Take effective conservation measures in Kandi areas, Minister tells officers
Minister for Forests, Ecology and Environment Choudhary Lal Singh convened a meeting to review the progress registered under State Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority (State CAMPA) and to discuss the works to be taken up on priority during this fiscal. While addressing the officers Ch Lal Singh said that necessary Soil […]
Agenda of Alliance has solutions plaguing the state: Mehboob Beg
Declaring Agenda of Alliance (AoA) as pivotal and a broadly accepted document that incorporates solutions to all the issues plaguing the state, People’s Democratic Party (PDP) chief spokesperson, Dr Mehboob Beg, on Sunday, said that the AoA will go a long way. Beg said, “Agenda of Alliance was painstakingly arrived after taking into account the […]
Nayeem Khan arrested on way to Kupwara
Senior Hurriyat leader and Jammu Kashmir National Front chairman, Nayeem Ahmad Khan was arrested on Sunday at Kralpora Kupwara when he was on way to Panzgam to pay homage to Mohammad Yousuf Bhat who was killed at the hands of occupying forces two days back. According to a statement issued here, Nayeem Khan was heading […]
Anantnag by-polls: ECI to take a final call today
The Election Commission is likely to take a final decision on the by-polls on Anantnag parliamentary seat today. Chief Election Officer, Jammu and Kashmir, Shantmanu said that the final decision about holding by-polls on Anantnag parliamentary seat will be taken on Monday. “I have submitted the report to Election Commission of India. The state government […]
Vyas Chairs meet, reviews law and order
In his first interaction with the Civil and Police Administration of Kashmir Division, after taking over as Chief Secretary, B.B. Vyas on Sunday undertook an extensive review of the overall developmental scenario and the law and order situation in Kashmir Valley. Chief Secretary was apprised about a number of issues relating to development projects and […]
Teaching work in SP, MP schools to remain suspended
The administration in Srinagar today said that teaching activity in SP and MP schools will remain suspended on Monday. Deputy Commissioner Srinagar Dr Farooq Ahmad Lone said that teaching activity in SP and MP schools will remain suspended tomorrow. However, “all other educational institutions in the District will function normally,” he said. The two schools […]
Valley protests civilian killing in Kupwara
Kashmir Valley Sunday observed shutdown against the killing of an aged civilian allegedly by army in Kupwara district on Thursday during clashes when the locals were demanding the bodies of the militants killed in an encounter earlier. The shutdown was called by joint Hurriyat leaders to protests against the killing. Reports said that shops were […]
Ram Madhav meets CM amid strain in BJP-PDP ties
Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday said that her government would first restore normalcy in the Valley before initiating talks with the separatists. She made the comments during her meeting with BJP national general secretary Ram Madhav here. BJP National General Secretary, Ram Madhav, met the Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti, here following the deterioration […]
CUK to face fund curtailment for poor utilisation of sanctioned funds
In major roadblock for the Central University of Kashmir (CUK), the University Grants Commission (UGC) is likely to squeeze the flow of funds for the varsity given the poor utilization of money released in first phase of the construction plan for the Varsity. Official sources said Ministry for Human Resource Development (MHRD) had released […]
Tourist footfall in Valley registers sharp fall post election mayhem
Following a spike in violence, hotel occupancy has dropped to 7% this tourist season from 70% last year. The numbers have come down to a trickle here after the violence in the recent elections on Srinagar parliamentary seat. With Election Commission of India (ECI) deciding not to postpone the elections here, the occupancy rate in […]
