Minister visits Rafiabad, announces upgradation of Rohama-Shutlu-Khahmoh road
Minister for Public works Naeem Akhtar today visited various areas of Rafiabad constituency. He said various developmental projects including decongestion, macadamization, road widening and other works will soon transform the Rafiabad Constituency. The Minister while speaking to various delegations of people during his extensive tour to Rafiabad said that various works are underway in […]
Govt for devising full-proof arrangements for Amarnath Yatra
State government today directed the Authorities to make full-proof arrangements for the Amarnath yatra that begins here on June 29. Minister for PHE, Irrigation and Flood Control, Sham Lal Choudhary visited yatra base camps at Nunwan and Chandanwari and took stock of the ongoing works relating to the arrangements to be put in place by […]
City roads in shambles, locals rue apathy of authorities
Call it official apathy or lackadaisical approach of the government, but a number of city roads are in a dilapidated condition with the authorities doing little to repair them. Locals from various areas said that authorities have left most of the dilapidated roads in city unattended. Fayaz Ahmad, a resident of HIG Colony Bemina, […]
GST row : LA panel fails to reach consensus over deferring session
The Legislative Assembly didn’t clear the calendar for the Session that has been called on June 17 after the opposition called for deferring the session. Speaker, Kavinder Gupta, held a meeting with the party leaders of different political parties here today, but no decision was taken on the days for which the Assembly Session will […]
Gunmen shoot cop in Kulgam
A policeman was shot dead in Bogund village of Kulgam in South Kashmir on Thursday, police said. An official said that Shabir Ahmad Dar son of Abdul Rehman Dar was injured after gunmen opened fire at him near his home. Dar was rushed to District Hospital Kulgam where he was declared dead on arrival. Shabir […]
Classes suspended at Degree College Shopian, students protest
Shopian: The students of Degree College in South Kashmir’s Shopian district, on Thursday, protested against the authorities alleging that government is hell bent to ruin their careers as they are frequently shutting down the college. Some protesting students said, “The panicky government frequently shuts down the colleges across Kashmir while Degree College Shopian was […]
KGP to come up as model polytechnic: Minister
“The importance of education should never be sidelined because only with proper education can we evolve together as a society”. Thus was stated by Minister of State for Education and Technical Education, Priya Sethi during her visit to Kashmir Government Polytechnic (KGP), Gogji Bagh today. The Minister was accompanied by Director, Technical Education, Shabnum Shah […]
Editorial: GST Row: PDP needs to stand up
The plan to implement the new GST regime in Kashmir has created a controversy in Kashmir, and rightly so. The opposition, separatists and trade unions have unanimously opposed the implementation of the GST regime that was agreed upon in a two-day conclave in Srinagar in May. The uniform tax plan was agreed upon after […]
Government transfers four officers
The government Thursday ordered transfer of four KAS officers. In an order issued here, Shubra Sharma, KAS, Deputy Commissioner, Relief Organization (Migrants), Jammu, was posted as Relief and Rehabilitation Commissioner (Migrants), J&K, vice Yash Pal Suman, KAS, who shall await further orders of posting in the office of Divisional Commissioner, Jammu. G.A. Sofi, Secretary (Technical) […]
SASMM: FCC Dob defeats team Sheikh ul Alam
In the ongoing Shaheed Aga Syed Mehdi Memorial (SASMM) t20 cricket tournament 2017, one more scheduled match was played between team Sheikh ul Alam and FCC Dob in which FCC Dob team won the match by 15 runs. Earlier, FCC Dob team won the toss and decided to bat first. FCC dob team set a […]
