‘No proposal to open more timber sale depots’
Jammu: The Minister for Forests, Lal Singh today informed the House that government has no proposal to open new timber sale depots as the existing network of outlets is sufficient to meet the supply demand. The Minister was replying to a question by Mr. Bashir Ahmad Dar asking whether the government intends to open more […]
Govt spent Rs 1670.62 cr under MNREGA, says Minister
Jammu: The Minister for Rural Development and Panchayati Raj, Abdul Haq Khan informed the House that government has expended Rs 1670.62 crore in last two years for clearing liabilities on account of wages and material payments under MGNREG and other schemes. He said that 128468 works have been completed in two years, while work on […]
Mysterious fire incident at GB Panth caught admin ‘ill-prepared’
Srinagar: Fire incident that took place at around 4 in morning on Thursday at valley’s lone Childcare hospital, GB Panth, has once again raised serious questions over the preparedness of its administration, which is lacking the fire and emergency station at the hospital. On Thursday morning, a shed that has been erected outside the main […]
JRL calls for complete shutdown on January 26
NIA ‘kidnapped’ pro-freedom leaders: Malik Army Chief acknowledges Kashmiris want freedom: Mirwaiz Srinagar: Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL) on Thursday called for complete shutdown on Jan 26 and appealed people to observe the day as ‘black day’. Addressing a presser here at Mirwaiz’s Nigeen residence, Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Muhammad Yasin Malik lashed […]
Amid crisis, ‘adamant’ NHM employees say won’t call off strike
Srinagar: The protesting NHM workers, who are now on indefinite strike from almost a month, Thursday held massive protests at press enclave Srinagar, demanding regularization of their services. The NHM employees during the protest today extended their protest cum strike till Jan 24, saying will continue to protest till demands won’t meet. The demands that […]
2124 teacher vacancies referred to JKSSB for fast-track recruitment: Minister
Jammu: Minister for School Education Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari Thursday informed Legislative Assembly that the government has referred 2154 teacher vacancies under Direct Recruitment Quota to J&K Service Selection Board (JKSSB) to fill these on fast-track basis. To overcome the shortage of teachers in the schools, the education department has identified more vacancies, which shall […]
New revenue villages created on merits: Veeri
Jammu: Minister for Revenue, Abdul Rehman Veeri informed the House that desirability to create new revenue villages are assessed and taken care on certain merits. Replying to a question of Mr. Javid Ahmad Rana, the Minister informed the House that the fresh revision of revenue records has not been undertaken in District Poonch so far […]
Humanity shamed in Kuthua
Jammu: The police has found the body of an eight-year-old girl, who was missing for the last one week, in Jammu Kathua district. The girl’s body was found near the jungles at Rasana village of Hira Nagar yesterday, the police said. The parents of the girl had lodged a missing person’s report in the […]
Opposition stages walkout over killing
Jammu: The opposition members Thursday staged a walkout from the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly over the suspected killing of an eight-year-old girl who was missing for the last seven days in Kathua district. The police yesterday found the body of the minor girl near the jungles at Rasana village of Hira Nagar. Chief Minister Mehbooba […]
Probe mysterious death of minor girl, Dy Speaker tells Govt
JAMMU: Deputy Speakers Legislative Assembly, Nazir Ahmad Gurezi Thursday asked the government to conduct a thorough probe into the mysterious death of a minor girl in Hiranagar area of district Kathua. Pertinently, an eight year old girl, who went missing last week, was found dead under mysterious circumstances at her native village in Hiranagar tehsil […]
