursday chaired a meeting of officers here to review the progress on the implementation of Chief Minister’s commitments made by her during the Public Durbar organized here in the month of October. The meeting was attended by Deputy Commissioner Baramulla Dr Nasir Ahmad […]
Asiea inspects under-construction DH building
Ganderbal: Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Asiea Naqash conducted tour of Ganderbal district and inspected 200- bedded under construction District Hospital Building here on Thursday. During the tour, it was given out that the District Hospital building is being constructed at an estimated cost of Rs 52.56 crore under National […]
FM invites India Inc to invest, engage with JK
New Delhi: Minister for Finance, Dr Haseeb Drabu today called for proactive engagement of major corporate houses from across the country with Jammu and Kashmir to channelize substantive investment to the State. “There is tremendous scope for investment in potential sectors of strength like energy, horticulture, handloom and handicrafts, biotechnology, food processing, tourism, information technology, […]
J&K Bank launches 3-day Bajaj Allianz health camp for bank employees
Srinagar: Aiming to create awareness of heart related ailments due to sedentary lifestyle, Bajaj AllianzGeneral Insurance Company (BAGICL) today launched a 3-day health camp under its country-wide campaign of “Dil Ko Dhadakne Do” for J&K Bank employees here at auditorium of Corporate Headquarters. J&K Bank Chairman and CEO Parvez Ahmed inaugurated the camp in presence […]
Hasty GST roll out hit revenues, small businesses, says Mitra
New Delhi: Raising “deep concerns” about the GST implementation, West Bengal Finance Minister Amit Mitra today hit out at the Centre, saying that unpreparedness and hasty implementation have resulted not only in revenue loss but also hit small and medium enterprises (SMEs) hard. There is a decline of Rs 12,000 crore in one month’s (October) […]