NIA court sends arrested youth to 10 days custody
A special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court today sent Javed Ahmad Bhat and Kamran Yousuf to 10-day police custody, reports said. The duo was arrested yesterday by NIA sleuths on charges of stone pelting and spreading rumors. The duo was taken to New Delhi for interrogation. District Judge Poonam A Bamba allowed the NIA […]
KEG condemns scribes murder
Kashmir Editors Guild (KEG) has strongly condemned the murder of Gauri Lankesh, senior journalist and Editor, Lankesh Patrika. In an emergency meeting held here today with the President KEG, Fayaz Ahmad Kaloo in the chair, the Guild described the murder as gruesome and an attack on the freedom of press and expression. Expressing hope that […]
Mehbooba meets Governor
Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti met Governor N. N. Vohra at the Raj Bhavan here today. During the over hour long discussions Governor and Chief Minister reviewed all major issues relating to the growth and development of the State, internal and external security situation, continuing attacks on police personnel, time schedule of rural and urban […]
CM bats for more youth interactions
Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti today asked for more youth interactions and festivals to inculcate a sense of unity among the youth of the State. She also directed augmentation of infrastructure to promote more sporting activity among the youth. Chairing the 56th meeting of J&K State Sports Council here today, the Chief Minister asked for […]
UN Chief for granting legal status to Rohingyas
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres Wednesday called for the Muslims of Rakhine state to be given either nationality or legal status. He also voiced concern about violence that has since late August forced nearly 125,000 people to flee and risk destabilizing the region. “I have condemned the recent attacks by the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army. […]
Relocated city schools faced with increased dropouts
The School Education Department seems to have forgotten its schools relocated from their original places to temporary accommodations. The department shifted four government schools from their original places three years back in old city and accommodated them on “temporary basis” in a single building. Ironically, the schools continue to operate under single roof, “separately”. The […]
Editorial : Shameful silence
An army crackdown triggered by an attack on 25 August by suspected Rohingya insurgents on Myanmar security forces has led to the killing of at least 400 people and the exodus of nearly 1,25,000 Rohingya to neighbouring Bangladesh, leading to a major humanitarian crisis. Rohingya Muslims, an ethnic group of about 1.1 million have […]
No GST on Walnut industry against growers’ interests: Dr Drabu
A delegation of Walnut growers today met the Finance Minister Dr Haseeb A Drabu in his office chambers here to discuss the issues facing the Walnut industry in the State under the Goods and Service Tax (GST) regime. The growers, who had come from various parts of Kashmir Valley, apprised the Minister about the problems […]
Dorjey reviews functioning of Cooperative Deptt
The Minister for Cooperative and Ladakh Affairs, Chering Dorjey today convened a high level meeting with the officials of cooperative department where various issues of the department were discussed threadbare. The meeting was attended by Minister of State for Cooperative, Mir Zahoor, Secretary Cooperative Bashir Ahmad Bhat, Registrar Cooperative, Peerzada Hafizullah and other concerned officials. […]
Dy CM inaugurates 3-day training programme for PMAY, SBA
Deputy Chief Minister, Dr Nirmal Singh today inaugurated three-day training programme on Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) and Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan (SBA) at J&K Institute of Management Public Administration & Rural Development (IMPA&RD), Jammu. Vice Chairman and Director General, J&K IMPARD, Pramod Jain, Managing Director J&K Housing Board Corporation, Manmohan Singh besides officers of […]