JRL protests against ‘thrashing’ of jail inmates
Srinagar: The activists and associates of Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL) on Thursday staged protests against the ‘thrashing of jail inmates’ and demanded their early release. The protesters comprising of all the factions of Hurriyat including JKLF assembled in the premises of Jamia Masjid and staged a protest against what they termed as the ‘inhuman’ approach […]
Something ‘fishy’ in Block Development Office Verinag
Anantnag: Seemingly a ‘swindling of money’ issue has come to the fore from the Block Development Office Verinag Shahabad where the officials have withdrawn the money thrice for the construction of a same work. The document available with ‘Kashmir Vision’ reads that the officials in the Block Development Office Verinag Shahabad have released the amount […]
Youth willingly offer their today for our tomorrow, says Geelani
Srinagar: Paying tributes to the five slain militants who were killed in Pakharpora Budgam and Saghipora Sopore encounters, Chairman of Hurriyat Conference (G) Syed Ali Geelani Thursday said that the youth lay their lives to end the age old slavery of their nation. “They are putting a huge responsibility on our shoulders to honor these […]
Vohra, Mehbooba greet people on Eid-i-Milad
JAMMU: Governor N. N. Vohra and Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti has greeted the people of Jammu and Kashmir on the eve of Eid-i-Milad-un-Nabi (PBUH) and expressed sincere hope that this auspicious occasion would be the harbinger of harmony, peace, progress and prosperity in the State. In a message of greetings, the Governor has observed that […]
4 years on, PHE fails to complete water supply project
Pulwama: Even as the four years passed since the Public Health Engineering (PHE) started work on a water supply scheme in Tral village of South Kashmir’s Pulwama district, the authorities have utterly failed to complete the project. The delay in completing the project has resulted in immense hardships to the residents. Residents of Shaldraman and […]
Chenani-Nashri tunnel fails ‘pollution’ test
UDHAMPUR: The much a talked about Chenani-Nashri tunnel has come under a scanner for failing to comply with the ‘pollution hazards’ inside the tunnel. The state legislature’s Environment Committee which conducted an inspection of the tunnel on Thursday observed that there was a need to evolve an effective mechanism to monitor and minimize the pollution […]
World AIDS Day: Kashmir saw 23 deaths due to AIDS during 2017
Srinagar: As Kashmir observes the ‘World Aids Day’ the total number of deaths caused due to AIDS for the year 2016-17 in the state has gone up to 273. The number of deaths caused due to this deadly disease was 628 till the year 2015, however, the figure has now jumped to 901 in 2017. […]
CS reviews progress of Rs 80000 cr PMDP
Jammu: Chief Secretary, B B Vyas, reviewed the progress of implementation of projects under the Prime Minister’s Development Package (PMDP) at a high-level meeting convened here this morning. The Chief Secretary received detailed brief from the Administrative Secretaries and other concerned officers on the progress of implementation of projects under PMDP. Principal Secretary […]
Matriculate officers to ‘implement’ digitization process in FCSCA
Srinagar: At a time J&K Government is going for digitization of public distribution system, the majority of the top officers in Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs (FCSCA) department have 10th as the highest educational qualification. Official records accessed by ‘Kashmir Vision’ reveal that out of 17 Assistant Directors in the FCSCA department in Kashmir […]