Army officer injured in Pak firing in Poonch
Jammu: Pakistani troops opened fire on Indian posts along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district, injuring an Army Captain, officials said. They resorted to firing along the LoC in Chakan Da Bagh area in Poonch last evening, a security force official said. The injured Army Captain has been hospitalised, they said. The Indian […]
Outdoor Stadium worth Rs 9.81 cr coming up in Udhampur, says Minister
Jammu: Minister for Youth Services and Sports, Mr. Imran Raza Ansari informed the House that Union Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports has conveyed the approval for construction of Outdoor Stadium at Udhampur involving a cost of Rs.9.81 crore under Special Package for Development of Sports Infrastructure in Jammu and Kashmir on the recommendations of […]
Budget aimed at setting state economy off for revival, recovery: FM
Jammu: Minister for Finance, Dr Haseeb Drabu today said the wide-ranging fiscal and welfare measures announced in the State budget are aimed at setting JK’s sluggish economy on the path of revival and recovery. “It took this Government three years to restore the rotten fiscal system, put in place a sustainable Public Expenditure Policy and […]
FM all praises to Centre for extending IDS to JK
Jammu: Finance Minister, Dr Haseeb A Drabu today thanked the Central Government for extending major incentives under Industrial Development Scheme (IDS) to Jammu and Kashmir and also bringing the state’s Services Sector under its ambit. “The extension of landmark Industrial Development Scheme to J&K and extending its benefits to the Services Sector will give a […]
252 units functional at Industrial Estate Lassipora: Govt
Jammu: Minister for Industries and Commerce, Chander Parkash Ganga, while replying to a question of Surinder Mohan Ambardar, informed that there are 252 units functional at Lassipora Industrial Estate. The Minister said that the government had earmarked 6,193 Kanal land for the Industrial Estate in 1984, of which 3,675 kanal was handed over to SIDCO […]
Rs 616 crore being spent on power augmentation: Govt
Jammu: Minister of State for Power, Asiea Naqash informed the House that the Union Government has launched a mega development programme under DDUGJY for the improvement of power system in the State involving a cost of Rs. 616.59 crore. Responding to a question by Mr. Abdul Rahim Rather, she said this ambitious programme has been approved […]
Budget discussion concludes in Upper House
Jammu: The general discussion on budget concluded in the House today with several members participating in the debate. Initiating the debate, Ghulam Nabi Monga, said the Panchayat budget is not up to the expectations. He accused the government of disempowering the Panchayats. He said the provisions included in the budget for R&B, agriculture sector and […]
Formulate policy on NHM employees: Tarigami tells govt
Jammu: Senior CPI(M) leader and MLA M Y Tarigami Wednesday asked the government to formulate a policy to regularise the National Health Mission (NHM) employees who are on an indefinite strike for over a month. “The strike of NHM staff has affected the health services to a large extent with patients facing a lot of […]
AIP protests against ‘assault’ on Er Rasheed
Srinagar: Hundreds of Awami Itehaad Party (AIP) workers Tuesday staged protest against what they termed as the ‘assault’ on its president and Langate legislator, Engineer Abdul Rasheed Sheikh inside the Assembly yesterday. Led by party senior leader Zeeshan Pandith, the protesters were holding black flags and banners raising slogans condemning ‘hooliganism’ of Dy. Speaker […]
12 shops, residential house damaged in massive blaze at Lolab
Kupwara: As many as 12 shops were gutted completely while a residential house suffered partial damage in a mysterious blaze which broke out in Khurhama area of Lolab in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district in the intervening night of Monday-Tuesday. Officials said that the fire broke out in one of the shops and damaged 12 other […]
