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J&K announces Model Code of Conduct

JAMMU: Elections to 16th Lok Sabha in J&K are going to be held in five phases from April 10. All arrangements in this regard...

Aircel launches integrated talktime, internet recharge schemes

SRINAGAR: Aircel, mobile and internet service provider, Wedenday announced ‘Happy Recharge’ scheme, offering package of talktime and internet usage time bundled into a single...

Budgam achieves 64% credit target during current fiscal

BUDGAM: District Development Commissioner, Budgam, Khurshid Ahmed Shah convened a meeting to review the achievements of banks viz disbursement to district credit plan till...

Agro Industries forays into pesticide sales

SRINAGAR: Foraying into pesticides sales, J&K Agro Industries Development Corporation Limited for the first time has decided to provide potash-based fish oil to the...

NABARD holds workshop on agri business schemes in Shopian

SHOPIAN: National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) conducted a workshop on Agri-Clinics and Agri-Business Centres (ACABC) scheme here on Wednesday, an official...

Geelani returns from Delhi, put under house arrest

Srinagar: Hurriyat Conference (G) chairman Syed Ali Geelani was Wednesday detained by police immediately on his return from New Delhi and placed under house...

94 self-employment cases under PMEGP recommended in Bandipora

BANDIPORA: As many as 94 cases under Prime Minister's Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP) have been recommended with a cost of Rs 7.41 crore by...

Hurriyat (M) welcomes US statement on Kashmir

SRINAGAR: Welcoming the recent statement of US State department calling for “urgent need to start a meaningful dialogue to resolve Kashmir issue,” Hurriyat Conference...

JKLF, Hurriyat (M) pay tributes to Tahir Sofi

SRINAGAR: Jammu Kashmir liberation Front (JKLF) chairman, Mohammad Yasin Malik paid rich tributes to Tahir Rasool Sofi of Baramullah who was slain by forces...

Police holds drug abuse sensitization program

SRINAGAR: Police on Tuesday organized a drug de-addiction awareness program in ITI Pattan in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district. In a statement, a police spokesperson said...

122 retired officials reappointed in 5 yrs: Govt

Jammu:  Jammu and Kashmir government has appointed 122 retired officials in the state in various departments and ministries since 2009, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah...

‘Peaceful 2014 polls biggest challenge for police’

Jammu: Director General of Police Ashok Prasad Tuesday said peaceful conduct of elections this year will be the biggest challenge for the force. “Peaceful conduct...

PDP, AAP protest Farooq’s ‘maha-chor’ comment

SRINAGAR: Opposition PDP Tuesday took out a rally in protest against National Conference chief Farooq Abdullah for his purported remarks on power theft in...

Govt admits shortfall in food grains

JAMMU: Government Tuesday said the state government is distributing food grains to 19.72 lakh families of the State as per the census of 2001,...

Youth commits suicide

SRINAGAR:  A youth committed suicide while another made a similar attempt to end his life in the Kashmir valley, police said Tuesday. 22-year-old Mursaleen Muahtaq...

India-Pak match aftermath: UP university says 67 Kashmiri students ‘suspended indefinitely’

SRINAGAR: Sixty-seven Kashmiri students have been “suspended indefinitely” by the Swami Vivekananad Subharti University (SVSU) in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, for allegedly raising pro-Pakistan slogans...

Rather lays CAG report in Assembly

JAMMU: Finance Minister Abdul Rahim Rather Tuesday laid several Reports on the table of the Legislative Assembly. The Reports included CAG’s Audit Report on the...

Allow transit trade of Kashmir origin goods to Middle East: JKJCCI to Pakistan

SRINAGAR: A delegation of Kashmiri traders who on invitation of Pakistan Embassy has held a meeting with visiting Pakistani delegation to discuss the latest...

‘13 lakh tourists visited J&K in 2013’

JAMMU: Over 1.23 crore pilgrims and over 13 lakh tourists visited Jammu and Kashmir last year, the Legislative Council was informed Tuesday. The pilgrims visited...

Rather asks for assessing impact of GST regime on local industries

JAMMU: Asking trade and industry to get ready for Goods and Service Tax (GST), a new tax regime being implemented all over India in...

Govt committed to promote entrepreneurship: Minister

JAMMU: Maintaining that the government is committed to provide training in various skills to the youth of Jammu and Kashmir so that they can...

Stay away from elections, Malik tells Kashmiris

SRINAGAR: Describing elections in Kashmir as “instrument of occupation”, Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) chairman, Mohammad Yasin Malik Tuesday asked people to stay...

‘105 hectares of forest land diverted for Kishenganga project ‘

Jammu: Minister for Forests and Environment  Mian Altaf Tuesday said that 105 hectares of forest land had been diverted for the construction of 330...

With commission of 4th unit, NHPC declares 240 MW Uri-II fully operational

SRINAGAR: Fourth unit of Uri-II Hydroelectric Project with generation capacity of 60 MW has been commissioned on March 1, NHPC said on Monday. A statement...

J&K signs MoU with GoI for generation of 7500 MW solar power in Ladakh

JAMMU: Jammu and Kashmir government Monday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Ministry for New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), Government of India...

Govt proposing PF officer in all districts to safeguard interest of labourers

JAMMU: With an aim to safeguard and secure the interests of the workforce in the state, the J&K government is making efforts to strengthen...

JCCI calls on financial commissioner Industries Deptt

JAMMU: A delegation of Jammu Chamber of Commerce headed by President YV Sharma and President Industrial Association Gangyal Balbir Gupta called on Financial Commissioner...

130 Kashmiri students asked to leave UP university for ‘celebrating’ Pakistan’s victory

SRINAGAR: A university in Uttar Pradesh state has asked at least 130 Kashmir students to leave the campus for ‘celebrating’ Pakistan’s victory over India...

Soldiers stab youth in Gulmarg; 3 troopers among 5 arrested

Srinagar:  A youth from Bhaderwah was stabbed Sunday by some Army soldiers after Pakistan defeated India in the ongoing Asian Cup cricket tournament in...

3rd installment of 6th Pay Commission to pensioners released: Govt

Srinagar: The Minister for Finance and Ladakh Affairs, Abdul Rahim Rather on Monday said that order has been issued to the concerned for release...

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