Tarigami visits Kulgam villages, orchards

Srinagar: CPI (M) senior leader and MLA Kulgam, Muhammad Yousuf Tarigami on Tuesday visited the snow affected areas in South Kashmir’s Kulgam district. Tarigami also visited the orchards and villages of Kulgam district and said that the situation that was caused due to the recent snowfall is terrible, saying that Kashmir especially poor rural population […]
Killing spree started in 1947 still going on: JKDFP

Srinagar: Jammu Kashmir Democratic Freedom Party (JKDFP) on Tuesday said that killing spree started by Hindu fascist forces in 1947 is still going on. JKDFP as per a statement issued here remembered the martyrs of Jammu and all the martyrs of Kashmir who laid their lives so far for the cause of freedom. The JKDFP […]
Mirwaiz pays tributes to Jammu martyrs

Srinagar: Paying tributes to Jammu martyrs who were killed on November 6, 1947, Hurriyat Conference (M) Chairman, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Tuesday said that the ethnic cleansing of the Muslims including men, women and children that took place on this day, 70 years ago, is an extremely painful chapter in the history of our freedom […]
India suffering from arrogance of power: Geelani
Srinagar: Hurriyat Conference (G) chairman, Syed Ali Geelani on Tuesday said that India is suffering from arrogance of power and is using an imperialistic attitude in Jammu and Kashmir to crush peoples movement of right to self determination. Paying tributes to Mohammad Idrees Sultan and Aamir Ahmad Rather, Geelani in is telephonic address to the […]
Take stringent action against traffic offenders, Guv tells officials

Jammu: Governor Satya Pal Malik asked the state administration to take prompt action to alleviate the miseries of the people hit by heavy snowfall in the region. Chairing a review meeting at the Civil Secretariat here, Malik said stringent action must be taken against traffic offenders. Overloading, over-speeding and all unfit vehicles must be penalised, […]
Damage by untimely snowfall: Crop Insurance Scheme could have proved critical, says trade body

Srinagar: The Kashmir Chamber of Commerce and Industry on Monday said that delay in implementation of Crop Insurance Schemes (CIS) has ensured that farmers and orchardists are deprived of any sort of insurance cover which could have proved to be of critical importance at this juncture. “Preliminary reports received from various Fruit Associations including Anantnag […]
Snowfall has put fruit growers of South Kashmir in dire straits: PDP

Srinagar: Senior Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leader Mansoor Hussain Sohrawardhy on Monday expressed serious concern over the wide scale damage caused to crops and orchards in Kashmir due to unseasonable snowfall, asking the government to reach out to fruit growers hailing from far off areas of the state. Mansoor stated that south Kashmir in general […]
Untimely snowfall: State administration caught napping, says NC

Srinagar: National Conference on Monday censured the incumbent administration for its mismanagement of the exigencies that rose in wake of the recent snowfall. In a statement issued here, party General Secretary Ali Muhammad Sagar said that the administration was caught unprepared while dealing with the situation after widespread snowfall across the state. “The catchphrases of […]
NC alone can bring political stability in JK, says NC leader

VIJAYPUR: Former Minister and senior National Conference (NC) leader Surjeet Singh Slathia on Monday described his party as the only and ultimate destination for public spirited political activists. He said that a realization is dawning fast upon forward-looking and peace-loving young people to join the party for strengthening the idea of inclusive state of Jammu […]
Declare huge damage to fruit growers as natural calamity: Er Rasheed to Govt

Langate: Appealing government to wake up from deep slumbers, AwamiItehaad party (AIP) President and MLA Langate, Engineer Abdul Rasheed Sheikh on Monday sought considerable package for fruit growers all across the valley, who have suffered huge losses to their orchards due to sudden snowfall. After visiting different areas of snow hit Langate areas, Er Rasheed […]