KPs throng three ancient temples in Kulgam
Kulgam: Hundreds of Kashmiri Pandits Tuesday thronged the three ancient temples in militancy-infested Kulgam district of South Kashmir The payed obeisance at Mata Katayani temple in Kakran, Mata Ragniya Bhagwati (Kheerbhawani) at Manzgam and Mata Kulwagishori temple early Tuesday morning and took part in the Yagyas there on the occasion of ‘Haar Ashtami.’ The temples […]
Three drug peddlers held in Sopore, Ganderbal
Sopore/ Ganderbal: Police on Wednesday arrested 3 drug peddlers in Sopore and Ganderbal districts. While two of them were arrested in Sopore, the 3rd drug peddler was arrested in Ganderbal. In Sopore, the duo-Abdul Hameed Mir and Bilal Ahmed Chopan both residents of Janwara Sopore- was arrested at a checkpoint at Warpora. They have been […]
Youth interaction held in Srinagar
Srinagar: Police in Srinagar Wednesday organised a youth interaction session at Burn Hall School, Sonwar. The focus of the programme was to provide insight to the students about the repercussion of drug addiction and its harmful effects on development of our youth and social fabric. Starting the session, SDPO Nehru Park spoke about the prevalence […]
Sarita Chouhan, Vijay Dhar meet Governor
SRINAGAR: Sarita Chouhan, Secretary School Education and Vijay Dhar, Member Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board, met Governor Satya Pal Malik at the Raj Bhavan here on Wednesday. Chouhan briefed Governor about various initiatives taken for strengthening of school education infrastructure in the state with emphasis on adequate staff positioning and strict adherence to the […]
Seize opportunity, initiate dialogue with separatists: Mehbooba to GoI
Srinagar: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) President and former Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti has asked the central government to seize the opportunity and initiate dialogue with the separatist leadership after the later have expressed willingness to engage with the union government. Talking to media persons in Pulwama where she had gone to condole the demise of […]
Hurriyat (M) urges India, Pak to put end to ‘bloodshed, HR violations in all forms’
Calls latest UN Report on Kashmir significant
Calls latest UN Report on Kashmir significant
SAC reviews selection on various posts sanctioned for migrants
SRINAGAR: The State Administrative Council (SAC) which met under the chairmanship of Governor, Satya Pal Malik took note of the status report submitted by the Department of Disaster Management, Relief, Rehabilitation and Reconstruction (DMRR&R) regarding employment to Kashmiri migrants. Pertinent to mention here is that 3000 posts of various categories were created under the Prime […]
ANC threatens to approach SC against fresh highway restrictions
Srinagar: ANC senior Vice president Muzzafar Shah Tuesday said the party will not hesitate to go for PIL in the Supreme Court in case the highway restrictions were not reversed. Shah while talking to media persons in Srinagar said it was a Kashmiri Muslim “whom the Lord Shiva trusted to show his cave to the […]
PDP dismayed over ‘snail’s pace’ of work on dev projects
Srinagar: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) General Secretary Ghulam Nabi Lone Hanjura has expressed dismay over the “non- execution of scores of developmental projects approved during the PDP led government in the state”. In a statement, Lone, after visiting Haijan , Neegu, Jabad and Zalsidar areas of Chrar I Sharif, said that people were facing immense […]
Tunnel for Karnah, Gurez: PUF starts 3-day sit-in outside civil secretariat
Srinagar: People’s United Front-constituting of AIP and JKPM-Tuesday started a 3-day sit-in near Civil Secretariat Srinagar to press for providing tunnel connectivity to Gurez and Karnah without further delay. On the occasion, AIP President, Er Rasheed while talking to media said that people of Karnah, Gurez and other border areas had a right to live […]