SRINAGAR: Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha today launched Market Intervention Scheme (MIS)-2020 for Apple here at Horticulture Complex, Raj Bagh. Speaking on the occasion, the Lt Governor refuted the media reports and assured that no agricultural land would be alienated to any non-residents of J&K. However, for industrial investment and employment opportunities, non-agricultural land would be […]
Bijbehara: Shopkeepers here in Bijbehara town have crammed the already congested Goriwan-Zirapara road, which leads to the Sub-District Hospital (SDH), with their merchandise and signboards, hampering the movement of traffic and access to the hospital. The administration has so far failed to take any action against these shopkeepers who have created a mess on this […]
VC chairs Syndicate, Finance Committee meetings Srinagar: The University of Kashmir is launching more undergraduate and postgraduate programmes from this academic session, even as some of the courses offered at the varsity hitherto under the umbrella of allied departments are set to be offered from full-fledged departments-cum-research centres now. The crucial decisions, which shall be […]
Traffic Police to facilitate movement of 300 petrol & diesel trucks daily SRINAGAR: The Chief Secretary, B V R Subrahmanyam Wednesday chaired a high-level meeting to review the stockpiling of petroleum products for the winter season in Jammu & Kashmir. ADG Traffic, Divisional Commissioners of Jammu and Kashmir, Administrative Secretary, Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer […]
BARAMULLA: The several villages of Pattan area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district are facing the shortage of potable drinking water for over a long time, but the concerned department who made to provide clean drinking water to people, failed to solve the problem of people in the area. Locals said that there are over a […]
Pampore: A 24-year-old youth died after his Alto car vehicle hit a tree on Wednesday afternoon at Andrusoo village of Pampore in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district. The deceased was identified as Ubaid Ahmad Bhat (24) son of Nazir Ahmad , resident of Andrusoo Pampore, SHO Khrew Zahoor Ahmad told Kashmir Reader. Ubaid received serious head […]
Vigilance awareness week begins at varsity Ganderbal: Central University of Kashmir (CUK) Vice Chancellor, Prof. Mehraj ud Din Mir Wednesday said that corruption is deep rooted in every sector of our society, which needs to be checked and addressed immediately. “Despite stringent laws and establishment of several government institutions to check the bribery and other […]
SRINAGAR: The BJP Govt ‘s giving blanket permission for any citizen to buy land in J&K State is beyond the competence of the authority issuing such orders. Since abrogation of Article 370 and breakup of the State in to two UT’s is under the consideration of the Supreme Court, any and all such actions taken […]
SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir Civil Society Forum, is anguished over the government decision for the amendments made in JK land laws to allow people from outside the J&K to buy land there. JKCSF Chairman and former trade union leader Abdul Qayoom Wani in a statement vowed that people of J&K bore comprehensive domicile rights on […]
SRINAGAR: Acting tough against social crimes, Srinagar Police have arrested seven gamblers from a gambling site and seized stake money. A Police party from Police Station Rainawari raided a gambling site near Gondola following an input about gambling activities and apprehended seven gamblers. They have been identified as Basharat Hussain Sheikh resident of Miya Shah […]