Tassaduq reviews publicity activities of Tourism Deptt
Srinagar: Minister for Tourism and Culture, Tassaduq Hussain Mufti Tuesday took a comprehensive review regarding preparations of various publicity activities of Tourism Department. The meeting was informed that the department is working on various proposals related to the tourist attraction, publicity and marketing. Seeking details regarding upcoming Tulip and Badamwari Festival, the Minster was informed […]
Escapade fallout: 40 undertrial prisoners shifted from Srinagar Central Jail
Srinagar: As many as 40 militants and their sympathisers including Pakistani national Zia Mustafa involved in the 2003 Nadimarg massacre of Kashmiri pandits were shifted from the central jail here to prisons outside the Valley, a step taken after the dramatic escape of LeT’s Mohammed Naveed Jhatt from a hospital earlier this month, officials said […]
MHA announces measures to fortify jails in Kashmir
Srinagar: The Union Home Ministry has issued various long and short term measures to the state government asking it to implement them to secure the jails in Kashmir Valley. The move comes following the escapade of Lashkar-e-Toiba militant, Naveed Jhatt from SMHS hospital last month. The measures which are a list of six long and […]
IS presence in Kashmir? : MHA, DGP head in two different directions
Srinagar: In a first, Jammu and Kashmir Police Chief on Tuesday admitted that the ISIS group has a presence in the Valley, however, he said that it was not “substantial”. Vaid said that there is even a possibility of carrying out a lone wolf kind of an attack. Pertinently, the Islamic State (IS)’s mouthpiece claimed […]
No IS in Kashmir, says MHA
New Delhi: The Centre Tuesday sought to downplay the issue of presence of ISIS in Jammu and Kashmir saying it has no existence in the Valley. There is no physical infrastructure or manpower of the IS in the Valley. It does not exist in the Valley, a Home Ministry spokesperson said here. The central government’s […]
Injured LeT militant succumbs, laid to rest in Hajin
Srinagar: It was probably after a gap of nearly three years that a militant believed to be a foreigner, who succumbed to his injuries was laid to rest in Hajin town of Bandipora amid protests and sloganeering. The militant identified as Abu Haris of Lahkar-e-Taiba was injured in a gunfight with a joint team of […]
Think about peace, Farooq tells India and Pakistan
Jammu: Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah Tuesday said that exchange of firing and shelling between armies of India and Pakistan will continue unless the two nations start thinking of peace. He was reacting to a question about continuance of ceasefire violations and heavy shelling by Pakistani troops along LoC targeting civilians and […]
Mehbooba calls on Rajnath, Jaitley
New Delhi: Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti met Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh and discussed the prevailing situation in the state. Later in the day the CM also met Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, an official spokesman said. He said that during the 20-minute meeting, the chief minister briefed the Union home minister on the security […]
Recruitment fiasco: KVIB vice chairman speaks up
Jammu: Vice Chairman of Jammu and Kashmir Khadi and Village Industries Board (KVIB) Peerzada Mansoor Hussain Tuesday defended the recent selection of 20 candidates and accused the National Conference for undermining the credibility of the institution. The NC had yesterday alleged nepotism in recruitment to various government posts and demanded a judicial probe into the […]
Enhancing healthcare in City serves no purpose: Medico Body
Srinagar: The government’s decision to operationalise the 500 bed Maternity cum Paediatric hospital at Bemina has come under sharp criticism from medico bodies. The move has faced criticism as experts see it yet another additional creation of infrastructure in the capital city which is in no way going to enhance the healthcare scenario in the […]
