Ministers keeping administration as hostage, alleges Er Rasheed
Awaami Itehaad Party (AIP) president and MLA Langate, Engineer Abdul Rasheed Sheikh Tuesday expressed displeasure over keeping bureaucracy engaged with the visits of ministers, saying the practice has hampered work culture and governance in the entire state. “It is unfortunate that ministers have been keeping administration hostage in the name of tours, review meetings and […]
Mehbooba appeals for peace, seeks end to Indo-Pak hostility
Appealing for peace between India and Pakistan, Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti today sought end to hostilities between the two countries on the borders saying it is the people of the State who suffer the brunt of these skirmishes. Addressing a well attended public meeting here after laying the foundation of some developmental projects in […]
Govt orders transfers, postings in middle rung administration
The Government Tuesday ordered transfer and posting of four KAS officers. According to an order issued by the General Administration Department, Nagendra Singh Jamwal, KAS, Deputy Excise Commissioner (Distilleries), Jammu, has been transferred and posted as Additional Secretary to the Government, Industries and Commerce Department. Ashish Kumar Gupta, KAS, Deputy Commissioner, Commercial Taxes (Appeals), […]
Netherland to assist JK to develop hi-tech horticulture infrastructure
To inspect demonstration projects of High Density Apple orchards established by Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology (SKUAST) Kashmir in collaboration with companies from Netherlands, the Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands (Holland), Alphonsus Stoelinga, today inspected various projects here. The projects have been established under International Business Programme of the Netherlands Government […]
Suicide attack in Balochistan leaves one dead, 22 injured
At least one person died and 23 were injured in asuicide attack in the Balochistan province of Pakistan, on Tuesday. The mishap happened after a suicide bomber detonated his explosive belt at the Pak-Afghan border in the Chaman town, The Express Tribune reported. The bomber blew himself up in a parking area where the North […]
NIA arrests two Kupwara residents
National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday arrested two residents of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district in Jammu, reports said. Zahoor Ahmed Peer and Nazir Ahmed Peer, residents of Kupwara area, were nabbed from Jammu by the NIA. “Both are accused of providing support to LeT militant Bahadur Ali after his infiltration into Indian territory,” reports said. […]
Rohingya Muslims: Will Dalai Lama be asked to leave, Tamil refugees sent back, asks Omar
Former Chief Minister of Jammu Kashmir and National conference working president Omar Abdullah today while lashing out at people for demanding deportation of Rohingya Muslims from the country, has asked if those plugging their India were going to demand that the Tibetan Government in exile leave Indian shores immediately. “Will Tamil refugees from Sri Lanka […]
PCI team to visit Jammu, Ladakh from Sep 22
A Sub-Committee of Press Council of India (PCI) is scheduled to visit Jammu and Ladakh from 22 September to 26 September 2017 to examine the issues relating to the media. The Sub-Committee headed by S N Sinha with its Members Prakash Dubey and Dr Suman Gupta during their visit will be meeting the representatives of […]
Kamran Yousuf sent to judicial custody till 17 October
The Patiala House Court on Tuesday sent photojournalist Kamran Yousuf and a civilian Javed Ahmad Bhat to judicial custody till 17 October. The duo was produced before Patiala House Court as their 4 days police custody ended today. They were arrested by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) from South Kashmir–Javaid Ahmed from Kulgam and Kamran […]
Two persons injured in two separate accidents in Sopore
Two persons were injured in a road accident in Sopore town of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Tuesday. According to the reports, a motorcycle collided with a speedy four wheeler in Seelu area of Sopore resulting in injuries to Irfan Ahmed Zargar son of Abdul Aziz Zargar, a resident of Botengoo. Meanwhile, in another road accident […]