The High Court Monday heard the Public Interest Litigation (PIL) on Koul Commission over the civilian killings of 2010 and issued a notice to the state government to file objections to the petition by or before July 26. The PIL was submitted by a social activist and General Secretary Peoples’ Forum, M M Shuja through […]
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) may have started investigations to link the pro-freedom leaders here with the burning of schools, but the Jammu and Kashmir police have not been able to trace out a number of people involved in the incidents of torching of schools in the unrest that was triggered last year after the […]
Valley hoteliers and travel agents associations Monday condemned the National Investigation Agency (NIA) raids on the residences of businessmen in Kashmir. The trade body also criticized the Indian media for trying to what they termed biased reportage on Kashmir. “The raids on the businessman who are linked with the tourism sector is condemnable. We […]
The State Government has decided to observe 2017 as the ‘Year of Apple’ to integrate the State’s prime fruit crop as one of the tourist attractions and ensure its better brand building and marketing on professional lines. Minister for Horticulture, Syed Basharat Ahmed Bukhari chaired a high level meeting here today to take stock of […]
Minister for Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs (FCS&CA) Choudhary Zulfkar Ali today directed the concerned officers to notify the dates on which the food grains would be distributed across the State to keep the consumers aware about the process. The Minister said this while reviewing the functioning of FCS&CA, and Legal Metrology Department (LMD) […]
The Department of Cooperatives has disbursed Short term credit of Rs 20.32 crore through Cooperative banks in favor of 5545 beneficiaries during the last fiscal with an aim to give a flip to economic conditions of weaker and downtrodden sections. This was stated by the Minister for Cooperatives and Ladakh Affairs Chering Dorjay while reviewing […]
Vice-Chairman, J&K State Advisory Board for Development of Kisan, Daljit Singh Chib today convened a meeting to review the implementation of various Centrally Sponsored Schemes catering to the needs of the farmers. During the course of the meeting, the VC was briefed about the various Centrally Sponsored Schemes that are being implemented by the Board […]
After the agitation by the dental surgeons at Jammu and Srinagar, the dentists of Ladakh region are up in arms against an order of state Health and Medical Education Dept. (HME) that has totally neglected the Ladakh region. HME has constituted J&K State Dental Council (JKSDC) after approval from Health Minister, Bali Bhagat, but there […]
Minister for Forests, Environment and Ecology, Chaudhary Lal Singh today said that Government is working under mission mode for broader understanding and responses on climate change in the state, adding that for this purpose Forest Department has geared up its men and machinery to develop every open space with green cover. The Minister was addressing […]
Speaker, Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly Kavinder Gupta and Deputy Chief Minister Dr Nirmal Singh Monday flagged off an awareness rally to mark World Environment Day here in the winter capital. The rally, comprising environmentalist and volunteers, took off from Mini Market, Trikuta Nagar and concluded at JDA Park, Railway Road Jammu. MLC Vikram Randhawa, […]