E-auction of sand blocks to non-locals triggers stir
SRINAGAR: Thousands of labourers in Kashmir valley, from South to North Kashmir, are protesting a recent decision by the UT administration as it has e-auctioned hundreds of sand blocks along the river Jhelum and its tributaries and the contracts have been given to non-locals. Recently, hundreds of sand diggers protested in Srinagar and approached local media, […]
Jammu And Kashmir Cop Allegedly Takes Bribe On Camera, Arrested
Jammu: An assistant sub-inspector of Jammu and Kashmir police was arrested on Saturday after a video purportedly showing him demanding and accepting bribe inside a police station in Kishtwar district went viral on social media. ASI Abdul Subhan has also been placed under suspension and a department inquiry has been initiated against him, a police […]
DLSA Sgr organizes program to celebrate the day
SRINAGAR, MARCH 7: Principal District and Sessions Judge Srinagar, Abdul Rashid Malik, highlighting essence of the International Women’s Day said that Kashmiri women have proven their mettle in every field. He was speaking on the program organized by District Legal Services Authority (DLSA), Srinagar on the occasion of International Women’s Day, here today. The programme […]
Sports can be a game changer in JK: Advisor Khan
Says Govt aiming to boost sports economy GULMARG, MARCH 07: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Farooq Khan today said that sports can be a game changer for bringing Jammu and Kashmir back on track of prosperity and development. Speaking at the inaugural ceremony of first Khelo India Winter Games here today, the Advisor hailed the initiative […]
Handloom awareness camp held at Bandipora
BANDIPORA, MARCH 07: The Department of Handloom organized a day-long artisan awareness cum registration camp at Nadihal, her today. On the occasion, Assistant Director Handicrafts Dr Shariq Iqbal lone said that the objective of organizing the camp was to make artisans aware about various welfare programs and schemes of the department. He said the department […]
Ensure 100% expenditure till March end: DDC Ganderbal
GANDERBAL, MARCH 07: District Development Commissioner (DDC), Ganderbal Shafqat Iqbal today chaired a meeting to review the progress registered under District CAPEX Budget and Back to Village Programme. The meeting was attended by ADC Ganderbal, Farooq Ahmad Baba, CPO Ganderbal, ACD Ganderbal, SE, R&B, SE, PDD, Executive Engineers of PMGSY and PHE and other concerned […]
Commissioner SMC reviews AMRUT works
SRINAGAR, MARCH 7: The Commissioner SMC, Gazenfar Ali convened a meeting here today to review the progress on various projects under AMRUT. The Commissioner reviewed various works including Sewerage and Septage, Drainage sector, Rejuvenation of Brari Nambal, Urban Transport Sector, Green space sector, Water works Sector during the meeting besides reviewing other issues. The meeting was […]
Don’t betray Jammu, Panthers Party boss tells leaders joining Apni Party
Former Jammu and Kashmir minister and chairman of the Panthers Party, Harsh Dev Singh on Saturday flayed the decision of some Jammu-based leaders to join the Kashmir-centric Apni Party floated by businessman-turned politician Syed Altaf Bukhari, saying that the “political opportunism of these so called pro-Jammu leaders seemed to have touched a new low”. “Are you strengthening […]
Centre constitutes delimitation panel for J-K and 4 northeastern states
The union government on Friday evening started the process of redrawing the Lok Sabha and assembly constituencies in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir and the northeastern states of Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur and Nagaland. In 2002, the last delimitation was conducted across India but these states were left out due to various reasons. […]
J&K Reorganisation Act, 2019 finds place in JKBOSE textbooks for class 10
Jammu, Mar 7 (PTI) The Jammu and Kashmir Board of School Education (JKBOSE) has introduced a chapter on J&K Reorganisation Act, 2019 in the political science textbooks for class 10, an official said on Saturday. The book (Social Science Democratic Politics-II) concludes with an Addendum on the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019 under chapter […]