PDP talks tough with BJP, refuses conditions on talk
Minister for Education, Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari tells BJP that exclusion of dissent from a dialogue process is against the spirit of democracy. He said that dialogue cannot have a rider or any pre-conditions in a democratic set-up. Responding to a question asked on the side-lines of his visit to his constituency, Bukhari said dialogue […]
India targets innocent people in Kashmir, Pak Army Chief
Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Qamar Javed Bajwa has said that in ‘desperation’, India is targeting innocent people in Kashmir, reports The Nation. According to reports, while visiting Line of Control, Gen Bajwa further stated that “India is targeting civilians and their houses during cross border firing.” He urged the Pakistani Army soldiers to […]
Pakistan says it wants meaningful talks with India
Pakistan has said that it wants a meaningful, sustainable and result-oriented dialogue with Indian on Kashmir issue. “Pakistan had initiated a composite dialogue with India in the past but the latter had not shown seriousness to resolve the issue,” Foreign Office Spokesperson Nafees Zakaria told state owned PTV. He said Pakistani and international media had […]
Mughal Road remains closed for second day
Traffic on the historic Mughal Road remained suspended today for the second consecutive day due to fresh snowfall at Peer Ki Gali, police officials said. Meanwhile, the National Highway, connecting Kashmir Valley with the rest of the world, is through for one-way traffic and vehicles are plying from Jammu to Srinagar for second consecutive day […]
MHA confirms 40,000 deaths in 27 years of conflict in JK
An RTI query seeking details of the total number of killings in the state of Jammu and Kashmir during the last 27 years of conflict has revealed that 40, 000 people have lost their lives during the unrest in the state. The data which has been released in response to an RTI terms 2001 as […]
Strike hits normal life in Kashmir
Normal life was affected in the Valley Sunday due to a strike called by Joint resistance group to protest the killing of a civilian in firing by security forces after militants attacked an army camp in Kupwara district on Thursday. Most of the shops, other business establishments and fuel stations remain shut. Public transport was […]
Implement Polythene ban in rural areas, Minister tells officers
Minister for Rural Development, Panchayati Raj and Law & Justice, Abdul Haq Khan said that ban on polythene bags should be strictly implemented in rural areas with imposition of harsh penalties on the defaulters. The Minister said this while chairing a high level meeting to review the functioning of Rural Development Department here today. While […]
Rehman Veeri for fixed timeline to resolve revenue matters
Minister for Revenue, Relief, Rehabilitation and Reconstruction, Abdul Rehman Veeri today stressed on framing of timeline for disposal of revenue matters. The Minister was addressing the officials at a Revenue Conference here. The conference was attended by Divisional Commissioner Jammu Pawan Kotwal, Commissioner Secretary Revenue, Muhammad Ashraf Mir, Additional Commissioner, Sunita Anand, Deputy Commissioners and […]
Basharat Bukhari for strict compliance with manufacturing guidelines for insecticides
Minister for Horticulture, Syed Basharat Ahmed Bukhari, has called for strict compliance with manufacturing guidelines issued by the Horticulture Department and the Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology (SKUAST). He said it in a meeting with representatives of pesticide and insecticide manufacturers convened here Saturday. Secretary, Horticulture Department, M H Malik, Director Horticulture and […]
LoC traders accuse trade body of creating hurdles
Some traders engaged in LoC trade from different parts of Kashmir Saturday alleged that their trucks are not being allowed to cross the LoC alternately. They said that the trucks of only those traders are being allowed to cross the border alternately who are the part of the traders Union or are wielding some influence. […]
