Tinsel town jingles success for two Kashmiri composers
Srinagar/Sopore: Two young artists from north Kashmir’s Sopore town will be making their debut as music directors in an upcoming Bollywood movie ‘Sarfira’ under the banner of ‘Limraa Entertainment’. Nayeem Ashraf and Shabir Ahmad, the duo who hails from Sopore town of north Kashmir have been working in tinsel town since 2009. “We were working […]
Ahead of budget session CM reaches out to opposition
Jammu: Ahead of the Winter Session of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly, Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti Friday asked the Opposition to put aside political differences and work together to ensure an efficient session. “Looking forward to a productive winter session of the J&K Assembly starting on January 2nd, 2018”, she said in a tweet. The […]
All unregistered coaching centres to be sealed: Govt
Srinagar: The government has decided to act tough against all unregistered coaching centres in Kashmir Valley. Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Baseer Ahmad Khan today directed the officials to seal all unregistered coaching centres and those centres which do not fulfill all the parameters laid down by the government for proper functioning of these centres. The Div […]
Reopening cinemas in Saudi is a right move
Let us not presume that Saudi leadership is not alive to the sensibilities of Muslims. We will know once the show begins. The decision by Saudi Arabia government to reopen cinemas in the country has triggered a debate in Kashmir, much like many parts of the Muslim world. In Kashmir, some have supported the move […]
Editorial: A saner session
Srinagar: As the budget session of the assembly is all set to be taking place in Jammu, the government has started its exercise of reaching out to the opposition members. The sessions that is scheduled during the first week of January is all the more important as the autumn session of the assembly that was […]
Fire destroys three houses in Verinag village
Anantnag: At least four families comprising of 30 members were rendered homeless on Friday after three houses damaged in a massive blaze. Reports said that the fire occurred due to an electric short circuit in one of the houses located in Heward area of Verinag in South Kashmir’s Anantnag district. The blaze spread to three […]
CS chairs 13th Dal Monitoring Committee meet
Jammu: Chief Secretary B B Vyas Friday chaired the 13th meeting of the Monitoring Committee for Preservation and Conservation of Dal-Nageen Lake. Amicus Curie, Zaffar Ahmad Shah, Special DG, PHQ, Principal Secretary to Chief Minister, Commissioner/Secretary H&UDD, Secretary Tourism, Secretary, Law Justice & Parliamentary Affairs, Secretary (Technical) Forest Department VC LAWDA, and other senior officers […]
KU VC chairs meet of college principals
Srinagar: Vice Chancellor of University of Kashmir Prof Khurshid Iqbal Andrabi chaired a meeting of college principals to discuss various academic and examination-related issues. The meeting, apart from deliberating on academic and examination schedules, held a detailed discussion on repeated requests and representations—especially through print media—from students that their 5th and 6th semester examinations be […]
Move beyond cosmetic measures: Er Rasheed to Indo-Pak
Srinagar: Reacting on granting of visa to five Pakistani children by Indian external affairs ministry for providing them treatment in India, Awami Itehaad party (AIP) president and MLA Langate, Engineer Abdul Rasheed Sheikh Friday appealed both the countries to move beyond cosmetic measures. “While granting visa to Pakistani children is a welcome move but […]
JKLF condemns ban on JRL’s ‘Public Jalsa’
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) Friday said that the ban on peaceful JRL rally (Jalsa) in Islamabad has once again proved that India and the local government have no guts to compete with resistance camp politically. “Curfew, restrictions, spree of arrests and other oppressive measures are example of Kashmir being a police state,” […]
