Army better prepared to face challenge that may come up at borders with Pak, China: Gen Rawat
New Delhi, Dec 31 (PTI) The Army is “better prepared” to face any challenge that may come up at India’s borders with Pakistan and China, Gen Bipin Rawat said on Tuesday, noting that the Army’s restructuring and modernisation were among his biggest achievements during his tenure as the Army chief. Gen Rawat had assumed charge as […]
Kashmir Press Club demands immediate restoration of internet for media fraternity
Srinagar: The Kashmir Press Club on Tuesday demanded immediate restoration of internet services to the media in the valley as the clampdown on internet has severely crippled the functioning of the fraternity and threatened suspension of publications. Kashmir Press Club held a meeting at the club in which all editors’ bodies and journalist associations unanimously demanded […]
Kashmir: SMS facility for all mobile phones, internet services at govt hospitals from tomorrow
Jammu: Broadband internet services will be restored in government-run hospitals and SMS facility on all mobile phones from Tuesday midnight in Kashmir, after over four and a half months of suspension. Internet services, landline and mobile phones were snapped across Jammu and Kashmir on August 4, a day before the Centre’s announcement to scrap the special […]
JK abolishes toll tax from New Year, to incur annual loss of Rs 1,500 cr
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir administration on Tuesday announced abolition of toll posts, including at Lakhanpur along Jammu-Pathankot highway, a move that will lead to a loss of Rs 1,500 crore to the exchequer annually. The decision of the abolishment of the toll tax from the New Year was welcomed by traders while industrialists termed the withdrawal […]
Centre extends market intervention scheme for apple growers in J&K till Mar 2020
Srinagar: The Centre on Sunday extended the market intervention scheme aimed at providing optimum price for apple growers in the Kashmir Valley till March next year, an official spokesman said here. The scheme, launched in September this year by then Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik, has been approved by the Department of Agriculture […]
Saudi plans OIC foreign ministers’ meeting on Kashmir
Islamabad: Saudi Arabia plans to convene a meeting of the foreign ministers of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation on Kashmir, in an apparent move by the Gulf Kingdom to please Pakistan which skipped a recent summit of Muslim nations in Malaysia seen by Riyadh as an attempt to create a new bloc to replace the […]
Youth hate instability, anarchy: PM on Mann Ki Baat
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday lauded the youth for believing in the system and questioning it when it does not respond properly. Addressing his last ‘Mann ki Baat’ of 2019, the prime minister said the youth hate anarchy and disorder and dislike casteism and nepotism. “Our youth believe in the system and […]
JK Bank appointed lead bank convenor for UT of J&K; SBI gets Ladakh
Mumbai: The Reserve Bank on Thursday appointed Jammu & Kashmir Bank as the lead banker for the newly carved out union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. State Bank of India (SBI) will be the lead convenor bank for union territory of Ladakh. The government through a gazette notification on August 9, 2019 had reorganised the […]
