Purposeful dialogue will end insanity followed on borders: Prof Bhat 

  Srinagar: Muslim Conference (MC) Chief Professor Abdul Gani Bhat Tuesday said that a purposeful dialogue will end all insanity that is reflected on the borders. According to the statement issue here, Prof Bhat asked people of Kashmir to speak in one voice and let the entire world know that Kashmiris’ want purposeful peace to […]

Youngsters from JK meet President

  New Delhi: Youth and children, who were hit by militancy in the state of Jammu and Kashmir, Tuesday met President Ram Nath Kovind at Rashtrapati Bhavan here. The youths and children have been taken on a country-wide tour — ‘Watan Ko Jano’ — from February 11 to 20, sponsored by the home ministry. Kovind […]

Protest by Kashmir pellet victims exposes our collective failure, says lawmaker

Srinagar: MLA Langate Er. Rasheed has appealed masses to introspect and understand the message and the lesson from the protest staged by the pellet victims. In a statement issued here, Rasheed said that the protest by those blinded for a cause and victimized by state’s brutality is a slap on all of us as we […]

IGP Kashmir visits North Kashmir areas

  Sopore: Swayam Prakash Pani who was recently appointed as Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kashmir Zone Tuesday visited North Kashmir’s Baramulla and Sopore areas. He also held darbars with Police personnel and officers in these areas. During the darbar, the IGP underlined the need for application of due procedure of law and ensure that […]

Reliever for employees, Govt relaxes GPF settlement norms

Jammu: In a major relief its employees, the State Government Tuesday relaxed norms for settlement of final GP Fund  refund cases by the District Fund Offices 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 […]

Efforts underway to ensure State’s integrated development, says Dy CM

Jammu: Deputy Chief Minister, Dr Nirmal Singh Tuesday said that efforts are afoot to ensure holistic development of the state so that the people are provided with quality basic facilities of living. He said necessary mechanism has already been put in place to ensure time bound execution of  various developmental initiatives. The Deputy Chief Minister […]

‘Develop products, technologies to meet local challenges’

Jammu: Budding engineers should focus on creating eco friendly products, technologies keeping in view the local challenges and aspirations. This was stated by Minister for Industries and Commerce Chander Prakash Ganga at the concluding event of two day 5th National Conference and Exhibition on ‘Emerging and Innovative trends in Engineering Technology’ (NCEEITET) organized by Government […]

Floriculture Deptt holds training programme for farmers

Kupwara: The 5-day long awareness- cum -training workshop was conducted by the Department of Floriculture for farming community at Environmental Hall Handwara. The Additional Deputy Commissioner, Handwara Peer Muzaffar Ahmad impressed upon the organizers to aware the farming community about the latest techniques of farming, inputs and other tactics as per the guidelines of the […]

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 […]