Geelani shocked over Bangladesh’s SC verdict against six JeI leaders
Srinagar: Hurriyat Conference (G) chairman, Syed Ali Geelani Friday expressed his deep shock and concern over Bangladesh’s Supreme Court verdict for death penalty to six Jamat-e-Islami leaders, saying “Bangladesh government has invited the wrath of Allah by killing the innocent Muslim scholars and intellectuals. In a statement issued here, Geelani said that since the […]
JKLF stages protests on JRL’s call
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Liberation front (JKLF) leaders and activists on Friday staged a protest against the ‘atrocities’ in South and North Kashmir and in solidarity with ailing inmates including Shabir Shah, Asiya Inderabi, Pir Saifullah and Farooq Ahmad Dar (Bitta Karate). The protesters including JKLF leaders and activists along with the people from other […]
FinMin discusses stressed business loans with RBI Governor
Mumbai: Minister for Finance, Dr Haseeb Drabu called on the RBI Governor, Dr Urjit Patel here today to discuss the issues of business, trade and industry loans in Jammu and Kashmir which have come under tremendous stress because of various reasons including 2014 floods and the civil strife of 2016. He also raised with the […]
Minister calls for effective e-PDS implementation
Jammu: Minister for Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs and Tribal Affairs Chowdhary Zulfkar Ali today reviewed the progress in implementation of electronic Public Distribution System (e-PDS) in the state and directed for taking immediate steps to remove lacunae, if any, in the functioning of the system. He further called for identifying left over souls […]
Amnesty for stone pelters fails to ‘impress’ separatists
Srinagar: The government’s decision to withdraw cases against the first-time stone pelters has not impressed the separatist groups here with the moderate faction of the Hurriyat Conference asking the government to release all political prisoners to show its ‘sincerity’. “The announcement to withdraw FIR’s against first time stone pelters appears a mere cosmetic effort. If […]
In 750 villages, HDFC Bank’s HRDP on in full swing
Srinagar: A tiny hamlet nestled in the north-east of India today became the 750th village under HDFC Bank’s Holistic Rural Development Programme (HRDP). Through this programme the 550 inhabitants of Umpathaw now have access to potable waterand their children, a smart school with clean toilets. The Bank has a Board mandate to cover 1,000 such villages […]
Interlocutor meets CM, Guv
Jammu: The Special Representative of the Centre, Dineshwar Sharma, who reached here on a four day visit to the State, called on Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti. During the meeting, Sharma briefed the Chief Minister about the schedule of deliberations during his stay in the State. Sources said that the interlocutor soon after landing at Jammu, […]
Dy CAG calls on CM
Jammu: Deputy Comptroller & Auditor General of India, Anita Pattnaik called on the Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti here today. During the meeting, the Dy CAG appreciated the State Government for its cooperation with her office and keeping the transactions up to date. She urged for further strengthening this cooperation. The Chief Minister informed Pattnaik that […]
Valley witnesses coldest night in a decade during November
Srinagar: The dry spell has resulted in more chill during the nights as the Valley witnessed a coldest night in a decade during the month of November. The last night was the coldest night in a decade as the minimum temperature was recorded minus 3.1 degrees Celsius, down 0.8 degrees from previous night,” an official […]
Div Com reviews progress of WB funded projects
Srinagar: Divisional Commissioner Baseer Ahmad Khan today directed the Deputy Commissioners of Kashmir Division to issue all required certificates and NOC’s for every World Bank funded projects by December 02, so that the work on them is expedited. The Div Com was speaking at a meeting held to discuss the progress on these projects under […]