Editorial: A welcome decision
Srinagar: Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti’s announcement that the government will grant amnesty to all those young people who were involved in various cases during the unrest of 2016, is a welcome step. The decision of the government in this regard will shape up the future discourse as the overwhelming support for violence as a means […]
Forces recover weapons, ammunition in Rajouri
Jammu: Security forces today recovered two weapons and over 400 rounds of ammunition hidden by militants in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district, police said. Acting on a specific input, a joint team of police and the Army launched a search operation in Jatta Malian forest in Kalakote belt of the district and recovered the arms […]
Dr Omar Javed to take over as Dir SKIMS
Srinagar: Following the attachment of Director SK Institute of Medial Sciences, Dr A G Ahanger, the government on Thursday appointed Dr Omar Javed Shah, Prof Surgical GE and Dean medical faculty till further orders. According to the government order vide number 84-GAD of 2018 dated 11-01-2018, Dr Omar Javed Shah shall hold the charge of […]
HC stays SKIMS Director’s attachment order
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir High Court today stayed the state government’s order of removing Director, SKIMS, Dr A G Ahangar and attaching him with the general administration department last week. Justice M K Hanjura, hearing a petition filed by Ahangar through his counsel Zaffar A Shah, issued the stay on the order by which […]
JKSSDM to start PMKVY Skill Training
Jammu: J&K State Skill Development Mission (JKSSDM) has invited EOI (Expression of Interest) for empanelment of training partners for conducting skill development training programs under Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) in the state of J&K. PMKVY is the flagship outcome-based Skill Training Scheme of the Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship (MSDE).Under PMKVY, JKSSDM will be […]
Teachers exempted from election duties
Srinagar: In what came as a relief for school teachers in Jammu and Kashmir, an order has been issued exempting teachers from rendering services during the elections. According to an order issued by Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, Baseer Ahmed Khan, dated 10-01-2017, all the Deputy Commissioners ( District Election Officers) have been ordered not engage any […]
FM presents Rs 80000 cr budget in State Legislature
JAMMU: With a focus on reaping the harvest of the radical fiscal reforms undertaken by the State Government during the past three budgetary exercises, the Minister of Finance, Dr Haseeb A Drabu, today presented his 4th Budget in the State Assembly terming it a major step towards making Jammu and Kashmir a truly welfare state. […]
Come clean on PDP MLA’s ‘militants are martyrs’ remark: Cong to BJP
New Delhi: Latching onto a PDP MLA’s “Kashmiri militants are martyrs” comment, the Congress today questioned the BJP whether it agrees with what the legislator belonging to its alliance partner in Jammu and Kashmir has said and asked it to come clean on the issue. “It is the PDP MLA who has said this. The […]
Chief Minister welcomes Budget proposals
JAMMU: Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti has welcomed the Budget 2018-19 presented in both Houses of State Legislature today, terming it as development focussed and people oriented. The Chief Minister said the highest ever capital outlay in this budget is the proof of her Governments developmental premise. She said based on the feedback from her […]
Youth commits suicide, another makes abortive attempt
Srinagar: A youth committed suicide by hanging himself in Kulgam while another made an abortive attempt on his life by consuming some poisonous substance in frontier district of Kupwara, police said on Thursday. A spokesman of police said that in Kulgam, a youth about 15 years old (name with held) resident of Katpora committed suicide […]
