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 […]
Pak condemns excesses on Kashmiri’s celebrating its cricket win
Pakistan on Thursday condemned the thrashing of people in south Kashmir for “celebrating’ Pakistan win in ICC champions trophy in England while the PDP slammed Hurriyat (M) chairman, Mirwaiz Umer Farooq, politicizing the cricket match. “Indian forces may be brutally beating up Kashmiris for celebrating Pakistan Cricket Team’s win in the semi final as they […]
Deputations call on Mehbooba, seek redressal of grievances
Numerous deputations from different walks of life called on the Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti here today. They brought their difficulties into her notice and sought their redressal. A deputation of residents of Tral town demanded pacing up of works at the Khanqah i Faiz Panah of Hazrat Ameer i Kabir(R. A.) and putting Nagberan, Gufkral […]