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Govt keen to promote Agri business to boost economy: Minister

  Inaugurates renovated office building, meeting hall of CADP at Lal Mandi SRINAGAR: Minister for Agriculture, Ghulam Nabi Lone Hanjura today said that State Government is...

Editorial : Need to clear the air

The fragile peace in Kashmir valley is yet again under threat. As expected, the killing of a local youth in Handwara of North Kashmir...

Marketing facilities for horticulture produce being augmented: Minister

Terming horticulture as bulwark of State’s economy, the Minister for Horticulture Syed Basharat Bukhari said that the sector provides significant succor to the development...

Awareness Programme on GST held

A day long awareness programme on Goods and Services Tax (GST) was today organised at Dak Bangalow Sopore in which a huge gathering of...

JK Police becomes the most favored client of JK Bank

  J&K Bank today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with J&K Police, wherein the bank has bestowed most favoured client status to the employees...

Govt to provide 50% subsidy for Mechanized Shikara Taxi

  In order to decongest city from traffic, Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Baseer Ahmad Khan today convened a meeting to review the measures for promoting public...

KTMF, KEA backs protest program

Kashmir Traders Manufacturers Federation, Kashmir Economic Alliance has extended support to the strike call given by Joint Resistance Leadership against (JRL) the ‘abrogation’ of...

Cordon and search operation in Pulwama Villages 

Cordon and search operation has been launched in Nownagri and Chandgam villages of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district.  Forces after receiving inputs about the presence of...

District Magistrate Kulgam bans use of fire crackers

The District Magistrate, Kulgam, Mr. Talat Parvez Rohella today issued an order banning the use of fire crackers in the district. The order has...

DC Kulgam suspends 20 officials for being absent from duties

On the directions of the Deputy Commissioner Kulgam, a team of officers led by the Additional District Development Commissioner, Kulgam, Mr. Khwaja Nazir Ahmad...

Div Com reviews arrangements for Eid-ul-Azha, Eid-e-Ghadir

  Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, Baseer Ahmad Khan today chaired a meeting to review the arrangements being put in place for the forthcoming occasions of Eid-ul-Azha...

JKPSC to conduct CBRT as written test for aspirants

Secretary, J&K Public Service Commission (JKPSC) today said that the Commission has decided to conduct ‘Computer Based Recruitment Tests’ (CBRT) as written test for...

Lineman dies after falling from electric pole in Achabal 

In a tragic incident, a 45-year-old lineman of Power Development Department (PDD) died when he fell from an electric pole while repairing a transmission...

Govt orders revision of GPF interest rates

The State Government Thursday ordered revision of rate of interest on General Provident Fund (GPF) and other similar funds. "Pursuant to the notification No: 5(1)-B(PD)/2017...

Drug peddler arrested in Srinagar

Srinagar police arrested a drug peddler and recovered 1.5 kilograms of charas (cannabis) from his possession. “Acting on a specific information, a police party of...

Ammo recovered near LoC in Gurez

Government forces recovered arms and ammunition during patrolling near the Line of Control (LoC) in Gurez sector of Kashmir, the police said Thursday. Five hand...

Police foil Freedom Party presser, arrest secretary general Moulana Tari

Police on Thursday foiled the scheduled press conference of the Democratic Freedom Party Office (DFP) at its Sanat Nagar headquarters and arrested party’s secretary...

Worker crushed to death in local factory at Ganderbal

A 22-year-old worker was crushed to death and another was injured in a local factory in central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district on Thursday, reports said. According...

Youth dies for non–availability of ambulance driver in Central Kashmir

  Massive protests have erupted in Kangan area of central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district after a youth died  allegedly due to the non-availability of Ambulance driver. According...

Leopard mowed down by train in Dooru Shahabad

A male Leopard was mowed down by a speeding train near Checkiwangund area of Dooru Shahabad in Anantnag District on Thursday Morning. According to sources,...

Massive protests in Handwara, two govt vehicles torched

Massive clashes erupted in Tarathpora village of Handwara after killing of local youth during an encounter between security forces and militants on Tuesday. According to...

Supreme Court passes landmark judgement, upholds Right to Privacy as ‘fundamental’

In a landmark judgement, the Supreme Court today upheld the Right to Privacy as "a fundamental right." The verdict was given as soon as the...

Batmaloo shuts to protest against shifting of Bus Stand

After Jammu and Kashmir High court ordered the transporters to shift from Batmaloo bus stand to Parimpora, traders and other business establishments from the...

US asks India and Pakistan to engage in talks over Kashmir

The US State Department has asked India and Pakistan to continue to engage in direct talks aimed at reducing tensions between the two countries. "I...

India, Pak Army commanders meet at LoC

India and Pakistan Senior Army commanders Wednesday held a flag meeting on the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir against the backdrop...

Moderate intensity earthquake jolts Kashmir

A moderate intensity earthquake jolted Jammu and Kashmir region on Thursday. However, no loss of life or damage to the property was reported. A Met department...

Vicious atmosphere being created in Kashmir, says CM

Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti said that a vicious atmosphere was being created in Kashmiri. She said that a situation is being created where guns...

Board exams to be held in October: Farooq Shah

  Secretary School Education Department, Farooq Ahmad Shah on Wednesday stated that the annual class 10, 12 Board of School Education (BOSE) exams will be...

Kashmir dispute a primary obstacle to peace, stability: Pakistan

  Pakistan’s foreign office on Tuesday said the “non-resolution of the Jammu and Kashmir dispute remains the primary obstacle to peace and stability in the...

Article 35-A row: JRL issues protest programme, threatens mass agitation

  Joint resistance leadership (JRL) Wednesday issued a protest programme to resist the 'attempts' to abrogate Article 35-A. The leadership also threatened mass agitation in...

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