Objectives of Fundamental Duties: DLSA Jammu hosts orientation prog for lawyers
JAMMU, FEBRUARY 20: District Legal Services Authority, Jammu under the aegis of J&K Legal Services Authority, organized one Day Orientation/Training Programme on ‘Objectives of Fundamental Duties and its various aspects’ for Retainer Lawyers; Panel Lawyers; Para Legal Volunteers and Law students of different institutions, here at Conference Hall of District Court Complex Janipur. The Welcome […]
Functions held at Srinagar, Kupwara, Anantnag, Budgam
SRINAGAR, FEBRUARY 20: On the eve of International Mother Tongue Day, the functions were organized in various districts of Kashmir division, today. AT SRINAGAR, the Directorate of School Education Kashmir in collaboration with Chief Education Office Srinagar organised a function to observe the day, at Girls Higher Secondary School Kothibagh Srinagar. Renowned Kashmiri poet and […]
DDC inspects District Hospital Shopian
SHOPIAN FEBRUARY 20: District Development Commissioner (DDC) Shopian, Choudhary Mohammad Yasin today took stock of ongoing developmental works of District Hospital Shopian being executed by Jammu and Kashmir Projects Construction Corporation (JKPCC). During his visit, DDC inspected progress of work on academic block, administrative block, OPD, Operation Theatre, Surgical and other wards. He directed the […]
DDC Pulwama directs for timely grievance redressal
PULWAMA, FEBRUARY 20: Continuing its weekly Phone-in-Call Programme, District Development Commissioner (DDC), Pulwama, Dr Raghav Langer, today listened to scores of grievances on phone in presence of Additional Deputy Commissioners Pulwama, Tral, Awantipora and heads of the various departments. During the Programme, the callers from various areas of the district brought various developmental issues and grievances […]
‘Explain how J&K can really attract investors’: Opposition MPs ask MHA
The tough questions from the MPs came during a meeting of the Standing Committee of the Parliament yesterday when the lawmakers were being briefed by the Union Home Secretary Ajay Kumar Bhalla. The Union Home Ministry was asked by opposition members of Parliament to explain how Jammu and Kashmir could hope to attract investment in […]
Geology and Mining Department in slumber:
‘Self-styled’ Contractors loot hapless sand diggers Pulwama, KNT: Geology and Mining Department has miserably failed to check self-styled contractors who loot sand diggers to their content. Ironically, the department has not given any rights to these contractors and yet they demand royalty from sand diggers. The sand diggers from Samboora, Kanahbal and Behibagh areas of […]
Would love for international teams to consider touring Pakistan, says Sangakkara
Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) captain and president Kumar Sangakkara said on Thursday that the players were “really, really impressed and very, very moved and we understand very, very easily how much passion there is and how the lack of international cricket is not a great thing for Pakistan,” a press release issued by the Pakistan […]
Water scarcity hits summer capital Srinagar
Srinagar,, KNT: With summer just about to begin the people in summer capital Srinagar are already anguished with routine water scarcity. A source inside Public Health Engineering (PHE) department Rajbagh said that for the last more than two months, more than two lakh people are without water supply as government has failed to fix the […]
Citizenship Amendment Act may leave Muslims stateless, says U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres
U.N. chief says he is personally concerned about the future of minorities in India. India’s new citizenship law may render a large number of Muslims stateless, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said. In an interview to The Dawn newspaper in Pakistan, he expressed concern about the Citizenship Amendment Act, and urged countries to act humanely while framing new […]
PDP’s Mansoor Peer booked under PSA
Srinagar Senior Peoples Democratic Party leader and former vice-chairman of Jammu and Kashmir Khadi and Village Industries Board (KVIB) Peerzada Mansoor Hussain has slapped the stringent Public Safety Act (PSA), taking the number of political leaders booked under the law to nine. A Jammu based newspaper Daily Excelsior quoted sources as having said that a dossier was […]