Hasnain Masoodi demands evacuation of Kashmiri students from Iran
Srinagar Jammu and Kashmir National Conference member of Parliament (Retd) Justice Hasnain Masoodi on Thursday sought the status of the efforts made by external affairs ministry towards repatriation and evacuation of stranded Kashmiri students from Iran. While reacting to the rejoinder made by union external affairs minister S Jaishankar’s statement in the Lok Sabha party […]
In Protest Against Binning Special Status, Qayoom Wani Gives Up Politics
SRINAGAR: Former teacher’s leader Abdul Qayoom Wani, who unsuccessfully contested the last Lok Sabha polls has given up politics, reports said. Wani was released in the first week of February after almost six months of detention. Wani, however, became the first political worker who said that the August 5 decision was “unreasonable, unconstitutional and undemocratic”. he […]
‘Abrogating Article 370 will need 1000 people killed’: Ex-Guv J-K quotes Chief Secy
Former Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik has revealed that the then state chief secretary B. V. R. Subrahmanyam told him on 4 August 2019 that over 1000 people will be killed to abrogate the Article 370. Malik, who is now governor of Goa, was speaking International Jat Parliament, Vigyan Bhavan on 1 March, […]
Will evacuate Kashmiri students from coronavirus-hit Iran, Jaishankar tells Lok Sabha
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday said that during his latest visit to Jammu and Kashmir, he held talks with the families of Indian students still in Iran, one of the worst affected countries by coronavirus outbreak, and assured that the government will facilitate their evacuation at the earliest possible. “I visited Srinagar recently […]
One more test positive for coronavirus in Ladakh
Srinagar March 12: One more person on Thursday tested positive for coronavirus, taking the number of such patients to three in the recently carved out union territory. Commissioner Secretary Rigzin Samphel told GNS over phone that test report of the person, whose father was already infected with the novel virus, was received today and it […]
Parliament cancels visitors passes
Amid fear of spread of coronavirus, Parliament on Thursday cancelled the visitors passes in general so as to avoid any contact with outsiders. When asked about any proposal of adjourning the House, the Speaker said: “NO”. Speaker Om Birla was asked after he arrived in Parliament. Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi did not comment on […]
Jammu-Srinagar NH closed due to snowfall, landslides
BANIHAL/JAMMU: The arterial 270-km Jammu-Srinagar national highway, the only all-weather road linking Kashmir with the rest of the country, was closed on Thursday amid fresh snowfall and landslides at several places in Ramban and Udhampur districts, officials said. There was overnight snowfall at Jawahar Tunnel, which serves as a gateway to Kashmir valley, while rains triggered […]
Covid-19: No Public Meetings, Darbars In JK Till March 31
JAMMU – In the view of coronavirus scare, the Jammu and Kashmir administration has put all darbars and public meetings in abeyance till 31 March 2020. “All darbars and public meetings to be put in abeyance till 31 March,” said the government spokesperson, Rohit Kansal. Earlier on Wednesday the Jammu and Kashmir administration ordered closure of […]
WHO declares the outbreak of the new coronavirus is a pandemic
The coronavirus outbreak was Wednesday declared a pandemic by the World Health Organisation (WHO), whose chief expressed his “deep concern” over “alarming levels of inaction” in combating the virus spread. WHO chief Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the number of cases outside China had increased 13-fold over the past two weeks However, he clarified that […]
Rs 373 cr extended under Credit Action Plan 2019-20 in Ganderbal
GANDERBAL, MARCH 11: A DLRC meeting was convened under the chairmanship of District Development Commissioner, Ganderbal Shafqat Iqbal, here today to review the performances of the banks for quarter ended December 2019 in the district. The meeting was attended by Chief Planning Officer Ganderbal, Zonal Head- JK Bank Zone Central -2, Lead District Manager, Cluster Head […]