Army fires on protestors in Kulgam, youth injured
Srinagar: A youth was injured after army allegedly opened fire on protesters in Hawoora-Mishpora village of Qaimoh tehsil of south Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Monday. According to the reports, army patrolling the area opened fire after few youth booed them and pelted them with stones. The youth was identified as Arif Ahmad Lone, son of […]
6 Kashmiris arrested by Rajasthan Police, released: Veeri
JAMMU: Minister for Revenue, Abdul Rehman Veeri informed the House that the Rajasthan Police has released six persons who were earlier arrested by the BSF. The minister informed the House that four persons namely Ehsaan Ahmad Mir, Athar Majeed Shah, Zaffar Qureshi, Sayeem Wani, Ghulam Mohammed (Driver) and Shameem Awan, all residents of Bandipora […]
House passes Bill to establish J&K Higher Education Council
JAMMU: The House today passed “A Bill to Provide for the Establishment and Constitution of State Higher Education Council for enforcing, planning, monitoring, evaluation and quality assurance in Universities and other Higher Educational Institutions of the State and for the matters connected therewith and incidental thereto (L.A. Bill NO.1 of 2018)”. The Bill was earlier, […]
Resolution of Kashmir issue must for peace: Pakistan
Islamabad: Pakistan on Monday said the dream of peace and prosperity in the region would remain elusive without resolving the Kashmir issue and reaffirmed its support for the people in the Valley in their struggle for the right to “self-determination”. President Mamnoon Hussain and Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi made these remarks in their separate […]
28 swine flu deaths in SKIMS reported last year, says govt
Jammu: The government on Monday said 28 patients died of swine flu last year in Kashmir’s premier health institute — Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS). Replying to a question in the Assembly, Bali Bhagat, the state health minister, said out of 137 cases of swine flu registered at SKIMS last year, 28 patients […]
Lakes in the state are dying, admits govt
Jammu: The government on Monday admitted that the condition of Lakes except Dal Lake in Kashmir was deteriorating. This was stated in a written reply to a query raised by MLA Abid Hussain Ansari. The minister for housing, urban and development department in his written reply informed the House that the condition of Anchar Lake, […]
Measures taken to avoid loss of life in shelling, says govt
Jammu: The government said it has taken all the possible measures to avoid loss of life and property in the Pakistani shelling along the LoC in the state. The Parliamentary Affairs Minister, Abdul Rehman Veeri, in a statement in the Legislative Assembly here said that alternate arrangements for boarding and lodging have also been put […]
97 people killed in 834 ceasefire violations in 3 yrs: Govt
Jammu: As many as 97 people, including 41 civilians, were killed and 383 others injured in 834 ceasefire violations by the Pakistani troops in the last three years, the government said today. In a written reply to a question by a PDP MLC in the Legislative Council today, Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti said that […]
FRBM Act-2006 amended: Govt to limit fiscal deficit to 3% of GSDP, use borrowings to clear liabilities
JAMMU: Both the houses of state legislature on Monday passed a Bill to amend the Jammu and Kashmir State Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Act-2006. The bill was earlier moved by the Minister for Finance Dr Haseeb A Drabu in both the Houses and was passed by voice vote. The Amendment Bill envisages use […]
Cold conditions continue in Kashmir
Srinagar: Cold conditions continued in Kashmir as the mercury dropped at most places in the Valley and the Ladakh region, with all stations recording sub-zero minimum temperature. Kargil was the coldest place in the state as the minimum there settled at a low of minus 16 degrees Celsius, down from yesterday’s minus 15.5 degrees Celsius, […]
