In Kupwara Village water is scarce, so are the prospects of marriage
Srinagar: Absence of water supply forcing womenfolk to walk miles up a hillock to fetch potable water in a remote village of Kupwara district has far-reaching implications especially for the young boys, the villagers say. The residents of Warsun-B, village comprising of around 60 Pahari speaking families claimed that marriage proposals of local boys […]
12th Class exams begin, 55100 students take exams
Srinagar: Around 55100 students marked their presence in their annual class 12 Board of School Education (BOSE) exams which commenced from today. The BOSE authorities had set up as many as 496 exam centres across Kashmir division including the winter zone Jammu. “We had almost 99 percent attendance of students in exams. Very few […]
LPG prices go up
New Delhi: The price of non-subsidised LPG or market priced cooking gas has been hiked by Rs 93 to Rs 742 per bottle. At the last revision on October 1 the rate was hiked by Rs 50 to Rs 649 per bottle. Meanwhile, subsidised LPG price has been hiked by Rs 4.50 per 14.2- kg […]
Police nabs four peddlers
Srinagar: Police has arrested four drug peddlers and recovered huge amount of contraband substances including illicit liquor, cannabis and poppy straw from their possession in South Kashmir’s Kulgam and Anantnag districts, a police spokesman said. He said that acting on a specific information, police headed by SHO Qazigund Sahil Mahajan and under the supervision of […]
Vehicle crushes 70 year old man
Sopore: A 70 year old man was killed in a road accident at Botingoo Sopore area in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district, police said. According to reports a fast moving bus hit a man to death at Sopore Bandipora national highway in Botingoo. The deceased was later identified as Gulam Mohammad Dobi resident of Botingoo Sopore. […]
Editorial: Actions needed than words
Srinagar: The geographical location of Jammu and Kashmir is such that even though surrounded vy the great mountain barriers of Hindu Kush, Karakoram, Kuen Lun and Western Himalayas, the state had established overland trade links with Central Asia since ancient times. The state’s geographical location being a reason that the state’s Finance Minister, Dr Haseeb […]
Chattabal tourist destination rues official apathy
Anantnag: The state government’s claims over the expansion of tourism industry has fallen flat on the ground as the administration has failed to develop Chattabal, a tourist destination in South Kashmir’s Anantnag district. Locals claimed that the authorities have failed to develop the destination like others in the Valley. They added if Chattabal will be […]
KFGDA demands roll back of GST on packaging material
Sopore: Kashmir Fruit Growers and Dealers Association (KFGDA) Kashmir Wednesday chaired a meeting at Fruit Mandi Sopore in north Kashmir Baramulla district. The association demanded immediate roll back of Goods and Services Tax (GST) on packaging material. The meeting was chaired President Fruit Mandi Sopore, Bashir Ahmad Bashir. The meeting was attended by Executive body […]
Foundation stone of Mushroom Lab laid at Lal Mandi
Srinagar: Minister for Agriculture Ghulam Nabi Lone Hanjura and Minister for Education Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari today laid down the foundation stone of mushroom lab here at Agriculture Complex Lal Mandi. The three story lab would be set up at an estimated cost of Rs 2.56 crore. On this occasion, Director Agriculture Kashmir, Joint director […]
Govt’s endeavor to give new dimensions to tourism industry in the State: Minister
Jammu: In its endeavor to give new dimensions to tourism industry in the State, government is committed to complete several tourism related projects in a time bound manner. The Minister of State for Education, Technical Education, Culture, Tourism, Department of Horticulture, Floriculture and Parks said this during her visit to Peerkho to inspect the […]