MSMEDI organises awareness program on ZED certification

Srinagar: Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Institute (MSMEDI), Srinagar under Ministry of MSME organized a workshop on “Financial Support to MSME’s in ZED (Zero defect Zero effect) Certification at Institute of Hotel Management Rajbagh. The Program was attended by entrepreneurs from different estates, officers of Directorate of Industries and Commerce Department, PHD Chamber of […]

Minister stirs hornets’ nest, says China too has a role in Kashmir issue

Srinagar: Minister for Public Works, Naeem Akhtar stoked a controversy on Tuesday by saying that Kashmir issue is not limited to India and Pakistan only and that China is also a major factor too. Akthar who is also the official spokesman of the government and a close lieutenant of the Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti claimed […]

New Delhi needs to do some explaining, says Omar

Srinagar: Former Chief Minister and leader of opposition, Omar Abdullah while reacting to the ruling PDP Minister’s claim about China’s involvement in Kashmir issue said that New Delhi needs to explain the minister’s proclamation. “China has adopted JeM, a terrorist organization operating in J&K. This assertion from @MehboobaMufti’s closest confidant cannot be dismissed as wild […]

Gunmen fire on security vehicle in Pulwama

Srinagar: Suspected militants Tuesday opened firing on security forces near an Air Force station in Pulwama district, defense sources said. “There has been a firing incident at Malangpora, near the Awantipora Air Force station,” they said. Sources said that militants attacked a vehicle of Defence Security Corps (DSC) in Malangpora area however; there was no […]

8-year old boy killed in LoC firing

Islamabad: Pakistan Tuesday summoned India’s Deputy High Commissioner J P Singh here to condemn the “unprovoked firing” by Indian troops across the Line of Control which killed an 8-year-old boy. Pakistan’s foreign ministry claimed that the boy, Ayan Zahid, was killed after Indian troops opened fire yesterday in Khuiratta Sector in the PaK. Pakistan Army […]

BSF trooper injured

Srinagar: A BSF trooper was Tuesday seriously injured after he was hit by a Pakistani sniper fire from across the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir’s Tangdhar, officials said. They said the trooper was deployed at a forward defended location (FDL) along the LoC in the area, when a sniper shot hit him in […]

Investigating agencies cannot define role of journalists: KEG 

Srinagar: Kashmir Editors Guild (KEG), strongly reacted to the new definition of a journalist that was detailed in the charge sheet of incarcerated Kashmir photo-journalist Kamran Yousuf, KEG spokesman Shafat Kira said Tuesday. The KEG which met here said that if cops are supposed to define the roles and responsibilities of the journalists, which manage […]

RSF calls for Kamran’s release

Srinagar: Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has called for the immediate release of Kamran Yousuf, a Kashmiri photojournalist who has been held for the past six months and is due to appear before a New Delhi court today for a decision on his bail application. “It is not up to the Indian interior ministry to decide […]

BOSE to conduct exams for class 11th, says Minister

Jammu: Minister for Education, Syed Muhammad Altaf Bukhari on Tuesday said the annual exams for students of class 11th will be conducted by the JK Board of School Education (BOSE) from the current academic session in Kashmir and winter zone Jammu. The minister made this announcement in his online interaction with students after he inaugurated […]

Govt relaxes GPF settlement norms

JAMMU: The State Government on Tuesday relaxed norms for settlement of final GP Fund final refund cases by the District Fund and other Fund Offices. The announcement in this regard was earlier made by the Minister for Finance, Labour and Employment, Dr Haseeb A Drabu in his budget speech in the State Legislature last month. […]