J&K Global Investors’ Summit 2020; The Road-show starts from Bengaluru & Kolkata
BENGALURU & KOLKATA, FEBRUARY 17- In a succeeding event to the grand curtain raiser heralding the J&K Government’s first Investors’ Summit, grand road-shows being organised to cover pan India – started today with Bengaluru & Kolkata to allow prospective investors have a dialogue on the immense investment opportunities presented by the verdant region. Providing […]
Govt to boost water sports in JK: Navin Choudhary
Srinagar Principal Secretary, Education and Technical Education Department, Navin Kumar Choudhary on Monday said that Government was aiming to take remarkable steps in boosting water sports across Jammu and Kashmir. Speaking to athletes during a ceremony at Banquet Hall, Srinagar, Choudhary said that Jammu and Kashmir has tremendous potential in water sports and Government was […]
KPC takes serious note of continuous harassment of journalists in Kashmir
Kashmir Press Club on Monday took serious note of the continuous harassment of journalists in the Valley. On Sunday night, a multimedia journalist Kamran Yousuf working with the Newsclick was picked up from his home by the police. Recalling the details, Kamran said that a police party led by Dysp and SHO Pulwama entered his […]
Navin Choudhary, Pandurang Pole take stock of public grievances at Srinagar
Srinagar Principal Secretary, Education and Technical Education Department, Navin Kumar Choudhary and Secretary, Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs (FCS&CA) Pandurang Kondbarao Pole, on Monday, took stock of people’s grievances during a day-long public grievance camp held at Banquet Hall, Srinagar. During the programme, a large number of deputations and individuals from Srinagar, Budgam, Anantnag, […]
Admin Secys to hold Public Grievance Camp at Srinagar on Feb 18
Srinagar Commissioner Secretary, Industries and Commerce Department, Manoj Kumar Dwivedi and Secretary, Department of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj, Sheetal Nanda, would convene a day-long Public Grievance Camp at Banquet Hall, Srinagar on February 18-2020 from 10 AM to 4 PM. People have been asked to register their grievance and developmental issues during the daylong […]
Kashmir Press Club takes note of ”harassment” of journalists
Srinagar, Feb 17 The Kashmir Press Club on Monday took serious note of the continuous “harassment” of journalists in the Valley. According to a statement issued by the Kashmir Press Club Sunday night, a multimedia journalist Kamran Yousuf working with Newsclick, was picked up from his home by the police. A police party led by […]
Internet, Connectivity Issues in J&K to be Eased Further in Coming Months: Advisor to LG
Internet and connectivity issues in Jammu and Kashmir will be eased further in the coming months, Kewal Kumar Sharma, advisor to the Lt Governor of Jammu and Kashmir said here on Monday. “The restrictions remain to make sure that these facilities are not misused for promoting disorder. In some months from now it should be […]
Second batch of envoys in J&K for two days
Srinagar: In the past one week, there have been dramatic developments on the political front in Jammu and Kashmir. The Central government, after positive feedback from the first batch of envoys who visited Kashmir in January, allowed 25 envoys, including from European countries, to visit Jammu and Kashmir for two days. The developments came close on […]
Kashmir-based journalists seek greater access to internet
Srinagar: In the past one week, Kashmir-based newspapers and journalists have blamed the administration for allegedly harassing them, so that only the government’s version about the “ground situation” in Kashmir is carried in the entire media. Since the abrogation of Article 370 on 5 August 2019, journalists have been raising some issues affecting their work. The […]
Police description of Mehbooba as ‘daddy’s girl’ not part of order containing grounds for detention under PSA
SRINAGAR: The police’s description of former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti as “daddy’s girl” is not among the grounds for her detention under the stringent Public Safety Act (PSA), according to official records. The seven-page order served on the 60-year-old PDP chief, the daughter of party founder and former chief minister Mufti Mohammed […]