JAMMU: Governor N. N. Vohra has, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him under Section 53 of the Constitution of Jammu and Kashmir, prorogued the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly and the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Council. Guest
JAMMU: The Snow and Avalanche Study Establishment (SASE) has issued medium danger avalanche warning for Baramulla, Gulmarg, Furkian-Z Gali and Kupwara-Chowkibal-Tangdhar. Low danger warning has been issued for Poonch, Rajouri, Reasi, Ramban, Doda, Kishtwar Udhampur, Anantnag, Kulgam, Budgam, Kupwara, Bandipora, Ganderbal Kargil and Leh Districts, Bandipora-Kanzalwan-Gurez sector and Srinagar-Jammu National Highway. People living in these […]
Sopore: The residents of Behrampora village of rafiabad area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Friday staged protest against Power Development Department (PDD) for ‘forcing them to reel under darkness’. Inhabitants including women and men blocked the Watergam-Sopore road for several hours amidst shouting slogans against the department. The protesting residents were demanding immediate redressal […]
Budgam: Reiterating that violence is not a solution to any issue, Awami Itehaad party (AIP) president and MLA Langate, Engineer Abdul Rasheed Sheikh on Friday condemned the killing of Pro-Resistance activist Mohd Yousuf Nadeem and expressed solidarity with the family. The Langate legislator also visited the house of the slain pro-freedom leader at Sandipora Budgam […]
Anantnag: The vital Achabal-Chatabal road in South Kashmir’s Anantnag district, connecting the visitors to the Valley’s prominent tourist destination, Achabal has been neglected by the authorities as it has developed potholes art various places, leaving the commuters especially the tourists to suffer. The deteriorating conditions of the road has put question mark on the tall […]
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) on Friday slammed the government for withholding three month’s salaries of SSA (Sarva Shiksha Abhiyaan) teachers, describing the move as ‘very unfortunate’ and anti-teacher. A party spokesperson while reacting to the delegation of SSA Teachers who called on JKPCC President G.A. Mir seeking his intervention into the […]
Jammu: Chairman Prime Minister’s Economic Advisory Council, Dr Bibek Debroy Friday hailed the Jammu and Kashmir Government for taking the lead in pioneering wide-ranging Labor Law reforms in the State. “While the whole country currently grapples with the issue of LabourLaw reforms, J&K Government has taken the lead and is showing the way to other […]
Jammu: Deputy Chief Minister Dr Nirmal Singh on Friday said that the Jammu and Kashmir state possesses immense potential for growth in tourism sector and that resolute efforts are underway to give new dimensions to State’s tourism industry by placing J&K in the world map as one of the major tourist destination. He said this […]
Udhampur: District Employment and Counselling Centre, Friday organized a one-day mega job fair at Town Hall here. MLA, Pawan Kumar Gupta, inaugurated the mela. The MLA asked the officers of various departments to organize awareness programmes for unemployed youth on regular intervals so that they can avail benefit of self-employment schemes and welfare programmes of […]
Jammu: Minister for Tourism Tassaduq Hussain Mufti Friday visited various tourist spots in Rajouri district and reviewed the facilities being provided to the tourists by the department. The Minister was accompanied by MLAs Choudhary Qamar Hussain and Ravindar Raina, Deputy Commissioner Shahid Iqbal Chowdhary, Director Tourism Jammu and other senior officers of the Department of […]