Rains lash Srinagar, other parts of Kashmir
Srinagar: A fresh spell of rains lashed Kashmir, including this summer capital, which recorded the hottest-ever March this year and a deficit rainfall, forcing authorities to advise farmers in many areas of the valley not to cultivate paddy-a water-intensive crop. Meanwhile, the upper reaches of Pahalgam, including Chandanwari, the last motorable halting station for […]
Class work to remain suspended in colleges, some schools across Kashmir tomorrow
Srinagar: The class work will remain suspended in all the colleges and higher secondary schools in various districts of Kashmir valley for tomorow, while primary and high schools will function normally across Kashmir. An official said that the decision has been taken as a “precautionary measure” to avoid student protests in the campuses. Official of […]
No class work in Sopore colleges, Higher Secondary schools tomorrow
Srinagar: The district administration in Baramulla district has decided to suspend class work in all Higher Secondary schools and Colleges in Sopore tomorrow. Meanwhile, district administration in Kupwara has also ordered to suspend class work in Govt Degree College Handwara for tomorrow. The decision to suspend class work in these areas has been taken as […]
Kidnapped girl traced, accused held: Police
Srinagar: Police on Sunday claimed to have traced a kidnapped girl and arrested the accused in the crime. A spokesman of police said that on April 01, 2018, Police Station Achabal received a written complaint from a person namely Mohammad Rafiq Itoo resident of Nunwan (Achabal) that his daughter name (with withheld) had been kidnapped. […]
JK to reimburse media of GST on govt ads
Jammu: In a significant decision benefitting the print and electronic media, Jammu and Kashmir government today said it would pay the GST chargeable on advertisement bills in the state. GST chargeable on advertisement bills shall be paid by the government and it would be over and above the actual advertisement rate charged by the concerned […]
CPEC being extended to Afghanistan: Report
Beijing: The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor – the flagship project of China’s ambitious Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) – is being extended to Afghanistan, a study report said today. The BRI has injected “fresh vitality” to Asia’s economic cooperation and helped the continent to reshape its international relations, said the Asian Competitiveness Annual Report 2018 released here […]
Traffic on Jammu-Srinagar national highway temporarily suspended after shooting of stones
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BJP lashes out at Farooq Abdullah for his comment on LoC
Jammu: The BJP trained its guns on National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah today for suggesting that the LoC be converted into a “Line of Peace and Goodwill” and alleged that the opposition party in Jammu and Kashmir had no ideology and only believed in arousing passions by playing with people’s emotions for vote-bank politics. […]
Shehla Rashid in Kashmir
Srinagar: Prominent youth leader and former Vice-President JNU Students Union Shehla Rashid is on a five-day visit to Kashmir beginning today. This is her first public visit to her native place during which she will have a public interaction under “Rubaru” programme at the hotel Taj Vivanta and an interaction with media students in Srinagar […]
Restore internal autonomy, says Farooq
MENDHAR: National Conference President Dr Farooq Abdullah Sunday said internal autonomy to Jammu and Kashmir within the framework of Indian Constitution and conversion of Line of Control into Line of Peace was a pragmatic way forward to herald peace in the region. “India and Pakistan should resume the dialogue process and engage people of Jammu […]
