Promoting tourism: 600 km highway to be constructed along border in Kashmir: Govt
Srinagar: A 600 km-long highway will be constructed along the border touching all picturesque tourist spots in the Kashmir Valley, each of which will be “another Gulmarg”, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Secretary BVR Subrahmanyam has said. The Rs 8,000 crore road project will connect Gulmarg with Kargil and Drass in Ladakh. “We are planning to […]
Covid-19 warriors to get all support from govt: Lt Guv
Directs officials to stress on reducing fatality rates
SRINAGAR: Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha Saturday lauded the unwavering efforts shown by the Health Workers and Frontline Corona Warriors for the significant role played by them in the containment and management of COVID-19 pandemic in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. “To acknowledge the crucial role COVID Warriors are playing in fight against the […]
LeT financing network busted, six held
Jammu: Security forces have arrested six members of an LeT terror financing network and foiled their bid to revive the outfit in Jammu region, officials said Saturday. The network was busted on the information provided by the Army, which gave intelligence inputs about efforts to revive it in Jammu city, a senior police officer said. […]
WB says it can’t appoint neutral expert for settling disputes over IWT
Islamabad: The World Bank has expressed its inability to take an independent decision on the appointment of a neutral expert or a Court of Arbitration for the settlement of a long-pending water dispute between India and Pakistan, saying the two countries will have to bilaterally choose one option, a media report here said on Saturday. […]
Schools shunting out teachers will be derecognized: DSEK
Srinagar: The government Saturday said it will cancel the recognition of such unaided private schools that were withholding the salaries or were mulling to terminate its staff members during the COVID-19 pandemic. The officials at School Education Department also warned the management of private schools of strict action in terms of relevant provisions of law […]
Situation of uncertainty to end in JK: Lt Guv Sinha
Says dialogue with people will start soon
Srinagar: Pitching for peace and stability in Jammu and Kashmir, the union territory’s new lieutenant governor Manoj Sinha on Friday said the administration would soon initiate direct dialogue with the people to end the situation of uncertainty and the menace of terrorism. Talking to reporters after taking oath, Sinha termed August 5 an important day […]
Congress leader questions Murmu’s resignation
Kolkata: Leader of the Congress in the Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Friday sought to know why G C Murmu resigned as the Lieutenant Governor of Jammu & Kashmir, and alleged the former IAS officer paid the price for “venting his views”. The Election Commission had on July 28 taken exception to Murmu’s reported […]
JK was about mis-governance, corruption and frauds: CS
‘JK Bank CMD was the scamster number one’
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir was a “broken state” and there was “no system” in place due to years of misgovernance, corruption and “unbelievable levels of fraud” committed by leaders of mainstream parties and separatist organizations, Chief Secretary BVR Subrahmanyam said. Interacting with a visiting delegation of media men he said that people in Jammu and […]
Land rights of people in JK to be protected: Official
Says govt plans to bring new law in parliament
New Delhi: In a bid to allay the fears of locals, the Centre is likely to bring a new law which will protect the land rights of the people belonging to Jammu and Kashmir, an official said on Friday. A senior government official privy to the development said the new law will be passed in […]
Political process in JK has to be revived: Govt sources
Srinagar: The political process in Jammu and Kashmir has to be revived and work is on for its resumption, a senior official of the Union Territory administration said. The remarks assume significance as former Union minister Manoj Sinha on Friday took charge as the new Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir, replacing G C Murmu. […]
