Training prog on Insecticide Act 1968 concludes
SRINAGAR: The four-day long off-campus training programme on Insecticide Act 1968 organised by the Agriculture Department concluded here on Friday. An official statement said that the training programme gave an opportunity to the participants to transfer the training contents to other field functionaries for better outcome of results. According to Director Agriculture, SA Andrabi, the […]
DLSA Kulgam organises sanitation-cum-awareness programme
KULGAM: A sanitation cum awareness programme was Friday carried out by District legal Services Authority Kulgam (DLSA-K) in collaboration with Municipal Committee at District court complex. The programme was attended by Secretary DLSA, President Bar Association Kulgam, Para Legal Volunteers and officers and officials of District court and Municipal Committee Kulgam. Secretary DLSA-K while highlighting […]
Preparations for upcoming Talent Hunt Prog in Ganderbal reviewed
GANDERBAL: Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC), Ganderbal Showkat Ahmad Friday called a meeting of concerned officers to discuss the preparations for the upcoming Talent Hunt Programme in the district. During the meeting, it was revealed that the program will be launched at Panchayat level in the district with the aim to identify the talented youth in […]
PDP says won’t support centre on triple talaq, RTI (Amendment) bills
SRINAGAR: PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Thursday said her party will not support the BJP-led government at the Centre on the triple talaq bill and the RTI (Amendment) bill in the Rajya Sabha. “Jammu and Kashmir has its own RTI Act 2009. No question of supporting the RTI bill in Rajya Sabha,” Mufti tweeted. She […]
Dialogue key to resolve political issues: Sagar
Bhaderwah: National Conference (NC) General Secretary Ali Mohammed Sagar on Thursday urged the Centre to open up channels of dialogue with all the stakeholders for resolving internal and external dimensions of Jammu and Kashmir imbroglio. Sagar said that dialogue was imperative for lasting peace in the country and the region. “Jammu and Kashmir is a […]
Karan Singh calls for ‘comprehensive restructuring’ of INC
Srinagar: Veteran Congress leader Dr Karan Singh Tuesday said that “resurrection and regeneration on the Indian National Congress is important not only for the grand old party itself but in the broader national interest”. In a statement, Singh said that Congress “alone can provide a national level opposition to the BJP juggernaut without which we […]
Two arrested in Bandipora for ‘facilitating infiltration’
Srinagar: Two persons have been arrested from Bandipora district of north Kashmir for allegedly facilitating infiltration of militants by providing them logistical support, police said on Thursday. “Acting on a credible input, the police along with security forces arrested two terrorist associates identified as Mohammad Saleem Gojer, a resident of Bandipora, and Mohammad Iqbal Khatana, […]
New Delhi will not agree on third party mediation on Kashmir: Sajjad Lone
Srinagar: Peoples Conference (PC) Chairman, Sajjad Lone Thursday said that solution to all issued lied in a dialogue process and hard measures “can only contain a problem and not resolve it”. Lone, who was speaking at a function to welcome NC leaders into the party fold, said that history was witness that no issue could […]
Drug abuse major challenge, needs concrete measures: Advisor Sharma
Attends 2nd Regional Conference on Drug Menace
SRINAGAR: Advisor to Governor KK Sharma has termed the drug menace as main challenge confronting the nation for which concrete measures are needed as a multi-pronged strategy for the remedial measures. The Advisor was speaking at the 2nd Regional Conference on Drug Menace–Challenges and Strategies held at Chandigarh where he was representing Jammu and Kashmir. […]
Few hours of downpour exposed claims of flood preparedness in Kashmir: Tarigami
‘Veshu Nallah in Kulgam needs immediate flood-control measures to mitigate flood threat’
Srinagar: CPI (M) leader Mohammad Yousuf Tarigami said that a few hours of downpour on Thursday had “exposed the hollow claims of flood preparedness in Kashmir”. “A spell of heavy showers in the morning caused water-logging in many places in the Valley and capital Srinagar city as well,” he said. Several localities in the city […]