Srinagar: Hurriyat Conference (G) chairman, Syed Ali Geelani on Tuesday said that rape and murder of a minor Kathua girl, Asifa shook the collective conscience of people of Kashmir. Blaming state administration for their ‘callous and careless’ approach, Geelani said that instead of taking swift action against the culprits, people and a Gujjar leader protesting […]
United Nations: UN chief Antonio Guterres has ruled out any mediation to resolve the Kashmir issue unless all parties agree to it and asked India and Pakistan to address their outstanding issues through dialogue. The UN Secretary-General’s spokesman Stephane Dujarric said that in principle good offices of the UN chief are always available for mediation, […]
Jammu: Minister for Rural Development, Panchayati Raj, Law and Justice Abdul Haq Khan Tuesday that RDD schemes are aimed at changing the lives of people living in rural areas, by reshaping the rural economy. He said that various programmes and schemes launched by the government aimed for holistic development of rural areas of the state. […]
Jammu: The government said that curfew and restrictions were imposed for 168 times in nine districts of the valley during the last two years. Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti informed this in the state Assembly in a written reply to a question by National Conference MLA Ali Mohammad Sagar on Tuesday. She said that in Anantnag […]
Jammu: V Sreenivas Naidu, Chairman, Central Building and Other Construction Workers Advisory Board (CBOCWAB) called on the Minister for Finance, Labour & Employment, Dr Haseeb Drabu here today to discuss the measures taken by the State Government for the workers in unorganized sector. Naidu hailedthe pioneering measures taken by the State Government, on the initiative […]
Srinagar: Reiterating his stance over the ‘Shariya’ rule in Kashmir, posters depicting Zakir Musa and his position have surfaced in North Kashmir’s Watergam area for the first time. The posters which have the picture of the head of Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind Zakir Rashid Bhat alias Zakir Musa, has slogans written like “No to Nationalism, No to […]
Jammu: Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti Tuesday said four Kashmiri youths, who had taken to militancy, shunned the path of violence and returned to the mainstream in 2017. Mufti said this in a written reply to a question of BJP MLC Vikram Randhawa in the Legislative Council. Four misguided youths shunned the path of violence and […]
Jammu: Minister of State for Tourism, Priya Sethi Tuesday informed the Legislative Assembly that the Centre has sanctioned Rs 7.37 crore tourism projects for the development of tourism infrastructure on Kishtwar- Sinthan Top circuit. The Minister said that Rs 5.89 crore have been released in the first instance for taking up various components envisaged in […]
Srinagar: After staying away from their duties for more than a month, National Health Mission (NHM) employees Tuesday called off their strike till February 5, after the government formed a four member committee to look into their demand of regularization. Spokesperson, NHM employees Union, Abdul Rouf, while talking to ‘Kashmir Vision’ said that their representatives […]
Jammu: Minister for Finance, Labour & Employment Dr Haseeb A Drabu today unveiled the “Heritage Calendar-2018” of Department of Culture depicting the “JK’s Numismatic Heritage” through the coinages which were prevalent in the state during ancient period. Minister of State for Culture Priya Sethi, Commissioner Secretary, Culture Dilshad Khan, Director, Archives Archaeology and Museums […]