Lt Governor announces sanctioning of over 10,000 cases under B2V3 Self Employment Programme, Economic Package and My Town-My Pride
Hands over a cheque of Rs 250 crore to J&K Bank as commencement of disbursement of 5% Interest Subvention and coverage of re-structured accounts of 2014 & 2016 First tranche of Interest subvention of 5% in case of all borrowers; Pending interest subvention under 2014 and 2016 rehabilitation schemes for restructured accounts released today “My […]
Anyone Can Now Buy Land In J&K, Ladakh Exempted
Any Indian citizen can now buy land in Jammu and Kashmir as the Centre on Tuesday issued one of the most significant orders post abrogation of Article 370. Political parties here called it unacceptable saying it was like putting J&K up for sale. However, the government like previous orders, has not extended the adaptation to […]
“Nefarious designs to disempower people of J-K”: Mehbooba reacts to new land laws
New Delhi has “finally put land in J-K up for sale”, said former chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir, Mehbooba Mufti, on the recent land laws that allows non-domiciles of J-K to acquire land in the region. Ms. Mufti called the new laws as a part of “Government of India’s nefarious designs to disempower & […]
Injured Rohit out of Australia tour; Shubman in ODI, Test squads
India left out the injured duo of opener Rohit Sharma and quick Ishant Sharma from the Test and limited-overs squads for their upcoming tour of Australia but will continue to monitor their progress, the cricket board (BCCI) said today. Ishant has been ruled out of remainder of the ongoing IPL in the UAE after suffering […]
Russian bombings in Syria kill 78 Turkey-backed rebels
BEIRUT: Air strikes by Damascus regime ally Russia killed 78 Turkey-backed rebels in northwestern Syria on Monday, a monitor said, in the bloodiest surge in violence since a truce almost eight months ago. More than 90 others were wounded when Russian warplanes targeted a training camp of the Faylaq al-Sham faction in the Jabal Duwayli […]
“J-K up for sale”: Omar Abdullah calls new land laws unacceptable
Former chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir, Omar Abdullah, has called the recent amendments in the land laws of J-K and Ladakh, “unacceptable”, stating that “J-K is now up for sale”. Mr. Abdullah, who is also vice president of National Conference, said: “Unacceptable amendments to the land ownership laws of J&K. Even the tokenism of […]
Mehbooba’s departure
Mehbooba Mufti has departed from the earlier stand of her party and has now demanded not only the restoration of article 370 but also the resolution of Kashmir dispute. She said in her press conference that those people who feel that Kashmiri leadership will abandon its path of resistance were mistaken. Demanding the JK constitution […]
4-yr-old boy drowns to death in south Kashmir’s Bijbehara
Anantnag: A four-year-old boy drowned to death on Monday evening in Panjpora area of Bijbehara in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district. Officials said that the boy identified as Muzamil Ahmad Sheikh, son of Ghulam Hassan Sheikh of Asthan Mohalla Panjpora accidently fell into a spring when he was riding his bicycle on the road. Soon after […]
Over 36k new cases take India’s COVID-19 tally to 79,46,429
New Delhi: The number of coronavirus cases reported in India in a span of 24 hours dropped below 40,000 after over three months, while the new fatalities registered during the same period remained under 500, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Tuesday. India’s COVID-19 caseload mounted to79,46,429, with36,470 new infections being reported […]
7 killed, 70 injured in bomb blast at seminary in Pakistan
Peshawar: A powerful bomb blast ripped through a seminary in northwest Pakistan’s Peshawar city on Tuesday, killing at least seven children and wounding 70 others, senior police officials said. The blast occurred at the seminary in Dir Colony in interior Peshawar city after Fajr (morning) prayers. A bag filled with explosive materials was kept close […]