China, Pak agree on strengthening relations
China and Pakistan have agreed to strengthen bilateral cooperation on science and technology under the Belt and Road Initiative. The agreement was made on Saturday during a meeting between Pakistani President Mamnoon Hussain and visiting Chinese Minister of Science and Technology Wan Gang who is here for the 18th Session of the Pakistan-China Joint Committee […]
Opposition wants to make Presidential elections as a matter of principle: Meira
Opposition Presidential candidate, Meira Kumar Sunday said that at least 17 opposition parties across India have come together in the name of ideology and principles and want to make this election as ‘an election of principles’. While addressing a presser here at SKICC, the senior All India Congress Committee (AICC) leader said that the […]
Tourist police busts illegal Hajj, Umrah tour and travel agency
Jammu and Kashmir Police’s Tourism Enforcement Wing Sundayclaimed to have busted an illegal, un-registered Hajj, Umrah tour and travel agency operating in Kashmir. The Tourist Police station Srinagar received information that one un-approved travel agency namely INDO SAHAB located at New Delhi is allegedly operating in Kashmir valley illegally and giving frequent advertisements in local […]
Youth tortured, shifted to Srinagar
A youth was critically injured after Army allegedly tortured him in custody in Tral area of Pulwama district of south Kashmir on Sunday. The incident came a day after forces sealed the township to prevent the anti-India protests. Sheikh Murtaza, 29, according to his family members, was called to 42 RR camp in Nader […]
2628 seats filled under PMSSS: Govt
Under the Prime Minister’s Special Scholarship Scheme (PMSS) for J&K students, 2628 seats out of 3430 seats have been filled after the first round of counseling which culminated on 6 July 2017. According to the information provided by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), in the professional streams including engineering, pharmacy, nursing, architecture […]
Editorial: Non serious attitude
Power sector in the state of Jammu and Kashmir has been a cause of concern. The issue has assumed such mammoth proportions that the government decided to present a separate power budget to initiate major reforms in the sector. As of now the power deficit has reached Rs 3,927 crore and if the power sector […]
DGP sanctions scholarships to wards of policemen
Director General of Police S. P. Vaid has sanctioned an amount of Rs.1,40,800 as scholarship in favour of wards of police personnel who have “scarified their lives in line of duty.’’ The scholarships have been sanctioned out of the central police education fund in favour of the wards for the academic year 2016-17. The […]
Police has failed to crack DySP Ayub Pandit’s lynching case: Er Rashid
Seeking unconditional release of dozens of youths allegedly accused in the lynching of Deputy SP Ayub Pandit, AIP supremo and MLA Langate, Er Rashid, on Sunday said that police and intelligence agencies have failed to crack the case. However, to save their face, they have picked up dozens of youth from Nowhatta and surrounding areas. […]
GST effect: commoners cry ‘life has been made tough’
With the implementation of Goods and Services Tax (GST) in the J&K state, the rates of daily use commodities and services have soared giving a tough time to the commoners. After the GST the rate of some goods and services will be hiked from 5% to 28%. Earlier, the rate of a cigarette pack brand […]
Geelani writes to OIC seeks resolution of K-issue
Days after the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) invited the top Hurriyat leaders for the 44th conference, the Hurriyat Conference (G) chairman, Syed Ali Geelani Sunday sent a letter to the OIC General Secretary, Dr. Yousef A. Al-Othulmeen and urged him to address the Kashmir issue in its forthcoming session. “I on behalf of the […]
