JAMMU: Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti today informed the Upper House that the amnesty granted to more than nine thousand youth in various law and order related cases is aimed at bringing them back to their families and societies so that they can lead a peaceful life and restart their education, careers and other job pursuits. […]
Jammu: Several National Conference (NC) and Congress members Monday staged a walkout from the Assembly over the government’s “unsatisfactory reply” on the issue of power crisis in the state and border shelling which has claimed 12 lives since Thursday. NC MLA Ali Mohammad Sagar was the first to leave the House and was followed by […]
Jammu: Labour minister Haseeb Drabu Monday said that 87,650 educated unemployed youths were registered with district employment and counselling centres in the state. In a written reply in the state Assembly, Drabu, who also holds the finance portfolio, informed the House that of the total, 41,981 were registered with centre’s in the Kashmir division and 45,669 […]
Srinagar: Kashmir Valley has been witnessing many lapses on the developmental front. The reasons are many, but as of now the officials have been citing the unrest in Kashmir as the main reasons for delay in completion of projects. The projects that have been witnessing delay in completion have been telling upon the promises made […]
Srinagar: Panic gripped at Jawahar Nagar locality in Srinagar city after fire broke out in Yateem Foundation “Baitul Hilal” Monday late evening. Soon a number of fire tenders reached the spot and extinguished the flames. A police officer said that the fire broke out upper side of the building belonged to Yateem Foundation Baitul Hilal and has been brought […]
Srinagar: A policeman sustained splinter injuries in a grenade attack at police station in Baramulla area of north Kashmir on Monday evening. A police official said that the militants attacked the police station near Azad Gung area of the old town with a grenade at around 6:40 pm resulting in injuries to a policeman who […]
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Jammu: Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Abdul Rehman Veeri informed the house that keeping in view the impact on the employment scenario in the state and other relevant aspects, the government shall examine various issues raised in the representations seeking abrogation SRO-202. The Minister was replying to a question raised by legislator Mohammad Khursheed Alam. The […]
SRINAGAR: According to the Executive Officer State Haj Committee, provisionally selected Haj pilgrims have been asked to deposit advance Haj amount of Rs 81,000 each as first installment by January 31, 2018. He said that the payment can be deposited online on Haj Committee of India website (www.hajcommittee.gov.in) or in State Bank of India account […]
The University of Kashmir officials have blamed the OMR sheets for the mass failure of students in the first semester results declared on Friday. In a statement issued to the press, the university officials said that the result of some candidates was declared as “LO”/“NA” or even “Re-appear” due to the following reasons: 1. Such candidates […]