Army trooper’s body found more than 8 months after snow avalanche in north Kashmir
Body of an army trooper was recovered in Gulmarg on Saturday, more than eight months after he was swept away by a snow avalanche along the Line of Control in the area in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district. Unnnamed official sources told a local news agency, Global News Service (GNS) that the body of the trooper, […]
Unionists will come out like frogs after assembly poll bugle: J-K BJP Gen Sec
Bharatiya Janata Party Jammu and Kashmir General Secretary Ashok Koul Saturday stirred a row by calling unionist leaders “frogs”, saying, “Let election time come, all the political leaders will come out to join the fray.” “Prime Minister Narendera Modi has announced the elections will be held in J-K and there will be ministers and chief […]
MOUNTING LOSSES
Trade in Kashmir has taken a hit since the central government decided to send additional troops to Kashmir for the abrogation of article 370, on August 5, last year. The administration of J&K gave 24 hours to the tourists and yatries to leave Kashmir before the abrogation hitting hard tourism industry and other allied sectors. […]
‘India Can Give Befitting Response To Any Attempt Of Aggression’: President Kovind On I-Day Eve
In a veiled message to China amid the border standoff, President Ram Nath Kovind on Friday asserted that while India believes in peace it is also capable of giving a befitting response to any attempt of aggression as he said “some in our neighbourhood” tried to carry out “misadventure of expansion”. In his address to […]
Day 82: Jammu, Srinagar Airports receive 25 domestic flights with 2,920 passengers
JAMMU, AUGUST 14: On day 82 of resumption of routine domestic operations in Jammu and Kashmir, 25 domestic flights with 2,920 passengers on board today arrived at Jammu and Srinagar Airports. A total of 774 passengers aboard 11 regular commercial flights arrived at the Jammu Airport while 14 domestic flights with about 2146 passengers on […]
COVID-19: Govt evacuates 3,11,901 stranded JK residents; 2,15,703 via Lakhanpur, 96,198 through special trains
JAMMU, AUGUST 14: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has evacuated about 3,11,901 JK residents, stranded in other parts of the country due to COVID lockdown, via Lakhanpur and through special trains and buses till date amid strict observance of all necessary guidelines and Standard Operating Procedures. As per the official data received in this regard, […]
Lt Governor asks VCs to adopt J&K centric changes as per the New Education Policy
Prepare roadmap to bring qualitative improvement in the overall functioning of the Universities: Lt Governor to VCs Seeks suggestions on how J&K could benefit from New Education Policy, promotion of J&K’s rich Culture Asks VCs to submit a report on various initiatives taken by the Universities in the last few years Calls for enhancing the […]
JK reports 540 new positive cases, 19942 recovered so far
JAMMU, AUGUST 14: The Government on Friday informed that 540 new positive cases of novel Corona virus (COVID-19), 119 from Jammu division and 421 from Kashmir division, have been reported today thus taking the total number of positive cases in Jammu and Kashmir to 27489. Also 11 COVID-19 deaths have been reported from Kashmir Division. […]
Saffron e-trading Awareness program held at IIKSTC
To acquaint the saffron growers/ sellers with the mechanism/ protocol to be adopted for post harvest management of saffron and its e- auctioning under Kashmir saffron brand. The department of Agriculture Kashmir organised a six days awareness training program at India International Kashmir Saffron Trading Centre Dusso Pampore. During the Concluding Ceremony Director said that […]
Snatching livelihood of common people seems to have become top-most priority for current administration- AIP
Lambasting move of abolishing quota for Self help groups of engineers, Jammu Kashmir Awami Itehad Party admonished the decision of current administration which would result in snatching away livelihood of thousands across the region. SHGES launched in 2003 earmarked 30% of total works in government departments, corporations, autonomous bodies for Self help groups. For nearly […]