VC KVIB reviews progress on various Board schemes
Srinagar: Vice Chairman J&K Khadi and Village Industries Board (KVIB) Mansoor Hussain Soharwardhy Tuesday convened a meeting here to review the performance of the Board. Secretary/CEO KVIB Rashid Ahmad Qadri, Deputy Chief Executive Officer KVIB Kashmir Division and District Officers of KVIB Kashmir Division and other concerned attended the meeting. The Vice Chairman was briefed […]
Boosting self-esteem among women folk success of UMEED scheme, says Minister
Jammu: Minister for Rural development Panchayati Raj, Law and Justice Abdul Haq Khan on Tuesday said that the biggest success of UMEED scheme in the state is that it has boosted the self esteem and self confidence of women folk especially living in rural areas. The Minister said this while having an interaction with the […]
Govt committted towards empowerment of underprivileged: Minister
Jammu: Reaffirming Government’s commitment towards socio-economic empowerment of underprivileged and downtrodden sections of the society, Minister for Industries and Commerce, Chander Parkash Ganga, today said that several measures have been launched by Centre and the State Government in this regard. The Minister was speaking at a function organized by Rural Development Department, at Panchayat Kartholi […]
Committee formed to look into issues of Agri Employees
Jammu: Minister for Agriculture, Ghulam Nabi Lone Hanjura, today ordered constitution of a Committee to look into the issues facing by the employees of his department. The Minister was addressing during a one day convention organized by Jammu and Kashmir Agriculture Technocrats Association (JKATA). The Committee would be headed by Commissioner Secretary with Director Agriculture […]
Guv attends ‘National Consumer Day’ celebrations
Jammu: Governor N.N. Vohra participated in the “National Consumer Day” celebration which was organized by the Department of Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs and Legal Metrology, at General Zorawar Singh Auditorium, here today. Governor emphasized the vital importance of sustained attention being devoted to protect the consumer’s rights in all spheres, including the right […]
India claims killing of three Pakistani soldiers
New Delhi: The Indian Army carried out a cross border operation, killing three Pakistani soldiers in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rawlakot sector last night, Army sources said. The strike by a small group of four-five Indian soldiers is seen as avenging killing of four Indian Army personnel in a ceasefire violation by Pakistan on Saturday. […]
JeM commander Noor Trali killed in fierce encounter
Srinagar: Top Jaish-e-Mohammad militant Noor Mohammad Tantray, considered the key behind the outfit’s revival in the Valley, was killed on Tuesday in an encounter with security forces in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district, an Army official said. The 47-year-old was wanted in various ‘militant’ incidents earlier this year, including a suicide attack at the BSF camp […]
JeM commander could not escape the ‘trap’ this time
Srinagar: He was just four feet two inches tall and walked with a limp. Noor Mohammed Tantray, the Jaish-e-Mohammed commander who was gunned down today, stood out in a crowd but his mental acuity more than made up for that disadvantage, officials said. Called “merchant of death” by a special court in Delhi, Tantray was […]
Kashmir Valley continues to fight cold wave conditions
Srinagar: Kashmir Valley continued to reel under intense cold wave as the mercury settled several degrees below freezing point at all weather stations. Kargil was the coldest recorded place in the state as the minimum temperature there dipped to minus 15.4 degrees Celsius, a plunge of 8.3 degrees compared to previous night, an official of […]
‘Kashmir issue needs peaceful resolution in accordance with UNSC’
Islamabad: The Kashmir issue needs a peaceful resolution in accordance with the UN Security Council to ensure global and regional peace and stability, according to a joint declaration signed here by six countries, including Russia and China. Speakers from the parliaments of Afghanistan, China, Iran, Russia, Turkey and host Pakistan held a two-day meet in […]
