Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti has emphasized the need to introduce water transport in river Jhelum. She also directed factoring in of the same in the restoration works for the river. “Not only will the move give a push to tourist activities but also revive the century old tradition back in the Kashmir Valley,” the […]
Widespread protests were witnessed across Kashmir against the award to Army Major Leetul Gogoi who tied a Kashmiri youth to the bonnet of his vehicle and later paraded him through different roads on April 9, the elections for Srinagar parliamentary seat were held. Protests were witnessed in parts of Srinagar as well as in Sopore […]
The joint resistance leaders on Friday staged protest against the commendation to an Army major who tied a youth to a jeep as human shield. According to the statement issued here, the leaders termed the award to officer as ‘sheer violation of human rights’. While condemning the commendation to Army major, the activists and people […]
State government has warned the officers of strict action in case they fail to implement the provision of the right to information act (RTI) which seeks to ensure transparency here. In an order which has been issued by the general administration department (GAD), it has been noted that the officers have shown slackness in the […]
The Congress party has maintained contradictory policy on Kashmir as it chose to stay away from the meeting between the civil society group led by senior party leader and former Minister, Mani Shanker Aiyer, with Hurriyat Conference while claiming that it will reach a solution on Kashmir problem through the policy planning group, headed […]
Medical Superintendent, Govt. Lal Ded Hospital, and Principal, Government Medical College, Srinagar, Friday constituted two different committees to enquire about the cause of death of an infant in Lal Ded Hospital on Thursday, with Chief Minister’s office assuring that it is closely monitoring the investigation process. As reported by this newspaper on Friday, that a […]
As the Holy month of Ramadhan is set to start across the world, Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti today reviewed the arrangements put in place by the administration for the holy month across the State in a high level meeting. The Chief Minister took a detailed review regarding status and availability of power, drinking water, essential […]
Minister for Education, Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari today announced that ‘Disaster Management’ will be introduced as a full-time subject in schools and colleges across Jammu and Kashmir. He made the announcement during the meeting with a delegation of students pursuing post-graduation in Disaster Management at University of Kashmir. The students met the Minister at his […]
The State Project Director Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan has made a mockery of government’s tall claim to release two months salaries for ReTs under SSA. This was stated by Farooq Ahmad Tantray Chairman Jammu and Kashmir Rehbar e Taleem Teachers Forum (JKReTTF) in a statement released today. Tantray said that the amount released by the […]
Minister for Education, Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari today said the posts of Headmasters, ZEOs, CEOs and other vacancies in the Education Department will be got filled at the earliest through recruiting agencies. He made this statement during the meeting with a delegation of Jammu and Kashmir Teachers Forum headed by Showkat Ahmad Bhat. During […]