Will take people into confidence to resolve K-issue: Rajnath

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday said the central government wants a permanent solution to the Kashmir problem by taking its people into confidence, and is moving ahead in that direction. “We want a permanent solution to the Kashmir problem and we will do that by taking Kashmiri people into confidence,” Singh said while […]

Cross-Loc shelling continues

Pakistan on Saturday resorted to heavy firing and mortar shelling on forward posts and civilian areas along Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir that prompted the immediate reaction from the Indian troops who retaliated with the heavy firing. “Pakistani Army initiated indiscriminate firing of small arms, automatics, 82 mm and […]

Anantnag witnesses shutdown

  A complete shutdown was observed in Anantnag  district on Saturday as locals alleged that a tear gas shell landed into a residential house in Reshi Bazar in old town on Friday which engulfed four houses into flames. Scores of the youth assembled in main town Islamabad raising pro freedom slogans against the “highhandedness of […]

Unemployment rate in JK swells, qualified youth in lurch

  Though dealing with unemployment in Jammu and Kashmir remained the war cry of every political party during the elections, educated youth of the state have been put in a tight spot by successive regimes as the unemployment rate continued to swell particularly from the past four years. After contacting the government employment exchanges, the […]

JCC clinches victory in cricket match

In the ongoing Shaheed Aga Syed Mehdi Memorial t20 Cricket tournament 2017,  one match was played at sports stadium here today. The match was played between teams Jio cricket club (JCC) and Mahwara  in which JCC won the match with huge margin of runs. Earlier JCC won the toss and chose to bat first. In […]

Mehbooba directs officers to promote golf tourism

Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti today directed aggressive promotion of golfing in Jammu & Kashmir as an important component of State’s tourism. Chairing the Governing Body meetings of Royal Springs Golf Course, Srinagar and Tawi Golf Course, Sidhra here today, the Chief Minister said golf attracts the high end tourists and the concerned Department should make […]

Govt announces 50% rebate to boost tourism

The State Government today announced 50 percent rebate on travel packages and lodgings to boost tourist arrival to the Valley. Jammu and Kashmir Tourism Development Corporation (JKTDC) will provide 50 percent rebate from booking a room to a full tour package, to help a tourist in customizing the tour to Valley at half the original […]

State sponsored tactics won’t make us surrender: Hurriyat leaders

Resistance leaders Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Mohammad Yasin Malik, Saturday, said in a joint statement said that Indian government is frustrated to the extent that they frame and arrest the pro-freedom leaders and activists so that they stop voicing the sentiments of their nation.  “All these state sponsored tactics won’t deter us […]

Dir Agriculture insists on exploring full potential of apiculture

Director Agriculture Kashmir, Altaf Aijaz Andrabi, on Saturday chaired a meeting of agriculture officers in Kupwara and stressed on bringing more areas of the district under double cropping to increase yield and improve economic conditions of farmers. Chief Agriculture Officer Kupwara, District Officers, Sub-divisional Officers, Agriculture Extension officers and JAEO’s and Village Agricultural Extension Assistants […]