Kashmir records 17.7% voter turnout in fifth phase of Panchayat polls
Srinagar: 17.7 percent voters turned out to exercise their franchise on Saturday in Kashmir with 41.5 percent turn out in Ganderbal and 4.6 percent in Kulgam district. Polling for the 6th phase of Panchayat polls ended this afternoon. Polling started at 8 am and ended at 2 pm. In the Jammu division, 83.7 per cent voter […]
JK’s power woes to end by 2020: Advisor Sharma
SRINAGAR: Advisor to Governor, Kewal Kumar Sharma on Saturday said the power crisis in J&K would be overcome to a large extent by 2020 as massive infrastructure upgradation is going on in this key sector. Taking a comprehensive review of the of power sector at a high-level meeting here today, Sharma asked the Power Development […]
Children don’t want to take up farming seeing our plight: Farmers
New Delhi,(PTI): Several farmers, who took part at a protest here Friday rued that their children do not want to take up farming seeing their parents plight, as protestors raised slogans to protect “farming legacy”. Dubbed as the largest farmers’ protest and congregation in Delhi, around 35,000 farmers, from across India, converged at the Parliament […]
Kartarpur corridor: PDP demands opening of road link to Hindu shrine Sharada Peeth in Pak administered Kashmir
Srinagar: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chief and former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti has greeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi on opening up of Kartarpur corridor and has sought the opening of road link to Sharada Peeth, Hindu shrine, in Pak administered Kashmir, adding that “though it will be a measure specific to Pandit […]
Punjab minister seeks Sidhu’s resignation
Chandigarh, (PTI) A day after cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu’s remark on Chief Minister Amarinder Singh, a senior Punjab minister Saturday sought his resignation from the state cabinet. The resignation demand came even as Sidhu backtracked on his claim in Hyderabad that he attended the groundbreaking ceremony in Pakistan for the Kartarpur corridor after Congress president […]
Objections from family, hospital delay Sikh girl’s wish to donate kidney to save Muslim friend
Srinagar, (PTI) A Sikh girl in Jammu and Kashmir wants to donate one of her kidneys to save the life of her Muslim friend suffering from organ failure, but objections by her family and a hospital here are delaying the procedure, prompting them to approach court. Manjot Singh Kohli (23), a Sikh social activist from […]
3rd Lamp Lighting Ceremony, Annual Day function of SMVDCoN Kakryal
JAMMU, DECEMBER 01: A Lamp Lighting and Oath Taking Ceremony of the 3rd Batch of B. Sc. Nursing students of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi College of Nursing (SMVDCoN), Kakryal, and the Annual Day function of this institution was held at the Auditorium of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University. Governor Satya Pal Malik, Chairman of […]
Panchayat polls: Voting concludes for sixth phase
Srinagar: Polling for the 6th phase of Panchayat polls ended peacefully on Saturday in Jammu and Kashmir under tight security arrangements. Voters were seen queuing outside polling stations in both Jammu division and Kashmir valley despite the morning chill. Polling started at 8 a.m and ended at 2 p.m. In the Valley, 17.7 per cent […]
JRL asks people to observe Dec 3-9 as ‘human rights’ week
Srinagar: The Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL) Saturday urged people of Kashmir to observe human rights week from December 3 to 9 by holding candlelight vigils to highlight the “human rights violations”. A JRL statement appealed the people to lit candles outside mosques in their localities after evening prayers from December 3-9. Condemning the arrests and search […]
Defence Ministry approves military procurement worth Rs 3000 crore
New Delhi (PTI): The Defence Ministry Saturday approved military procurement worth Rs 3,000 crore, including Brahmos supersonic cruise missiles for Navy’s two stealth frigates and armoured recovery vehicles for the Army’s Arjun main battle tanks, a senior official said. The go-ahead for both acquisitions was given by the Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), the ministry’s highest decision-making […]
