BJP lawmaker wants a ‘momos’ free Jammu

A BJP lawmaker in Jammu has now declared war on the Momo—the king of street food which is giving a tough fight to other street foods in several cities in the north. MLC Ramesh Arora calls the dumplings both addictive and dangerous and believes they need to be banned immediately. “Our teenagers are getting addicted […]

JRL calls for Friday shutdown over Shopian killing

  The joint resistance leadership (JRL) of Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Mohammad Yasin Malik today gave a call for shutdown on Friday. The JRL has said the menace of cordon and search operations launched by the government forces was continuing unabated even in the holy month of Ramadan resulting in the killing […]

Clashes rock Kashmir over Shopian student’s killing

Kashmir Valley erupted in protests over the killing of  a 19-year old youth in South Kashmir’s Shopian district. Clashes were reported from several parts of the Valley as Authorities suspended teaching activity as precautionary measure. Adil Farooq Magray, a college student, was hit by a bullet in his chest after forces opened fire to disperse […]

Mobile internet suspended

Following the killing of a civilian in South Kashmir’s Shopian district on Tuesday evening, the authorities today suspended 3G and 4G services in southern districts. The services were suspended in view of the civilian killing that took place in Ganawpora village of Shopian district. Adil Farooq Magray, a college student, was hit by a bullet […]

Minister reviews arrangements for Amarnath Yatra

Minister for PHE, Irrigation, Flood & Control, Sham Lal Choudhary said that the government is fully committed to provide all necessary facilities to the pilgrims during Amarnathji Yatra. An effective mechanism will be put in place for the smooth conduct of the forthcoming Yatra and concerted efforts are afoot to improve infrastructural, other facilities at […]

ADC reviews ongoing projects in Sopore

Additional Deputy Commissioner Sopore, Khursheed Ahmad Shah, on Wednesday, chaired a meeting of officers of various departments to review the ongoing projects in the area. Directing the concerned departments for giving better facilities to the people of Sopore, he also asked the Public Health Engineering Irrigation and Flood Control (PHE) and Power Development Departments to […]

Dredging of River Jhelum at snail’s pace, locals urge Govt to expedite process

The authorities had promised to complete the dredging process on River Jhelum on priority but unfortunately, everything has proved contrary to these claims. The work is moving at snail’s pace and has come under severe criticism by the residents, who say that the authorities are putting their lives and properties at risk. Looking at the […]

Government releases DA of employees

  Eleven percent of the Dearness Allowance (DA) of the government employees has been released, authorities said today. According to the sources, the allowance will be released in two terms with effect from July 2016 as seven percent and January 2017 as four percent. “This is a good news for the employees,” said Naeem Akhter […]

Cabinet calls for special assembly session on June 17

The state Cabinet Wednesday decided to hold a special assembly session on June 17 to discuss the General Service Tax (GST). The state cabinet which met today in Srinagar under the chief minister Mehbooba Mufti called for a special session of the state legislative assembly, sources said.   Guest

Traders Federation calls for shutdown in Pampore against ”forces high-handedness”

Trader’s Federation Pampore  has called for a shutdown in the town on Thursday against the forces’ action,  who allegedly ransacked the public property, sources said. ”The forces damaged public property at Namblabal Pampore and roughed up many people”, President of the Pampore Traders Federation said. He further alleged that forces barged into residential houses and […]