SHRC issues notice to Chief Engineer, PDD
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir State Human Rights Commission has issued a notice to Chief Engineer Power Development Department for resorting to unscheduled power cuts both in metered and non-metered areas and for irregular power supply as winter has set in. The SHRC has sought a report from the Chief Engineer within a week’s time. […]
JK has 30,548 operational SHGs, 16,500 more to come up: Official
JAMMU: Over 30,500 women self help groups (SHG) are operational in Jammu and Kashmir and 16,500 more will be set up during the current financial year, a senior official said Tuesday. Under the State Rural Livelihoods Mission (SRLM), 22 districts covering 83 blocks have 30,548 SHGs and 2,77,342 women are a part of them, said […]
Digitisation of land records: Govt sets June 2019 as deadline for completion of first phase
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik has set a fresh deadline of June next year for the completion of the first phase of Digital India Land Records Modernisation Programme (DILRMP) which was started three years ago. The deadline has been set to complete scanning of all 6.6 crore revenue documents and the decision […]
Revive winter tuitions in Kashmir, PDP urges Governor
Srinagar: Calling upon the Governor Administration to fully revive the winter tuition introduced in the year 2015, senior PDP leader and former minister Naeem Akhtar said the initiative taken three years back needs the Governor’s overview at present. In a statement issued here, Akhtar expressed concern over the delay being done in providing the incentives […]
Committees set up for implementation of AB-PMJAY scheme in JK
Jammu: Three committees have been set up by the Jammu and Kashmir government for the implementation of the Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan ArogyaYojana (AB-PMJAY) in the state. The Governor administration has accorded sanction for the constitution of the state grievance redressal committee (SGRC), district grievance redressal committee (DGRC) and coordination committee (CC) for implementation of […]
Sehrai denounces ‘arrest spree’
Srinagar: Condemning fresh arrest spree and detention of leaders and activists under PSA and their imprisonment in jails within and outside the Valley, Tehreek-e-Hurriyat chairman, Muhammad Ashraf Sehrai Tuesday said that the detention of Kashmiri people is motivated by the prisoner’s politics. In a statement issued here, Sehrai said that the government and state machinery […]
Isolate those who harm traditional brotherhood: Er Rasheed to Jammuties
Srinagar: AwamiItehaad Party (AIP) president and MLA Langate, Engineer Abdul Rasheed Sheikh on Tuesday appealed Jammuties to rise to the occasion and isolate these elements, who are hell-bent to destroy the traditional brotherhood of the state. According to the statement issued here, Er Rasheed also expressed deep concern over growing ‘propaganda’ by a group of […]
Mirwaiz to preside Seerat seminar on Thursday
Srinagar: On the eve of sacred month of Rabi-ul-Awal—the birth month of beloved Prophet Muhammad (SAW), Anjuman-e-Nuratul Islam is organising a Seerat seminar on November 15, 2018 (Thursday) at 10:30 am at the historic auditorium of Islamia Higher Secondary School Rajouri Kadal, Srinagar. As the resolution of all the issues and problems lies in following […]
Geelani’s son-in-law dies, amalgam shocked
Srinagar: Hurriyat Conference (G) on Tuesday expressed deep shock over the demise of son-in-law of its chairman Syed Ali Geelani, Ghulam Hassan Makdoomi of DooruSopore. Hurriyat (G) spokesman in a statement issued here said that the eldest son-in-law of Geelani expired this afternoon in SKIMS Soura, he was suffering from cancer and was admitted in […]
Cong criticises Modi govt over Pak firing
Jammu: The Congress’ Jammu and Kashmir unit criticised the Narendra Modi government over firing by Pakistani troops and demanded more effective and meaningful steps to check such incidents. Two Army personnel and a porter lost their lives in separate incidents of sniping from across the Line of Control (LOC) in Rajouri and Jammu districts over […]
