SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir High Court Bar Association (HCBA) while strongly “condemning the use of brutal force by police and army on protestors in Lolab,” Wednesday supported the shutdown call given for Friday by Hurriyat Conference (G) chairman, Syed Ali Geelani, against the incident. “The Bar Association feels that the people, who had assembled outside […]
SRINAGAR: For the first time the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) is sponsoring an interdisciplinary project on Dal Lake for the development of a comprehensive action plan for effective management of the lake system. The project titled “Strategy and action plan for strengthening the ecological integrity of the Dal Lake” is being implemented by the […]
SRINAGAR: A delegation of residents from Lattar village of Chadoora in central Kashmir’s Budgam district Wednesday alleged that the village Panchayat members were misusing public funds for personal use. “We demand that government should probe all the works being done under MGNAREGA in our village as the village Sarpanch, Ghulam Mohi-u-Din Najar along with his […]
Srinagar: For the first time, Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) will be listing all eatables’ sale points sold at Army Cantonment area at Badami Bagh here. The SMC’s move to extend its jurisdiction has come as the Cantonment had no designated Food Safety Officer or laboratory to test quality of eatables, a SMC handout saidWednesday. It […]
Jammu: Having recently approved 659 new administrative units in the state, Jammu and Kashmir government now requires nearly Rs 1557 crore annually for creation of requisite infrastructure for the newly-created administrative units. Revenue, Relief and Rehabilitation Minister Ajaz Ahmed Khan informed the Legislative Assembly on Tuesday that nearly Rs 1557 crore would be required annually […]
SRINAGAR :Dozens of government contractors were detained by police here as they tried to take out a march to press for immediate release of their payments for completed developmental works in Jammu and Kashmir. The contractors under the banner of J&K Contractors Co-ordination Committee (JKCCC), who claim that the government presently owns them Rs 600 […]
JAMMU: The proposal of engaging one salesman and one helper for each sale outlet of CAPD Department is under consideration of the government, the CAPD Minister Chaudhary Mohammad Ramzan said on Tuesday. He also said due consideration will be given to the private dealers, if they meet the eligibility criteria. The minister was replying to […]
SRINAGAR: Casting doubts over the Lolab encounter in which Army claimed to have killed seven militants, Hurriyat Conference (G) chairman Syed Ali Geelani Tuesday called for shutdown and protests on Friday. The use of “brute force” including firing and lathi-charge on people who were demanding the bodies of the slain and imposition of curfew in […]
SRINAGAR: University of Kashmir (KU) is going to start post graduate course in Urdu in its South Campus. In a statement, KU PRO said the decision was in tune with the recent recommendations put forth by a high level committee, headed by chief secretary Iqbal Khanday, for the promotion and propagation of Urdu language in […]
Jammu: Opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP) on Monday announced senior leader Muzaffer Hussein Baig as its candidate for upcoming Lok Sabha seat from north Kashmir, Baramulla. According to a PDP spokesperson, the decision was taken by the party president Mehbooba Mufti after consultations with the members of the political affairs committee, party legislators from the […]