SRINAGAR: A sizable number of rural households are in debt in Jammu and Kashmir to meet their expenses of life and business. And ironically, nearly 4 percent of them are those who have taken loans from commercial banks for solemnisation of marriages and ceremonies, a social activity. According to the National Statistical Survey (NSS), about […]
New Delhi: A deputy labour commissioner in the Jammu and Kashmir administration was allegedly robbed by members of a ‘Thak Thak’ gang in south Delhi’s Khanpur area, police said on Saturday. The 47-year-old official is a resident of Vasant Kunj, they said. According to the police, two to three days ago, when the victim was […]
Jammu/Srinagar: National Conference on Saturday announced that Nasir Aslam Wani was elected Kashmir provincial president while former MLC Ratan Lal Gupta was elected the National Conference provincial president for Jammu, nearly a week after being nominated to the post following the resignation of his predecessor Devender Singh Rana. On its Twiiter handle, NC said that […]
SRINAGAR: The son of veteran National Conference leader and former finance minister Abdul Rahim Rather on Saturday joined Sajad Gani Lone’s People Conference, a move that is set to create ripples in the NC after its key Jammu man joined BJP. Although businessman turned politician Hilal Rather, who has a tainted past, said that he […]
New Delhi: Former prime minister Manmohan Singh has been diagnosed with dengue but his health condition is improving, AIIMS officials said Saturday. The 89-year-old Congress leader was admitted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) here Wednesday evening after he complained of weakness following a fever. “He has been diagnosed with dengue but […]
LG says committed to urban renewal SRINAGAR: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha today dedicated key urban transformation projects to the public. These projects worth Rs 40.34 crore were executed by Srinagar Municipal Corporation and Srinagar Smart City Limited. While speaking on the occasion, the Lt Governor reaffirmed that the government is committed to urban renewal that […]
ANANTNAG: CEO, NITI Aayog (National Institution for Transforming India), Amitabh Kant, today visited Pahalgam where he chaired a meeting of tourism officers. CEO had a detailed review of strategy, progress and steps being taken up for development of tourism sector in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. Secretary, Tourism, Sarmad Hafeez, presented power point […]
Srinagar: The faculty and administrative staff of the Central University of Kashmir (CUK) Saturday accorded a warm send off to the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Prof. Mehraj ud Din Mir on the completion of his term in office. Registrar, Prof. M Afzal Zargar, Finance Officer, Prof. Fayaz A Nikka, Controller of Examinations, Prof. Farooq A Mir, Director […]
Directs installation of helpline numbers to facilitate grievance redressal SRINAGAR: The Chief Secretary, Dr. Arun Kumar Mehta, today chaired a meeting to review mining activities towards ensuring the availability of construction material at reasonable prices in Jammu and Kashmir. Administrative Secretaries of departments of Revenue, Mining, Forest, Ecology & Environment, besides Director, Ecology, Environment & […]
BANDIPORA: A woman was killed in a road mishap in north Kashmir’s Bandipora district here on saturday. Official sources told Kashmir Reader that a tractor hit and critically wounded a 32-year-old woman, Shakeela Begum wife of Imtiyaz Ahmad Mir in Garoora village of Bandipora district on saturday. The injured was immediately rushed to the hospital […]